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
DVD and video
Sep 20, 2007
4 Replies
Yes, double layer. They've gotten quite a bit cheaper.
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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.
Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@n39g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
Most are, yes.
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