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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 09:58 PM
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is it 4.7gb like a 200gb hdd is really 180something?

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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 10:01 PM
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A single-sided, single layer DVD that can hold up to 4.7GB (120 minutes) of high quality audio and video data. All DVDs are made from two substrates that are bonded together, and the second substrate on a DVD5 is a data-less layer that does not contain any pits.
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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 10:12 PM
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dvd5 is "slang" for single sided dvdr's

a single sided dvd is 4.7 billion bites(GB) = 44xx megs
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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 10:24 PM
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kinda like 1 gig of mem isnt exactly one gigbit
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by wedley2
kinda like 1 gig of mem isnt exactly one gigbit
That's true, cause 1 gigabit is one eigth the size of one gigabyte h:
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by janiVI
dvd5 is "slang" for single sided dvdr's

a single sided dvd is 4.7 billion bites(GB) = 44xx megs
4464
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