[ironjade]

Would someone please explain why prerecorded dvds are capable of holding large feature films without any apparent compression and play on any machine, whereas recordable blanks can't do it without loss of quality and varying degrees
of compatibility?

[Dave 8o]]

Pre-recorded DVDs are often spread over two layers, which means that they have almost double the storage than is available on a standard recordable DVD, which only has one layer.

You can sometimes notice when a player switches between layers, as there is a slight pause in the movie when it happens.

There are dual layer recordable discs available now, but they are still a bit expesive.

[ironjade]

Thanks, I had a feeling it was something like that. Wish I'd bought a DL DVD rewriter now.

[Jarrak]

For the price of the DL blanks you can buy the movie in a DVD discount bin

I've had a DL writer for a month now and still not got round to buying a sfew blanks just to see how it performs.

[ironjade]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jarrak

For the price of the DL blanks you can buy the movie in a DVD discount bin

I've had a DL writer for a month now and still not got round to buying a sfew blanks just to see how it performs.

I doubt Chunky Chicks vol.12 will be coming to a discount bin anywhere anytime soon.

[Jarrak]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ironjade

I doubt Chunky Chicks vol.12 will be coming to a discount bin anywhere anytime soon.

You are probably right