What's the maximum amount of data you can burn on a dvd+/-R?

Post by **froggyboy604** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:43 am

I heard it was about 4.4 GB even if the disk label is 4.7GB because disk manufacture uses some decimal volume unit.

Post by **SetoTK** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:21 am

They us Gigabits rather than Gigabytes, which affects plus there is the volume information track, and a couple of other slithers, of data, that use it

i think it's 4.5GB, i'll check when i next do a dvd

Post by **froggyboy604** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:07 pm

Companies really should use BYTES instead of bits. I'm sure it confuses a lot of regular comp users. But, i suppose that they sell more if they have larger stats on the package like how people buy American cars because they have a larger HP # on the ad.

Post by **SetoTK** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:16 pm

yes

this is what really annoys me with Any type of data storage

Computers were built for geeks, so they should use the standard 1024 measurement they don't because they can screw the user out of even more
they beleive blocks of 1,000 are easier, perhaps there are for people that can't multiply 5x24, 1x24 and 10x24,

it really gets on my nerves, this is why i endeavour to educate users with the rubberhose end roll of carpet and the sub basement in the ways of computing and why they should buy macs