Whats the difference between recordable DVD disc formats?
There are seven formats of DVD recordable disc available. They offer different features and not all are compatible with all recorders. We’ll steer you through the maze and help you select the right disc for you. Find a Best Buy DVD recorder with our Which? DVD Recorder reviews Standard single-layer recordable DVD discs can store an hour of footage at their highest quality setting. Picture and sound quality are still very good if you extend this to two hours. You can push them further to record three, four or even eight hours of footage on a disc but picture quality becomes increasingly poor. Dual layer discs have double the recording capacity of single layer discs.