Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 01/16/53 11:52

On Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:15:58 -0500, "Ken Maltby"
<kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> Gave us:

>
>"Roy L. Fuchs" <roylfuchs@urfargingicehole.org> wrote in message
>news:uep2b2t3mkg65stbfak6uusluusidpllbb@4ax.com...
>> 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.
>


It is our future.

Perpendicular media, and laptop form factor 2.5"...

Yep... a whole shelf full of 'em.

Might even see a hi res Movie Player that uses hot swap laptop drives
to distribute, and store movies. I could see the studios going for
that...

Your books, your encyclopedias, etc. etc. Hell, if RFIDs were
included, there would be no more piracy.

Watch out, boys... it's comin'.

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