Single-layer discs hold 4.7GB, and are also known as DVD-5s. Double-layer discs hold 8.5GB, and are thus called DVD-9s. (Why do I suspect someone in PR came up with those names?) ...

The DVD+RW camp is expected to be first with products that nearly double the amount of data held on one disc--but that achievement may not win the format war.

DVD players first entered the scene in 1996 in Japan. The capacity of the original DVD (Digital Video Disc), single-sided, single-layer DVD-1, was 1.46 GB.

Back in the day, a typical CD-R was plenty to archive a year's worth of images, and now even a single-layer DVD-R is too small for some. Blu-ray Discs can already hold 50GB of data, ...

Pioneer announced on Tuesday a double-layer DVD burner that uses technology that competes with a format normally championed by the company. Pioneer's DVR-A08XL is designed to store up to 8.5GB on ...

March 19 -- Sony Electronics is looking to heat up the DVD recording arena. The company is adding two DVD+R Double Layer (DL) DVD drives to its line of Dual RW burners. An internal DRU-700A drive ...

By adding one of these drives to your Mac, you’ll be able to create DVDs that can hold as much as 8.5GB of data—almost twice what a single-layer DVD can (see next page). From the outside, the ...

The DVD+RW camp is expected to be first with products that nearly double the amount of data held on one disc--but that achievement may not win the format war.

The company follows Sony with a dual-layer machine able to cram 8.5GB on a disc, and boasts of fast single-layer burning. Pioneer doubles down on DVD recorder - CNET X ...