Sony Quad-Layer DVD +/- R Drive?

[Binman_UK]

Just found a "Sony DW-Q28AB2 Quad Layer Black 16X x 16X DVD +/-R/RW oem" for sale on MicroDirect.

I've never heard anything of quad-layer DVD-Rs before and I can't find anything by googling. Does any1 else know anything about this?

Link: http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=9701


Cheers,
Binny.

[ManOman]

It's a marketing ploy.
There isn't the level of technology today to accomodate 4 layers.
There is what's called a DVD-18 which is basically 2 DVD-9's placed back to back ontop of each other, but you've still only got 2 layers on one side, then you have to flip the disk to access the other two layers.

[Binman_UK]

I thought as much :). Cheers.

[jnev_89]

companies can make any type of technology to sell to consumers, but if there's nothing that will utilize it, it makes it kind of pointless...

sad but true.