5-9GB DVDR media

[luzgin]

Hello,

As many of you know the standard size of DVDR is 4.7GB and professional Video DVD is about 9GB size.
So if you want to backup your DVD movie on DVDR, you have to squeeze it really good to make it fit on single DVDR. And if you don't want to loose quality, you have to split it on two DVDR disks.
Is there DVDR media available on a market with a size close to 9GB?

Eugene

[noki]

wait 6 months! also read, read, read. lots of info in this forum. nothing is as black and white as your post implies.

[RabidDog]

Yes there is plenty of 9gb media around, its what they produce pressed dvd on. Unfortunately you need to be a film pruction studio to make use of it. As previous poster said though, wait 9 months and 8.5gb media and burners should be out for Joe Schmoe.

[tompika]

get a flipper... 4.7GB each side

[luzgin]

OK,
Thank you guys

[Gurm]

Now the next question, which these kind folks have NOT addressed, is...

Will your set-top reader be able to READ the 8.5 GB Media that's due out in a few months?

*ahem*

- Gurm

[waheed]

Will your set-top reader be able to READ the 8.5 GB Media that's due out in a few months?

Well in the opinion, exising dvd players can play commercial dvds which are usually dual layer, so using the same logic, dvd players (the latest ones) shouldn't have a problem playing dual layer dvd media (there may be a possibility that older generation dvd players may not play these discs)

[Gurm]

I haven't seen the specs for these new discs, but I find it hard to believe that "dual layer burners" are possible at all, nevermind compatible with existing set-top boxes. Someone wanna link me? I thought our next technology was just higher-density discs?

- Gurm

[jarvis1781]

I haven't seen the specs for these new discs, but I find it hard to believe that "dual layer burners" are possible at all, nevermind compatible with existing set-top boxes. Someone wanna link me? I thought our next technology was just higher-density discs?

- Gurm

I have seen the info and it does look promising...and believe me...it will not be CHEAPLY PRICED. So if you are able to afford the burner and media i'm sure you can afford a new set top player in the event that the player will not read the discs.

[Gurm]

And, you can probably afford to buy another copy of the movie.

Media that costs $10 is prohibitively silly.

Got a link to the discussion of the new media and burners?

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But on another note, it's foolish to think that this new media will drive sales of set top boxes. It will die out or be a high-end niche product only. The ONLY reason the current crop of DVD burners has caught on in the consumer segment like it has is that you can burn movies and watch 'em on your TV.

- Gurm

[betamac]

The price of Dual layer burners and dual layer DVDs will fall so fast it wont take long to get down a nice price,

there was talk on a few sites that current DVD+R drives could be upgraded to copy dual layer disks i will try and find a link if i can.