ober Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Anyone ever see these being sold? I can find DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, and even DVD+RW 4.7Gb variety... but I need the DVD+RW 8.5Gb (Dual Layer) variety. I can't seem to find anyone selling them. If all else fails I'll just buy a pack of DVD+Rs, but that sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilmGod Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Such discs don't exist.. The technology behind burning dual layer disables the ability to rewrite data over and over. - DVD+RW are just as good - except less data. EDIT: bluray rw exists. 50 Gigs, even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 I beg to differ: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD%2BRW_DL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peranha Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I have seen them at a couple Best Buy stores, but cannot seem to find them at bestbuy.com Not sure where else they can be found Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilmGod Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I beg to differ: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD%2BRW_DL wikipedia? As a moderator, you should know that such sources aren't reliable. I may be wrong, but I refuse to be disproved by an unreliable source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I may be wrong, but I refuse to be disproved by an unreliable source. I always like to see a proper amount of skepticism, but skepticism should also include a certain amount of research, and it appears that the article in question is using perfectly reliable information. That Wikipedia article happened to link to a document hosted on the Philips website that seems to indicate that the specifications for a DVD+RW DL media were written in December 2006, and I dare say that the Philips website is a reliable source. ober: Wherever you may happen to find them, prepare to pay a pretty penny. (I like alliteration... "prepare to pay a pretty penny".) The last time I checked, DL discs were up to $10 apiece, and I'm sure that the RW feature adds considerably to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 I can get a DL pack of 25 -R for $32 at newegg... so it's not too bad. I've searched high and low for RW without luck, so I guess I'll just go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stooney Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/coming-soon-dvdrw-dl-167872.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 Nice... thanks... so I guess I'll stick with the writables for a few more months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilmGod Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I always like to see a proper amount of skepticism, but skepticism should also include a certain amount of research, and it appears that the article in question is using perfectly reliable information. That Wikipedia article happened to link to a document hosted on the Philips website that seems to indicate that the specifications for a DVD+RW DL media were written in December 2006, and I dare say that the Philips website is a reliable source. Okay, I withdraw my original comment. But in response to this I have to say that "a link somewhere on the document" is not the same as a reference and citation. And therefore, the actual contents of the article are neither coordinated nor cited with such links, making the article nothing but void. Ober: What about Blu-ray discs? They hold up to 50 gigs. Sure they cost a crap load now, but it'll pay off with the amount of data you store on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 I don't need 50gigs... I just need more than 4.7. And do you know how much Blu-ray burners are!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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