The Dual Layer DVD+R is Here
From
Gadgetopia:
bq. Verbatim has announced that "it is on schedule to deliver industry's first Double-Layer DVD+R (DVD+R DL) discs". The first 8.5 GB DVD+R9 media should ship this spring and will be 2.4x speed discs according to Verbatim.
bq. The first recording layer of the Verbatim DVD+R DL disc is semi-transparent, providing enough reflectivity for writing/reading data on the first layer, yet transmitting enough laser power to read/write on the second layer by refocusing the laser.
Cool - these will not work with the current crop of DVD+R recorders but considering that each disk will offer 8.5GB of storage space, this is a powerful inducement to change... I do a lot of digital photography and for off-line storage of images, DVD is the only way to go.
Posted by DaveH at January 8, 2004 2:27 PM