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Story: Double-layer DVD heats up standards battle

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I love the idea of a double-layer recordable DVD, but since the industry failed to handle single-layer properly I can't say I'm too excited about using a double-layer format. The compatibility problems with DVD-R is still an issue and now they're going to compound the problem with dual layer.

The article mentions the short-sighted design flaw that many players require each side of a disc to contain the exact same amount of information. What were they smoking when they came up with that requirement?

It sounds as if the DVD Forum did not consider recordable formats at all when creating the DVD format - an unacceptable shortsighted position when the popularity of the recordable CD format was beginning to explode.

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