DVD disks

2004-08-25 Thread David M
Hi, I've had this Powerbook G4 1.5 ghz for a couple of months now and I have a question about DVDs. When I buy a blank DVD-RW it is marked as having a 4.7 GB capacity, but when I put it in the computer, the finder say it's capacity is 4.28 GB. why the descrepency? Are there invisible files on the

Re: DVD disks

2004-08-25 Thread Eugene Lee
On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 05:52:56AM -0700, David M wrote: : : I've had this Powerbook G4 1.5 ghz for a couple of : months now and I have a question about DVDs. : When I buy a blank DVD-RW it is marked as having a 4.7 : GB capacity, but when I put it in the computer, the : finder say it's capacity

Re: DVD disks

2004-08-25 Thread Jeff Drummond
On Aug 25, 2004, at 12:36 pm, David M [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When I buy a blank DVD-RW it is marked as having a 4.7 GB capacity, but when I put it in the computer, the finder say it's capacity is 4.28 GB. why the descrepency? Most drive and media manufacturers use the International Standards