|  | Posted by Little Red Hen on 12/17/06 07:40 
"Little Red Hen" <whodunnit@mysteryl.com> wrote in message news:Er4hh.9412$HU.3836@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
 >
 > "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
 
 There are four physical variations of pressed DVDs, each with a different
 data capacity:
 DVD-5 (4.7 GB) single sided/single layer. The pressed equivalent of a
 standard recordable DVD.
 DVD-9 (8.54 GB) single sided/dual layer. The second layer allows nearly
 double the amount of data to be stored.
 DVD-10 (9.4 GB) double sided/single layer. Double sided discs have to be
 turned over to play the second side.
 DVD-18 (17.08 GB) double sided/dual layer. The largest capacity possible,
 twice the size of a DVD-9.
 / There are four physical variations of pressed DVDs, each with a different
 data capacity: DVD-5 (4.7 GB) single sided/single layer. The pressed
 equivalent of a standard recordable DVD.DVD-9 (8.54 GB) single sided/dual
 layer. The second layer allows nearly double the amount of data to be
 stored.DVD-10 (9.4 GB) double sided/single layer. Double sided discs have to
 be turned over to play the second side.DVD-18 (17.08 GB) double sided/dual
 layer. The largest capacity possible, twice the size of a DVD-9./ There are
 four physical variations of pressed DVDs, each with a different data
 capacity: DVD-5 (4.7 GB) single sided/single layer. The pressed equivalent
 of a standard recordable DVD.DVD-9 (8.54 GB) single sided/dual layer. The
 second layer allows nearly double the amount of data to be stored.DVD-10
 (9.4 GB) double sided/single layer. Double sided discs have to be turned
 over to play the second side.DVD-18 (17.08 GB) double sided/dual layer. The
 largest capacity possible, twice the size of a DVD-9./ There are four
 physical variations of pressed DVDs, each with a different data capacity:
 DVD-5 (4.7 GB) single sided/single layer. The pressed equivalent of a
 standard recordable DVD.DVD-9 (8.54 GB) single sided/dual layer. The second
 layer allows nearly double the amount of data to be stored.DVD-10 (9.4 GB)
 double sided/single layer. Double sided discs have to be turned over to play
 the second side.DVD-18 (17.08 GB) double sided/dual layer. The largest
 capacity possible, twice the size of a DVD-9.
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