Re: DVD and video



On 9/21/07 5:08 AM, in article
1190376508.774687.263600@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dirk Bruere at
NeoPax" <dirk.bruere@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 20 Sep, 17:41, Spehro Pefhany <speffS...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:33:39 -0700, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax

<dirk.bru...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Just wondering why commercial video DVDs have a higher capacity that
the blank discs I normally buy eg DVD-R etc. Am I correct in that the
former is single sided? And if so can I get higher capacity single
sided writeables?

Dirk

Yes, double layer. They've gotten quite a bit cheaper.


To clarify, commercial DVD videos are double layer?

Dirk


If you want high quality and long record times, you need double layer.

The last double layer discs I bought (Verbatim) are rated for 8.5G/240
minutes, and a 2.4X record speed. You need DVD DL hardware for these.

I can put only an hour of video on the single layer discs I buy.


.



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