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DVD-Rs go 8x
DiZASTiX writes "It seems that the next speed level for DVD Writers is here. "The race for Xs is still on and Plextor has gone into the lead with the PX-708A, what Plextor claims is the first commercialized 8X DVD recorder. At this speed, a 4.5 GB DVD+R takes under 9 minutes to record. That is about the same as a CD in just over a minute. What we wanted to know was whether the reliability and compatibility of blank supports suffer from this breakneck speed...""
Most DVD-R's struggle to work reliably at 4x...
Who cares about speed? When will we see DVD-9 DVDs, so we can backup copies perfectly, isntead of having to resort to "shrinking" them to fit on a DVD-5? Is it even theoretically possible to burn multi-layer on a consumer device?
is as sticky competition as VHS vs Beta. No matter how fast they are I won't buy a burner until either of them becomes de facto standard. ...oh yeah, I know a lot of burners burn both formats, but it doesn't matter to me. I mean, what happened to DVD-ROM drives nowadays? Does anyone even remember?
Hi: When backing up your p()rn, write the date on the disc and transfer it again in under two years. Disc rot on a DVD-ROM is like disc rot on a CD-ROM, only better.
---- The above post was generated by the Turing Institute. Maybe.
unless your hard drives are part of a RAID array, i'd say they were *less* reliable than DVDs. i've heard the same reports about DVDs _and_ CDs. i've been working on computers for over 20 years. i've never seen one burnt CD go bad.
i've also only purchased the highest quality burners and media. i just purchased my first DVD burner (haven't even installed it yet). a Pioneer DVR-106D. read the reviews, this is considered to be the most reliable DVD burner out there. i still need to finish my research on reliable DVD media. then i'll make the move from CDs to DVDs.
finally, i have seen many HDs stop working. i'd *much* rather have an occasional DVD stop working than have a 300GB hard drive die. don't forget that hard drive manufacturers recently dropped their three year warranties in favor of one year (i know there are still some three year warranties out there). this doesn't make me more confident in hard drives.