DVD Length between 2-3 hours

Hi Folks,
I just finished a project in iMovie, which is 3h and 4GB.
I get the project length error message. I know that iDVD don't burn DVD over 90 min. What is the work around, wenn I want to create a single DVD to accomodate the above specs, which could be played on most home DVD player!
Which options do I have?
thanks

Most newer players support DVD+RW discs (last couple of years or so) I bought a couple inexpensive ones ($50-$70 range) to be able to view DLs I make on televisions.
Really depends who will be getting the discs. There are also ultilties to reduce the size of the DVD-9 to DVD-5 (some loss of quality) after you make a DVD-9. Otherwise you will need something else to make the discs and tweak the enbcoding rates to fit the disc. Depending on the material (low action) you may be able to fit 3 hours on one DVD-5 disc with okay quality

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