DvD 8.5 to DVD-r 4.7

[roster19]

I recently bought the 24 season1 because frankly I wanted to know what the hype was all about. But when I tried dvd shrink on the first disc, it had to compress the file to 55%. So then I figured maybe I should try making svcds. Using dvdtosvcd I managed to make a successful copy, in 6 hours.

1st off, I'd like to know what a 55% compressed dvd would be comparable to( ex: not much different, vhs, cable, ect). I'd just like to know what I should expect from a truly shrunken dvd.
2nd, I'd like to know if it were possible to get svcd quality/size on a dvd. I personnaly don't see a tremendous difference in visual quality when I convert dvd to svcd. So I'd really like to know if this were at all possible.

thx in advance

[guns1inger]

If you don't see the difference, you must be compressing way too much. Personally, I would have split the disks into two and kept the quality, otherwise why buy DVD in the first place ?

Check out the What is DVD ? link to your left, and find the resolution that suits you best.

[jdizzy40]

6 hours, what the heck equipment do you have, "Turtle Brand"? Iwould give up this hobby if it took me tat long. Doesn't leave time in life to do much else.

[JEEPn]

use DVD Shrink and burn on a RW and watch it if the quality is good enough then use DVD Shrink. If you want to keep the quality then split them.