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Posted by Ken Maltby on 09/26/58 11:52
"Roy L. Fuchs" <roylfuchs@urfargingicehole.org> wrote in message
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> 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...
>
While I am not in favor of Mr. Fuchs style, or lack there of,
he's got a point.
You can put a lot of .mp4 on a large cheap hard drive. The
drive need not have a high rotation speed, to provide video
for display. The playback of large sequential media files is
not demanding at all.
You can get USB2 hard drive cases for ~$15. You could
have separate drives for different kinds of material and add
to them as that kind of material becomes available. Then
you could have: a "Mysteries Drive", a "Comedies Drive",
a "SciFi Drive", or whatever; and plug in whichever one
you feel like watching. You would have hundreds of shows
to select from instead of the few on a DVD. Also, you can
sort and transfer the files, at hard drive speeds, into any
arrangement you wish. You can start with one drive and
sort its contents into other drives at a later date.
At this time you might want to consider External SATA,
as there are more drives available in SATA and you can
get drive cases that will do USB2 as well. The SATA
interface can be plug&play also.
Luck;
Ken
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