Double-Layer DVDs: Missing in Action

Dom · Jul 16, 2004, 05:31 AM

NEW YORK -- Got discs? If you're talking about the new breed of double-layer DVD discs, chances are the answer is no. But that may be about to change, says disc manufacturer Verbatim, speaking at the DV Expo East show here. The company plans to increase its manufacturing capacity, making more of these elusive, high-capacity (8.5GB) discs available soon.

Drives that can write to the double-layer DVDs are becoming widely available, but the supply of discs remains pretty thin on the ground. And when you can get them, they're expensive: a single DVD-R double-layer disc will cost you around $15, while the more common single-layer media is available for less than $2.

But help is on the way.

"We are definitely increasing our [manufacturing] capacity, and the aim is to try and get multipacks of media into the retailers," says Tim Clatterbuck, product manager for DVD media at Verbatim. He anticipates that these packs of 3 discs will start appearing in major retailers within a few weeks, priced at around $35--a slight drop in price, but still much more expensive than their single-layer cousins. Previously, the discs had only been available in single packs or in packages with one double-layer disc and multiple single-layer media.

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Source: PCWorld

Jul 16, 2004, 05:31 AM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Double-Layer DVDs: Missing in Action NEW YORK -- Got discs? If you're talking about the new breed of double-layer DVD discs, chances are the answer is no. But that may be about to change, says disc manufacturer Verbatim, speaking at the DV Expo East show here. The company plans to increase its manufacturing capacity, making more of these elusive, high-capacity (8.5GB) discs available soon. Drives that can write to the double-layer DVDs are becoming widely available, but the supply of discs remains pretty thin on the ground. And when you can get them, they're expensive: a single DVD-R double-layer disc will cost you around $15, while the more common single-layer media is available for less than $2. But help is on the way. "We are definitely increasing our [manufacturing] capacity, and the aim is to try and get multipacks of media into the retailers," says Tim Clatterbuck, product manager for DVD media at Verbatim. He anticipates that these packs of 3 discs will start appearing in major retailers within a few weeks, priced at around $35--a slight drop in price, but still much more expensive than their single-layer cousins. Previously, the discs had only been available in single packs or in packages with one double-layer disc and multiple single-layer media. Read More... ______________________ Source: PCWorld