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Dual Layer DVD+R Developed

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the way-cooler-than-minus-r-dvds dept.

Lucretian writes "And they said it couldn't be done... It appears that Philips has found a way to burn a dual layered DVD+R. Unlike other dual layered disks that have been developed, this one is also designed to be backwards compatible with current DVD players. Phillips will be demonstrating this new technology at CEATEC this coming week at the DVD+RW alliance booth. The DVDs will hold 8.5GB of data (4 hours of video) and are set to be released as soon as next year."

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  1. Hard Drive is probably more reliable by StellarEX · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I backed up about 100GB of data a few months ago on DVD+R, and they worked fine for a few months. Now most of them are giving me CRC errors when trying to read them in any drive. I deleted the data from my hard drive to save space like a fool. I might as well have just bought another hard drive to back them up for the cost of the DVD-R media and writing drive :/ They need to research more ways to make this media last rather than try to increase the size. 8GB of dammaged data isn't good for anyone...except maybe Soviet Russia.

  2. Two things by ejaytee · · Score: 5, Interesting


    First, the movie industry will not like this at all, because virtually every movie will fit onto a single recordable DVD at full bitrate.

    Second, the Philips technical paper does say (as expected) that a new drive is required, with an objective lens that can focus into the two recording planes on a disc.

    My new DVD+R/W drive has just made reservations for the basement suite next to the 2X CDROM drive.

  3. What I'd like to see... by zedenne · · Score: 3, Interesting

    i have one of those mini-cd mp3 players.

    a mini-cd stores up to 180MB or about 25% of a standard cd.

    i find this really useful for storing utilities and such, config docs, encrypted password files etc as they are small enought to fit in a jeans pocket.

    now if we had a dual-layered mini-dvd i could get over 2Gb of data in my pocket!

    that would be cool.

    you could then pretty much fit a whole distribution on a business card!