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Another Format War: DVD -R9 v. +R9

Posted by timothy on from the tie-yourself-to-the-mast dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Just when we thought the dust settled on the last format war between CD-R's we see a new one brewing with DVD recordable discs. DVD -R9/+R9 will apparently be the next technological slugfest where there are no rewards for second place. With all of these new recording format options made available to the public, how can any consumer intelligently know which one to buy into?"

2 of 326 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    1) CD-R cost more than DVD-R per MB (at least in Canada). Of course, if you use only 2 or 3 CDs a month then I guess you simply don't need DVDs. For someone who use 20 or 30 CDs a month, DVDs are a much better deal.

    Not on Linux.

    2) My weekly backup is about 1.8 GB. Using ONE DVD+RW is much simpler than THREE CD-RW.

    Not on Linux.

    3) A 8x DVD recorder is FASTER than a 52x CD recorder.

    Not on Linux

    3) There will always be something "better". Will you wait forever ? Who cares if DVDs are obsolete in 5 years. Anyway CDs will become obsolete pretty fast too.

    omg !! u cant evan cunt !!!

  2. Re:easy dvd format guide by lambent · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That theory is usually true, but more often than not it doesn't hold water

    it can't be something and it's polar opposite at the same time.

    There is a mathematical theorem about this. Fundamentally, A != -A (unless A=0)

    I can't be usually alive, but more often than not dead.

    As for the general canard-iness, you didn't address your parent or the quote you quoted: specifically, it was of the form A => B (a implies b). No one's disputing the fact that choice exists, the point is that choice => lowered prices.

    Very poor effort, please see me after class.

    Yay, I'm a grammar whore!