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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?"

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  1. Simple really by flewp · · Score: 4, Funny

    With all of these new recording format options made available to the public, how can any consumer intelligently know which one to buy into?"

    If they send me 20 dollars I will tell them the secrets to buying a DVD burner.

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    1. Re:Simple really by sean23007 · · Score: 2, Funny

      20 dollars worth of boobies? Wow. They're a currency now, too.

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    2. Re:Simple really by Acts+of+Attrition · · Score: 5, Funny

      How about I pay you with this Edvard Munch painting I just recently found in my attic? Having a hard time unloading it for some reason. and I'd like change.

  2. This is why... by NIK282000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I stick to my millions of unlabled 3 and a half inch floppies.

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    1. Re:This is why... by useosx · · Score: 4, Funny

      Are you crazy? I don't think there has been significant testing time devoted to 3.5" floppies. I'm sticking with 5.25" until the dust settles.

    2. Re:This is why... by ElForesto · · Score: 2, Funny

      And I imagine those multi-floppy backups are just as easy to manage as punch cards.

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  3. Who will win? by r_glen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ask my grandma then pick the other. She still swears by Betamax.

  4. Re:Easy by WwWonka · · Score: 5, Funny

    Easy: stick to what's proven.

    Agreed.
    In fact I use the tried and true Debian formula when it comes to purchasing new video technology.
    That's why I enjoy my video of Dirty Dancing every weekend on betamax.

  5. what? by LBArrettAnderson · · Score: 4, Funny

    how can any consumer intelligently know which one to buy into?

    by being intelligent maybe?

  6. Re:easy dvd format guide by Yaztromo · · Score: 4, Funny
    more choice==more competition==lower prices

    Except that this isn't a case where the dick manufacturers have their own standards which are competing. The disk manufacturers each make both types of disks, and generally charge the same amount for them.

    And it doesn't lower the procees of the drives when the drive manufacturers have to implement several different write standards just to be somewhat compatible with the plethora of disc types already out there.

    Yaz.

  7. Marketing psychology by Hao+Wu · · Score: 3, Funny

    +R9 has a simple advantage..... This format uses "+" symbol. Naive Consumers think automatic "+ == GOOD". Likewise they assume minus sign, "-", is somehow inferior.

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  8. Re:easy dvd format guide by Yaztromo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Responding to my own post...

    Except that this isn't a case where the dick manufacturers

    Really, I don't hate the disc manufacturers! Nor do I advocate putting certain parts of the male anatomy in your DVD drives.

    This, ladies and gentlemen, is why you should preview before you hit submit...

    Yaz.

  9. Re:Easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm

    They're apparently lossy too. ;)
  10. Re:Easy by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

    "You can partition them, and use them like slow hard drives. I'm..." .. using one as a swap drive right now!

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  11. Motivate yourself to sort your media by CyberKnet · · Score: 3, Funny

    Then once you get down to a gift card, you can spend it.
    Or you can sort through the whole stack till you found all the gift cards. A slightly more rewarding activity ;)

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  12. Obli. Beavis & Butthead by duggie · · Score: 1, Funny

    heh heh heh heh He said dick! heh heh heh heh

  13. Re:Easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hello, I'm Aksuur, and I'm a chemist. But I'm also a woman. And when I'm at home, I choose Ritek DVD-/+Rs. Ritek DVD+/-Rs are better because they contain that special ingredient. And I should know, because I'm a chemist. Just ask Barbara Simmons.

  14. Re:Easy by focitrixilous+P · · Score: 1, Funny
    Write only swap, eh? I suppose it could user reiser 4, at least. I can see a new ad campaign aimed at PHBs

    are you overwriting precious swap files without even knowing it? 'Write once read many' swap spaces ensures you'll never lose swap to a power failure again!

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  15. Far Too Many Formats by rice_web · · Score: 2, Funny

    How on Earth are users supposed to choose between DVD-A and DVDA? It simply baffles me.

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  16. How WILL they know [ by Mulletproof · · Score: 2, Funny

    "how can any consumer intelligently know which one to buy into?"

    Um, the same way they always have? Diligent research, maybe? I mean, it's just a thought...

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  17. Re:Too late to matter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    I'm ready for the full Theater experience!

    You, my friend, are ready for a girlfriend.

  18. Re:Easy by Sublimed · · Score: 2, Funny

    Betamax? You must be running unstable.

  19. Decisions, decisions by hcdejong · · Score: 2, Funny

    how can any consumer intelligently know which one to buy into?

    Duh, it's just like every other decision: use the "Eenie, meenie, miney, moe" algorithm.