Verbatim 8.4GB DVD-R

[CaliWulf]

Verbatim DVD-R, 8.4GB, White, Blank, Ink Jet/Thermal, Jewel
Item No. VER93702

Saw that on Staples.com just to let ya'll know. L8ters

[SLK001]

Can't be. An 8.4GB DVD recordable doesn't exist. With a blank white surface that is inkjet printable, I would say that these are 4.7GB disks.

[MoovyGuy]

Checked with Verbatim's website ....

They say that the product in question is 4.7 gb


Too bad, 8.4 gig would have been sweet !!

[CaliWulf]

dang that sucks! I swera that info is copied off their web site .... says its 8.4GB too bad that would be sweet.

[Treebeard]

ITS A DVD-RAM DISC

Product Detail DVD-R, 8.4GB, White, Blank, Ink Jet/Thermal, Jewel
Capacity 8.4 GB
Special Features Inkjet and thermal printer compatible
Type (DVD-RAM) DVD-R

AND HERE IS THE STAPLES LINK: IT DOES SAY DVD-R
http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Browse/Sku.asp?PageType=1&Sku=VER93702

[stiltman]

ITS A DVD-RAM DISC

Product Detail DVD-R, 8.4GB, White, Blank, Ink Jet/Thermal, Jewel
Capacity 8.4 GB
Special Features Inkjet and thermal printer compatible
Type (DVD-RAM) DVD-R

AND HERE IS THE STAPLES LINK: IT DOES SAY DVD-R
http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Browse/Sku.asp?PageType=1&Sku=VER93702

Check Verbatim's site
http://www.verbatim.com/products/products.cfm?pro_id=104

Don't think so

[coyote]

its a dvd-r.

I went to the link.....the caption must be a typo...cause if you read the paragraph right next to it, it gives the correct size

[DereX888]

8.4GB DVD-R single sided does not exist.
It is probably dual-sided DVD-R, or dual-sided DVD-RAM (if it is a typo as someone said)

Yeah, that would be sweet hehe, dream on...

[SyndicateFoo]

I am a representative of Verbatim Inc.

This disc is actually 17.8GB!

Yes, you can now store several movies on one disc!

They are going to retail for $1/piece and should play on most players!

Verbatim, for our Children.

[vric]

I am a representative of Verbatim Inc.

This disc is actually 17.8GB!

Yes, you can now store several movies on one disc!

They are going to retail for $1/piece and should play on most players!

Verbatim, for our Children.

yea yea.. will take more that this to spread the good news... even if someone on internet say he is a Verbatim' representative

[DereX888]

SyndicateFoo wrote:

I am a representative of Verbatim Inc.

really... Im not even going to ask you for your employee# because had you really work for *that* Verbatim you would have know its correct name

This disc is actually 17.8GB!
[...]
They are going to retail for $1/piece and should play on most players!

dude, are you sure? my sources say this disc is actually a flipper, 600TB on each side, and Verbatim is going to give them away free as a part of their summer promotion
oh and did i mention they will include free third generation blue-ray burner with each disc? some say it will also come packaged with shareware tech support *girl* chained to the box (first 3days and nights of usage are free, then you either gotta marry her or pay her out in a court), but i think it is slight exaggeration...

[poopyhead]

8.4GB DVD-R single sided does not exist.
It is probably dual-sided DVD-R, or dual-sided DVD-RAM (if it is a typo as someone said)

can't be double-sided...because it's inkjet printable..so one side is reserved for some sort of labeling.

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dual-layer DVDs are esentially two stamped single-layers glued together with invisible glue....no way DVD-R can burn dual-layers...dunno how it would be able to penetrate the first layer and be able to burn the second one....

[Faustus]

Actually I hear its 100DB per side with a center inkjet printable hub. It even comes with the printer needed to print there and free ink for life!

[Dragonsf]

No printer is actual needed: Can be done with the burner: just flip the disk and use the special burning mode.The laser will darken (really burn) the white coating. 8)

[Jukka]

Do a search for the product code (VER93702) and you'll see it is a 4.7Gb DVD-R for AUTHORING. That explains the price.

