What exactly is a Dual Double Layer DVD drive?

[Rawan AbuSalman]

Hey...
What exactly is a Dual Double Layer DVD drive? It can burn upto 8.5 GB or so, I heard....how is that? Is it possible on reguar 4.7 GB DVDs?

Thanx

 

[Jamil]

DVDs have two layers of data. Consumer DVD Burners have simply caught up to what DVDs offered. Double Layer (DL) DVD burners can write to DL DVD+R media. This media is very expensive when compared to single layer media. Most, if not all, dvd players and drives can play back DL media.

 

[KingAustin]

DVDs have two layers of data. Consumer DVD Burners have simply caught up to what DVDs offered. Double Layer (DL) DVD burners can write to DL DVD+R media. This media is very expensive when compared to single layer media. Most, if not all, dvd players and drives can play back DL media.

I got this burner, http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827140008 and it works very nicely. $53 seems to be a very cheap price for a double layer burner.

 

[dnoch]

The actual DL Writer may be cheap, but the DL blank disks are very expensive and not worth it