Verbatim,TDK, sony.
Had excellent results with all of these. But if you have to choose, Id probably say verbatim.
The most common DVD type is DVD-5 (1 side, 1 layer) having 4.7GB of storage. Double-sided DVDs are rarely used. DVD-5 4.70GB Single sided, Single layer DVD-9 8.54GB Single sided, Dual layer DVD-10 9.40GB Double sided, Single layers DVD-14 13.24GB Double sided, One side single layer, one side dual layer DVD-18 17.08GB Double sided, Dual layer
Single sided single layer DVD 4.7 GB Single sided dual layer DVD 8.0 GB Double sided single layer 9.4 GB Double sided dual layer 17 GB
Generally is 2 layer in a Dual layer DVD.
DVD+R is a recordable optical disc. The first dual layer DVD+R that was created was in the year 2003. The disc was demonstrated that double layer technology could be used with a DVD+R disc to nearly double the capacity per disc.
DVD+R DL (also called DVD+R9) is a Dual Layer writeable DVD+R.DVD-R DL (also called DVD-R9) is a Dual Layer writeable DVD-R. The dual layered discs can hold 7.95GBThe dual layered discs (DVD+R9 and DVD-R9) can hold 7.95GB and double sided dual layer (called dvd-18) can hold 15.9GB.
A Double Layer or "Dual Layer" drive is able to write two layers of data onto a DVD, effectively doubling the storage space. Be sure to purchase DVD-R media that is approved for dual layer use.
DVD-SuperMulti Dual Layer
dual layer means there are layers of pits and lands on the dvd
A dual layer DVD has more space compared to a single layer DVD. Instead of holding 4.7GB, a dual layer DVD can hold over 8GB. Aside from more space, they also tend to read faster than single layer ones.
The dual layer burner supports DVD-DL discs, dual layer DVDs with just under 9GB of storage space.
This really depends. This specific capability is usually written out on the specs list of your drive. You can also check the burn speeds list - if anything there has the suffix "DL", that would mean "dual layer" - for example, if it says 8X DVD-R/DL - that means it burns in 8X speed for DVD-R, and also 8X in Dual Layer mode.My DVD burner, an external DVD burner by DIGISTOR(digistor.com) - burns 8X in single layer and 6X in dual layer. Your drive has to specify if it can do dual layer or not. There is no automatic distinction. Check the manufacturer's website or the literature that came with your drive.
Yes it is. At over 5GB of data, Dual Layer is the only way they can save it all on one disk.