| Posted by Little Red Hen on 12/17/06 05:19 
"AndrewD" <andrew_duerden@excite.com> wrote in message news:1166313923.871428.149410@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...
 > Can someone explain to me why I can only record around one hours worth
 > of TV on my Sony DVD recorder on the highest quality setting?  I can
 > buy a DVD box set of a TV series (24 for example) on which they manage
 > to fit 4 episodes in high quality dolby 5.1 surround sound.
 >
 > Why can I not fit the same amount of data onto a normal recordable DVD?
 >
 > Thanks
 >
 
 Commercial DVD's are pressed not burnt.
 
 So the capacity is larger due to the process that is used, whilst DVD+/-R's
 for burning are limited to single or double layer capacity.
 www.videohelp.com is your friend
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