Posted by Little Red Hen on 12/17/06 05:19
"AndrewD" <andrew_duerden@excite.com> wrote in message
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> 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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