duhu Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Man, why on dvds it says 4.7 gb and i can only write about 4.390 on it? I have tried with all formats + and - and tha same prb, if u can only write 4.390 why it says 4.7gb ?thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Broke_My_MHZ Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 This is a guess, but it probably has to do with the DVDs being rated as 4.7 on a 1000kb = 1mb scale as opposed to the scale that is used normally 1024kb = 1mb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmX.Memnoch Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 as opposed to the scale that is used normally 1024kb = 1mb.Which is the correct scale.It's why hard drive sizes always show less in the OS than what the box says...they cheat and use the 1000K method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhu Posted December 18, 2005 Author Share Posted December 18, 2005 so thats tha trick !! thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamiQuazi Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 shouldn't that be labeled as false advertisement? I mean the companies knows that it is 1024kb per 1mb not 1000kb per 1mb... they are using their slip-ups for their montary gain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Broke_My_MHZ Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Just because Windows says 1024kb = 1mb doesn't mean everyone else has to! To me it makes a lot more sense that 1000kb = 1mb being that a mega is 1000 kilos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf_Demon Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Just because Windows says 1024kb = 1mb doesn't mean everyone else has to! To me it makes a lot more sense that 1000kb = 1mb being that a mega is 1000 kilos.yeah but it is based on binary. and in binary, 1024kb = 1mb. it's just like time, it's based on 60, but it would make more sense to be based on 100 wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Mulder Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 duhu, I can write 4482MB on my movie backups in DVD+Rs... where have your remaining 92MB gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmX.Memnoch Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Just because Windows says 1024kb = 1mb doesn't mean everyone else has to! To me it makes a lot more sense that 1000kb = 1mb being that a mega is 1000 kilos.Notice I said "less in the OS", not "less in Windows". As was mentioned, it's based on binary...not "because Microsoft says so". This is one case where they actually follow the standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suryad Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 And also I think the space is taken up by the file system itself to remember where and what bits are located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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