Dual Layer DVD+R 8.5GB Coming [Archive]

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Caedel

4th October 2003, 19:10

http://www.dvdrw.com/press/duallayer.htm

OK... looks like in 2004 i'll need to get a new Drive.

Chowskie

4th October 2003, 21:24

Cool!!! Soon we will be able to do the full disk backup of about all of our DVD collections! :cool: :) :D I really can't wait! :D :D

alexnoe

5th October 2003, 15:13

Did you try reading? I especially think about the announced release date.....

tofu18

12th October 2003, 03:18

hey, i saw like a 8.5gig dvd media at some popular dvd media site and was wondering if anyone knows if u can burn 8 gigs on it with the current dvd burnners

snowcrash

12th October 2003, 08:33

Originally posted by tofu18
hey, i saw like a 8.5gig dvd media at some popular dvd media site and was wondering if anyone knows if u can burn 8 gigs on it with the current dvd burnners

Yeah, with double-sided media you can.

alexnoe

12th October 2003, 09:27

I doubt it was 8.5 GB media.... double sided discs are 9.4 GB

Gradius

13th October 2003, 20:53

Face the reality, the media price will be over than $15 or $20 each.

Gradius

Gradius

13th October 2003, 20:54

Each media is 4489mb max.

So DVD-10 (double) is 8978MB to be exact.

DVD-9 is 7.95GB max.

Gradius

alexnoe

14th October 2003, 05:08

DVD+ is not 4489, but only 4483

Gradius

14th October 2003, 06:18

Originally posted by alexnoe
DVD+ is not 4489, but only 4483

Really? That's sucks. :p

I use DVD-R/RW only, since early 2001. ;)

Gradius

tofu18

14th October 2003, 14:25

i just checked the website shop4tecn , and i guess it wasmt anything special it was just 4.7 gig on each side of disc, thought it was 9.4 on one side , oh well, ill just keep dreaming

Gradius

14th October 2003, 18:09

DVD+R/RW dual-layer (real DVD-9) is comming, but the price will be $15 or even more than $20 each.

Gradius

alexnoe

14th October 2003, 18:12

Prices are always somewhat weird when something new is launched. Think of the $1000 you had to pay for a Pioneer A03 when it was launched, think of the first dvd-r, think of 4x dvd-r when they came up.

Gradius

14th October 2003, 18:37

Originally posted by alexnoe
Prices are always somewhat weird when something new is launched. Think of the $1000 you had to pay for a Pioneer A03 when it was launched, think of the first dvd-r, think of 4x dvd-r when they came up.

Yeah, I know. I payed $1000 for an A03, and the price take long months until see a real drop on prices.

Remember A03 was launched in 2000 (or end of '99?), and we're going to 2004 pretty soon. It was nearly to 4 years ago, and in IT area this is a lot of time.

Gradius

alexnoe

14th October 2003, 18:54

Here, it became available in May 2001