Dual Layer Discs

[ViRaL1]

[quote="ghoster"]

I personally don't care if dual-layer discs are coming out or not.I'm plenty satisfied with the current DVD-R stuff [/quote

yep me to. most of all the dvds can fit on a dvd-r if you do movie only.

I'm not sure about anyone else, but for actually backing up my own personal DVD collection that I paid for, I'd want everything that came on the disc, not just the movie. I suppose I have a few with little extras that I could care less about, but for the most part if I actually felt the need to go out and buy it, the movie is only 1/2 (okay, maybe more) of my money.

[mike1061]

Here is a link to a philps dual layer burner.
http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/9062
Thanks Mike.

[Vanderlow]

According to the article the first layer is burnered at 8x and the 2nd layer at 2.4x so its faster than first thought.

Someone mentioned the upcoming dual layer uses the same hardware as the philips DVDRW824.

http://www.cdrlabs.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=14978

[mob]

I highly doubt that a firmware upgrade will be able to convert a single layer dvd writer into a dual layer dvd writer.

its because the dual layer media will need to be burned by 2 different lasers, or one laser that can be burn at 2 different heating levels.

also, i do believe we will still need shrinking because once dvd-9 burners and media come out im sure they will start making movies on dvd-18's... just a thought

[briandugas]

I really don't see Hollywood needing a larger DVD, not now at least, unless they move to an uncompressed audio, and why would they do that? The standards have been set for DVD, I doubt they would just change them suddenly with no need for it. With the current standard, most movies fit on a DVD-9, and usually the movie part barely breaks the DVD-5 mark.....well, most of the movies I watch (comedies). If Hollywood decided to move to higher format DVD's, I think it would be a waste, because what are you gonna put in all that extra space? You can't go higher than 9Mbps, and if you did, nobody's DVD player would read it. I'm sure higher capacity DVDs are coming, but I don't see it happening in the next year or two.
Just my thoughts.

[mightymo]

WTF are DVD18s?

[ViRaL1]

DVD 18 = Dual Side / Dual Layer. Don't know why anyone would bother stretching the movies out over all that though, and even if they did, compressing down to DVD9 would still yield the same quality we get on pressed DVDs now.

[ViRaL1]

Although...when the studios start noving to an HD format; say 1080, there might be a need.

[RabidDog]

IMHO higher capacity DVD is what AOD and blu-ray are for. They can then force everyone to go out and buy new players. Oh and a rough guess. there might be stronger encrytion on these?