Comparative Analysis of DVD Storage Capacities: DVD9 Versus DVD5

DVD5 VS DVD9 - Top Differences between DVD9 and DVD5

This post will explain what is DVD5, what is DVD9, and what’re the differences between DVD5 and DVD9.

By Bella Brown ｜Last updated onJan 13, 2021

Hi, I want to download a movie from a website, the movie that I want to download has two sources untouched DVD-9 and untouched DVD-5, so I have a question! will there any quality difference between the two types? How can i tell DVD5 disc from DVD9?

DVD5 vs DVD9, which takes up more computer space after DVD copying or ripping? Or to say, how is DVD5 differnt from DVD9 in video/audio quality? Considering many DVD lovers are craving to know about the real difference between DVD5 and DVD9, here we compile the detailed DVD5 vs DVD9 comparison to help you get off a good start between the two DVD types. Besides, how to ripping and copying any type of discs to popular video formats, say MP4, MOV, AVI, for easier access on Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, and portable devices or backup them to USB, hard drive, DVD etc. as DVDs are easily scratched damaged.

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What is DVD5 and DVD9

DVD-5: DVD-5 refers to a single-sided, single-layer disc that is supported by DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW. It stores about 4,700,000,000 bytes that is 4.37GB on computer. Commonly known as 4.7GB media, a DVD5 disc can store a 120-min standard-quality movie.

DVD-9: DVD-9 is a later version than DVD-5. It is a single-sided, dual-layer disc containing up to 8.5 GB or 7.95 computer GB. With DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL as the official names, DVD-9 is widely used by commercial DVDs, such as encrypted withDVD region codes , Sony ARccOS, etc, and can store a DVD movie of 240 minutes or up to 120 minutes of a file definition film.

DVD5 VS DVD9: Top 4 Differences You Need to Know

1. Storage Capacity: DVD5 differs from DVD9 a lot regarding to the storage capacity, as the former is single layered while the latter is double layered. To be exact, DVD9 contains up to 8,540,000,000 bytes which is 7.95GB, twice the amount of information that a DVD5 can handle, only 4.37 gigabytes of data on it.

Just because of the storage difference, it’s easy to transfer data from DVD5 to DVD9; but you need to compress the information to make its size smaller than 4.37Gb if you’d like to transfer data from DVD9 to DVD5. Please bear in mind, you can compress the data down within the range of 70-75% for the sake of good quality compression. Or else, this will lead to a great quality loss.

2. Reusability: Another big difference between DVD9 and DVD5 is the reusability. In this aspect, DVD5 edges out DVD9 because we can write on a blank DVD-5 to store information and data and make room for new data to be stored, which isn’t the case with DVD9. Once the information is stored on DVD9, we are unable to write any data on it again, which is unfriendly to environment. So DVD5 gains upper hands compared with DVD9 in this field, even though DVD9 is ideal for the movie distribution.

3. Price: Price is of the prime concern among many DVD lovers in DVD5 vs DVD9 fight. Generally speaking, DVD5 is much cheaper, that’s why many people store personal data on DVDs using DVD5 rather than DVD9.

4. Supported Formats: DVD5 holds 4.7GB and is supported by DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW formats while DVD9 holds 8.5GB and is supported by the DVD+R and DVD-R formats. Whatever the format is, all you really need is a powerful DVD player like VLC, 5KPlayer, etc that support playing any DVDs, be it DVD5 or DVD9 with copy protection.

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Tips and Tricks about DVD5/DVD9

1. Copy DVD5/DVD9 with Original Quality for A Backup or More Convenient Playback

While each of DVD5 and DVD9 has its respective pros and cons. But both of them are vulnerable to scratch, loss and even damage. They are grumbled for their inconvenience, especially when you are on the road or flight, let alone the playback issue on the device avoid of DVD-ROM. To that end, you are strongly suggested to try MacX DVD Ripper Pro that supports to copy any type of DVD, including DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD ROM, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, with original quality and No.1 fast speed thanks to High Quality Engine, Multiple cores support (up to 8 cores) and HTT.

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It helps to rip homemade DVD5 and copy encrypted DVD9 released by Disney, Paramount, Warner bros, etc within 5 minutes only. You can feel free to copy DVD movies to MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, FLV and so forth for playback on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Samsung etc. without DVD-ROM or clone DVD5/9 to ISO image, backup full/main title in case of DVD damage.

Notice: The DVD ripper developer only encourages you to use this DVD ripper for Mac to copy DVD5 or DVD9 movies for legal personal use, instead of illegal reproduction or distribution of copyrighted content. Please obey your local DVD copyright law before doing it. DO NOT do harm to others’ lawful rights and interests.

2. Feasible Solution to Judge DVD5 or DVD9

Some people may query how to differentiate DVD-5 from DVD-9. Here we provide the feasible tips by viewing the capacity of the DVD to judge whether it is DVD5 or DVD9. Just insert the DVD disc into your DVD drive. Hold Control key and click the DVD icon when it appears on the desktop. Select Get Info option to view its capacity. If the capacity is larger than 4.7 GB but less than 8.5 GB, it’s a DVD9 disc. If the capacity is smaller than 4.7 GB, it’s a DVD5 disc.

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Side-by-Side DVD9 VS DVD5 Comparison

DVD Disc Types	Basic Nature	Capacity	DVD Formats	Price	Reusability	Play Features
DVD5	A single sided single layer disk.	Store 4.7 GB.	Supported by DVD+R/RW & DVD-R/RW formats.	Cheap	Yes	Used on DVD-ROMs & DVD burners
DVD9	A single sided dual-layer DVD disc.	Contain up to 8.5 GB or 7.95 computer GB.	Supported by DVD+R & DVD-R formats.	Costly	No	Used on DVD-ROMs & DVD burners

In short, DVD-9 can handle more data than DVD-5 as the former is comprised of two layers. But DVD5 gains more popularity because of the cheaper price. Additionally, DVD5 can be reused, which DVD9 cannot manage to do, making DVD5 more efficient and environment-friendly. This is also way many people tend to copy DVD using DVD5 instead of DVD9.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bella Brown

Bella has been working with DVD digitization for over 12 years. She writes articles about everything related to DVD, from disc drive, DVD copyright protection, physical structure, burning and backup tips. The unceasing passion of DVD movies helps her build a rich DVD library and ensure a practical solution to address almost all possible DVD issues. Bella is also a crazy fan for Apple products.

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