[SLUG] DVD virgin

[Mike Bennett]

> You are of course correct Stephen. Most DVD-RW drives now support dual layer
> which is where the 8.5Gb comes from. Dual layer disks are still fairly hard
> to find and expensive the last time I looked (averaging about £3 per disk). I
> have only ever seen them in +R (not even +RW) format and I'm not sure if -R
> DL (Dual Layer), -RW DL or indeed +RW DL formats exist. I know for a fact
> that my DVD writer only supports +R DL with no mention of any other dual
> layer format supported.

The reason you've never seen +RW DL is because the specification for
it was only announced yesterday and so as yet, no drives/discs support
the format.

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/04/17/dvd_pplus_rw_double_layer_approved/

Cheers,
Mike