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Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 09/26/65 11:52
On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 17:04:48 +0100, John <cow@chicken.com> Gave us:
>Hi. I have a lot of files of my computer that I want to save onto DVD.
>They are video files that I have converted to MP4 format to save on
>space using Nero Recode. I don't want to burn them as a movie though
>that can be played back on a DVD Player. I just want to burn the files
>as Data that can be played back on computer. It is also a lot quicker
>to burn this way. If I was to burn it as a Video DVD it would take
>several hours for Nero to encode and author it, whereas if I burn as
>data it only takes a short time, and then I can hopefully open within
>my computer.
>
>I just wondered what types of DVD media you would consider to be best
>for this? There are quite a lot of different types available now:
>
>DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL etc from many
>different companies and with different burn speeds available as well.
>
>Would I always be best buying record once media? I have used Verbatims
>DVD-RW and -RW DL media in the past for trying to burn both data discs
>and also to author DVD video to using Nero and other applications.
>
>When you want to author your own video DVD it often takes a long time
>to do so using Nero and it often failed to burn properly. Perhaps it
>is better to use record once DVD discs for this?
>
>It is the same with data, I have probably burned about 3 or 4 discs in
>the past of MP4 video files onto DVD-RWs as data, and on one or two of
>the discs it has completely successfully but the resulting disc can
>not be read in my computer DVD drive.
>
>If I want to save a lot of my files, video files and other files from
>my computer to a blank DVD to save space on my hard drive, what type
>and brand of discs would you recommend I use? And what options should
>I select to burn this sucessfully as a Data/Storage DVD that can be
>easily read back on my computer?
>
>I have had great trouble in the past burning DVDs using a variety of
>programs.
>
>Thanks
>
>John
>
You can get a 300GB hard drive these days for $100.
That's like two 100 packs of CD-R media back when it first came out
(price wise).
Far more reliable.. immediately available storage, and a dump so
huge that even your porn lovin' ass won't fill it up too quickly...
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