why do DVD's only come in 120 mnutes?

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why do DVD's only come in 120 mnutes?

why. lots of movies are more than 2 hrs. if there are longer disks (besides blu-ray) where can i get them?

2007-02-02 15:05:20 · 2 answers · asked by Jimmy P 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies

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DVD's used for movies are dual layer DVD's. They hold 8.5 GB of data. A standard recordable DVD is single layer and holds 4.7 GB of data. There are doulbe layer recordable DVD's that will hold 8.5 GB of data, but you need a DVD recorder capable of writing to that media.

2007-02-02 15:23:16 · answer #1 · answered by Evans R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A DVD holds approximately 4.7GB of data, which is about 120 minutes of digital video and sound.

2007-02-02 23:17:10 · answer #2 · answered by disposable_hero_too 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