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DVD Format Definition
The DVD-ROM Configurations
DVD-ROM has four possible configurations, depending on the number of sides and the number of data layers per side.
CONFIGURATION
ABBREVIATION
COMMON NAME
STORAGE CAPACITY
(billions of bytes)
(120 mm disc)
DEGREE OF
REFLECTIVITY
SINGLE SIDE /
SINGLE LAYER
ss/sl
DVD-5
4.7
45-85%
SINGLE SIDE /
DUAL LAYER
ss/dl
DVD-9
8.54
18-30%
DUAL SIDE /
SINGLE LAYER
ds/sl
DVD-10
9.4
45-85%
DUAL SIDE /
DUAL LAYER
ds/dl
DVD-18
17.08
18-30%
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