Dual layer or DVD-9 releases

[golfextreme]

Does anyone know if there are any plans or products in development to make a dual layer burner and/or media for the general public? It would be nice to have the larger capacity available without compromising quality or integrity of a single disc. I'm not talking about dual-SIDED dvds. In my opinion those are about useless. You can't label them, and they're like using two different discs anyways.

[DJ Bobo]

Question was already asked before, and the answer was no.

[golfextreme]

Thank you. I couldn't really do a search for dual layer or dvd-9 because it would have taken about two years to sort it out from all the results.

[jggimi]

A more complete answer: current manufacturing technology for dual layer requires that the layers be created separately, then glued together. One can't "burn" a dual-layer disc, even in a manufacturing plant.

But DJ is correct... you will find several discussions of announced technologies -- not products, but technologies -- to go beyond the 9GB limit. Just need to dust off that underused search button that you see at the top of every window in the forum.

[Edit: golf replied while I was typing...]