How many times can a DVD-RW be re-recorded?

[Deleted member 4644]

I just got a DVD-R (RW) based TV recorder, and I want to know how many times I can expect to record on a single RW disk and reformat before it goes bad?

Are we talking 2-3 times or is it more like 20-30?

 

[bendixG15]

I don't remember the exact number, but it must be over a hundred.
I have DVD-RW disks that i have erased probably 50 times in the past 3 or 4 months.

 

[halfadder]

You're more likely to kill the disc from scratches long before the dye "wears out".

 

[13Gigatons]

DVD-RW

Similar to DVD-RAM except that its technology features a sequential read-write access more like a phonograph than a hard disk. Its read-write capacity is 4.7 Gbytes per side. It can be re-written up to about 1,000 times.

http://www.dvdforum.org/faq-dvdprimer.htm

 

[Tostada]

Most DVD-RWs say right on the packaging they can be recorded either "hundreds of times" or "up to 1000 times".

 

[F1shF4t]

well from experiance with cd-rw, id say u would be able to get to 50 with good brand ones, and the cheapos will start failing after like 20.

With dvd-rw, i have had 2 discs which i have re-recorded something in excess of 30 times and they are still going strong, like halfadder said with good branded ones the dvds prolly will die off physical damage before it wears out.