Anyway to continue the trend - I'm expecting delivery of an UNLIMITED STORAGE disc on monday. Actually they are 3 sided - 2 usual and 1 virtual that exists only in space or in the mind of the user. It works great, you imagine that there is a third writing layer, imagine whats on it, and then when you want to retrieve the data you imagine that you see what you need. All for 10c each!

[mkelley]

[quote="Jukka" I'm expecting delivery of an UNLIMITED STORAGE disc on monday. Actually they are 3 sided - 2 usual and 1 virtual that exists only in space or in the mind of the user. It works great, you imagine that there is a third writing layer, imagine whats on it, and then when you want to retrieve the data you imagine that you see what you need. All for 10c each![/quote]

ROTFLMAO.

But, seriously, I have to tell you these disks are actually only 1 sided -- there is no other side to them. As a consequence, they are impossible to see, so when you get delivery of them you *will* have to sign and pay for them, but just imagine you have them. I actually already imagine I have mine.

[Jukka]

mkelley

they're not the ones I ordered. I did see those ones, but like you say you just imagine that they have arrived (and also imagine that you have paid for them) - unfortunately I couldn't get my head around that idea and the fact that you can see one side but not the other.

[SLK001]

Actually, these are the new dual-layer DVD-Rs that work in the Pioneer DVR-A10, which is currently out in beta release (scheduled for general release 4th quarter, 2004). I must say that it is finally possible to now backup up a dual-layer DVD at 1:1. They actually hold more than a commercially pressed DVD (9GB vs 8.4GB), so you can be real sloppy in your backups. Finally, technology has come thru for us!

[Jukka]

SLK001,

this cannot be true (assuming you are referring to the serious part of this thread). Dual Layer DVDs cannot be burned - they are pressed. No-one has produced either a dual layer burnable disk or dual layer burner at this stage (at least not in public) - if they had done they would be trumpeting it from the roof tops and patenting it bloody quick.

[Trident5]

What are the cords for your Ex-wifes house lol

[SLK001]

Jukka - I was joking! As you can see, I gave the correct answer a couple of days ago - yet this thread still persists - but mostly on a "tongue-in-cheek" mode. And you are correct - dual layers are pressed, not burned.

Trident5 - Naw, those are the coordinates that someone would use to "flame" me with a nuke! I get flamed so often, that I thought it would be nice of me to give my "flamers" other options!

[Jo]

8.4GB DVD Do exist i think they might be a ram disk if you put a dvd movie into your dvd rom drive your see some of them are very close to this size i think iv seen one at about 7Gb depending what movie you put in some are a lot smaller. who sells them i do not no but even if i had a 8.4GB disk iv got no way of burning it because a DVD RW can only write as much as 4.7GB unless you are willing to spend big big money for somethink that can write to an 8.4GB disk

[mkelley]

Jo,

We've had a lot of fun on this thread, but I'll be serious for a moment. If you are talking about commercially recorded DVDs the answer is, yes, a DVD is often made (from two layers) that is more than 4.7GB. But it's not recordable -- those are pressed disks.

If you have a recordable disk (recognizable by the deep blue or purple recordable layer -- on rare occasions it is greenish) that is greater than 4.7 I'm sure there are *lots* of people on this forum that would love to hear where you got it. Note: there are recordable disks that are two disks pressed back to back (deep blue or purple recordable layers on both sides) but such disks cannot be labeled, and must be flipped over to record on them (and it is not likely that all home burners will record on either side of them).

[Jukka]

SLK001 - oh yeah, so you did! Anyway when I get the new disks I let you have one, thats if I can remember where I will have imagined where I would store them!

[CaliWulf]

lmao didnt expect this to last this long when the truth was revealed but was fun to read the replies Just too bad it was a typo.....

[DereX888]

CaliWulf wrote:

didnt expect this to last this long when the truth was revealed but was fun to read the replies Just too bad it was a typo

well, check out the number of views this thread had - almost 2000 - it only proves that we all are very anxious to finally get right size medias, and those who'll release first real 8+GB writable discs will become rich fast (like they aren't rich already all them companies hehe )