Will CD writers be able to write DVD-9 and 10?

[mattstan]

Hi,

I'm interested in whether DVD writers - the ones that fit inside a PC - will be able to write to DVDs with the storage capacity of DVD-9 and DVD-10 as well as DVD-5 at some point in the *near* future?

I understand that at the moment I can backup my bought movie DVDs that are based on DVD-5 technology using a DVD writer but that any of my movie DVDs that are based on DVD-9/10 technology can not easily be backed up.

In other words does anyone know if DVD writer manufacturers intend to make more advanced writers soon. I guess this also brings up the question of whether the various DVD r/rw+ formats can handle larger sizes that 4.3GB?

Thanks and regards,

..matthew

[johneboy]

Hi,

I'm interested in whether DVD writers - the ones that fit inside a PC - will be able to write to DVDs with the storage capacity of DVD-9 and DVD-10 as well as DVD-5 at some point in the *near* future?

DVD-10 is just a dual sided DVD-5 disk.. All DVD writers should be able to do these now..

DVD-9 is data that is on 2 different layers, so its unlikely we will ever see a DVD writer capable of this, as writing the second layer would surely FUBAR the first

[mattstan]

> DVD-10 is just a dual sided DVD-5 disk.. All DVD writers
> should be able to do these now..

Does that mean you can backup bought movie DVDs that are either DVD-9 or DVD-10 with blank DVD-10 media in a PC's DVD writer? I thought this was not possible at the moment.

Thanks and regards,

..matthew

[johneboy]

Does that mean you can backup bought movie DVDs that are either DVD-9 or DVD-10 with blank DVD-10 media in a PC's DVD writer? I thought this was not possible at the moment.

A DVD-10 is simply 2 DVD-5's stuck together.. nothing more..
The only problem is that if you copy a movie from DVD-9 to DVD-10, is that you have to get up, and flip over the disk

[johneboy]

A DVD-10 is simply 2 DVD-5's stuck together.. nothing more..

Of course dont mean this literally, i just mean that both sides are writable

[Gil T Pleasure]

I understand that at the moment I can backup my bought movie DVDs that are based on DVD-5 technology using a DVD writer but that any of my movie DVDs that are based on DVD-9/10 technology can not easily be backed up.

You'll also have to deal with copy protection as most (if not all) commercial DVDs are copy protected.

[Faustus]

DVD9s are made in the factory, at current there is no way to burn them, and likely there will not be.

There how however some dual sided DVD-Rs out there, Princo makes some (yuck) and Pioneer does also but they are very expensive.

[yg1968]

My understanding is that a DVD-10 is useless because it is essentially two DVD-5 disks glued together. You would have to flip it to use both sides. So you are better off buying two DVD-5 instead given that it is just as easy to change disks than to flip a disk. Furthermore, it is much cheaper to buy 2 DVD-5 disks than to buy a single DVD-10 disk.