Sub $100 Dual Layer DVD burners available NOW!
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Still haven't seen a single one in the shops yet... let alone cheap ones. Also, i guess new blank dual layer DVDs will start being distributed too...
Yeah they're in limited supplies as of right now, but should be at most major computer shops by the end of the month. I was really surprised the NEC models are barely more expensive than their regular single layer models. I had expected the first ones to be at least $150 so this was a big suprise. I heard that the reason was because it's essentially an existing drive with new firmware for DL burning. Unfortunately the DL media from what I've heard are kinda expensive at $10 per disc. I guess making copies of DVD movies isn't too economical. 
I would, unfortunately they would be way too expensive to be practical. I don't think dual sided CD-Rs would work though since it's manufactured differently from DVDs.
I would, unfortunately they would be way too expensive to be practical. I don't think dual sided CD-Rs would work though since it's manufactured differently from DVDs.
PC-Engine said:
in fact, this kind of format has existed, though it life was rather short. Sony with Texas Instruments made a CD-Recodable control chip that they called HD-CD. The idea was writing on the both sides of the disc simultaneusly. (with two heads.) I even saw the drive and blank discs in the sales few years back and in that point it wasn't even expensive. few weeks ago I tried to find HD-CD blanks for testing if they could be used in normal drive (just switch the side manually, like in good old single side Commodore floppy drives.
), but so far I haven't found empty discs anymore. Most likely the standard never got support from anyone else than Sony and died pretty quickly. Their mistake was making it imcompatible with nowadays cd-roms. (which was obiously because they wrote data on both sides at the same time.)too bad that no one really does 2 sided CD-R's... they would be awesome for backing up your documents folder. (it easily gets bigger than 700MB, but not that big which would make you use of empty DVD-/+R for it.
but oh wel... most likely HD-CD drives and discs will become pretty rare colletables for thos who collect rare and old hardware.
