DVD R/W et. al.

[Mark J. Dulcey]

David Hummel wrote:

> You might want to wait a bit until the new dual-layer DVD-R drives and
> media are cheaper and more widely available.

As people have already pointed out, the dual-layer drives are now 
readily available and cheap, so there is no reason to wait to buy one. 
The dual-layer discs are still scarce and expensive (over $5/disc even 
from the cheapest online discounters), but you can happily use your 
drive with cheap single-layer discs (under $0.50 at retail) until the 
dual-layer ones are affordable.

Dual-layer discs also have much lower writing speeds (4x vs 16x). It's 
not clear whether that gap will ever close; it may be inherent to the 
medium.