dvd opinion

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I know dvd stores video but I wanted to know how reliable of storage
media it is over standard cd-roms. I've been splitting my ghost
images into 620meg so I can burn them to cd-rom but I have 20 and at 5
minutes a burn it'll take me close to 2 hours. I remember when I
first got my first cd-rw I think it was the 1st generation, it stopped
working after the warranty expired and was slow at 30 minutes a cd.
My feeling is dvd technology for computers is in the 1st generation
and I should probably wait a year before getting one.

Any opinions on this?
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It's definitely not first generation. The 1X DVD-R/RW drives were first
generation. The 2X and 4X drives were second generation, the
multiformat drives are at least third, possibly fourth.

As for a drive ceasing to work after the warranty expires, welcome to
planned obsolescence. More seriously, every manufacturer produces a bad
part now and then.

Now as to reliability, define "reliability" and how much of it do you
need? If you mean drive reliability no drive lasts forever. If you
mean media reliability, I don't know of any published accelerated aging
results on DVD media that tell how they compare with CD-R. But that's
only an issue if you need to store data for decades.
 
I know dvd stores video but I wanted to know how reliable of storage media
it is over standard cd-roms. I've been splitting my ghost images into
620meg so I can burn them to cd-rom but I have 20 and at 5 minutes a burn
it'll take me close to 2 hours. I remember when I first got my first cd-rw
I think it was the 1st generation, it stopped working after the warranty
expired and was slow at 30 minutes a cd. My feeling is dvd technology for
computers is in the 1st generation and I should probably wait a year before
getting one.

Any opinions on this?

Thanks
Mike
 
J.Clarke said:
It's definitely not first generation. The 1X DVD-R/RW drives were first
generation. The 2X and 4X drives were second generation, the
multiformat drives are at least third, possibly fourth.

As for a drive ceasing to work after the warranty expires, welcome to
planned obsolescence. More seriously, every manufacturer produces a bad
part now and then.

Now as to reliability, define "reliability" and how much of it do you
need? If you mean drive reliability no drive lasts forever. If you
mean media reliability, I don't know of any published accelerated aging
results on DVD media that tell how they compare with CD-R. But that's
only an issue if you need to store data for decades.
--John
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I just checked the specs on the plextor dvd drive and it requires at least a
700mhz and I only have a 550mhz so guess I'll be waiting until I can afford
a new system.

-Chris
 
Mike said:
I just checked the specs on the plextor dvd drive and it requires at least a
700mhz and I only have a 550mhz so guess I'll be waiting until I can afford
a new system.

-Chris
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Hello, Chris:

I thought your name was "Mike?" <g> All kidding aside, I believe it's
specific, "bundled" programs that require a faster CPU, and not the
drive, itself. This is the case with my Panasonic SW-9571-CYY (OEM),
at least.

Being OEM, of course, it only came with driver software. Thus, I bought
Nero "Burning ROM" (version 5.5.10.9), separately, and it runs happily
on my Pentium III 600MHz machine.

As to the issue of "reliability," DVD-RAM is the answer, in my estimation.
In Windows, it's as easy to use as a hard disk, also - - quite different
from the other DVD recordable formats, which (unlike DVD-RAM) weren't
created with data storage (primarily) in mind.

DVD-RAM is Panasonic's "baby," as it were, so I prefer that company's
offerings. Its products tend to be rather affordable, too, especially in
comparison with Plextor's vaunted hardware.

Good luck!


Cordially,
John Turco <[email protected]>
 
SOME 550mhz systems will run nicely at 733mhz/133mhz FSB.

Mine has for about two or three years now.

Takes some particular things to work right, but you might already have
what it takes, or they might be VERY cheap these days.

You might do a google search on overclocking your motherboard make and
model.

For some people it's simply a matter of changing a jumper.

733/133 is really a sweet spot to run at too, all the power most
really need and none of the excess heat.
 
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