need help with DVD burning--please help!!!

[GuitarManARS]

hey. i just got a new computer with a DVD-RW drive, and will soon be getting a DVD player. i have a lot of videos on my computer that i want to be able to watch on DVD, and when i first saw that the disks have a 4.7 GB capacity i got really excited, before noticing that there was also a 120 minute limit. am i not able to burn more than 120 minutes of video, even if they total to less than 4.7 GB, or is there a way to bypass these limits? i know that some CD players can read MP3s on data CD-RWs, regardless of time, but are there DVD players like this? if so, what type of CDs do they read (CD-R(W), DVD-R(W), or both? and what kinds of files do they read (avi, mpg, etc.)? please help me out if you can. if you respond to this post, please email me your answer at GuitarManARS@aol.com. thanks a lot.
adam

[bartman]

Hi,
The 120 minute thing is based on you using "standard" encoding bitrate. It is like getting a 74 minute cd, which will fit 74 minutes of movie in VCD format using the standard encoding bitrate. However, it is possible to decrease the butrate and fit more minutes on the CD.

The same with DVD...in fact, you could put VCD resolution movies on a DVD and get nearly 6 hours on there....

Bartman