16x is where it’s at! Also, in most cases 16x will be the final speed grade for DVD burners as anything faster will explode inside the drive…kinda like the ceiling of 52x for CD burners.
Of course, the big issue is where the heck is the media? You can barely get 8x media for a decent price.
4x media is finally reasonable at 50 cents a disc.
16x is where it’s at! Also, in most cases 16x will be the final speed grade for DVD burners as anything faster will explode inside the drive…kinda like the ceiling of 52x for CD burners.
Why would the ceiling for dvds be around 16x when cd’s are 52x? The densities of the media as a whole arent that much different are they?
I would think the density is certainly different. You’re talking about craming 4.7 GB into a space that previously held one sixth of the same. Although I did not know that 16x was the ceiling.
This brings us back to flash taking over the world. :twisted:
Flash is creeping up on affordable 4GB volumes, and is re-writable numerous times. Why burn data to a DVD for backup purposes? Either throw it on an external drive or flash it baby.
16x is where it’s at! Also, in most cases 16x will be the final speed grade for DVD burners as anything faster will explode inside the drive…kinda like the ceiling of 52x for CD burners.
Why would the ceiling for dvds be around 16x when cd’s are 52x? The densities of the media as a whole arent that much different are they?
The X’s are different.
“A 1x speed for a recordable DVD drive is approximately 9x speed for a recordable CD drive. 1x speed for a DVD is approximately 1.32 MB/sec while 1x speed for a CD is approximately 0.150 MB/sec. Therefore a 4x recordable DVD drive will write to a DVD at the same speed as a 36x recordable CD drive would write to a CD.”
[quote author=“TruthSeeker”]I would think the density is certainly different. You’re talking about craming 4.7 GB into a space that previously held one sixth of the same. Although I did not know that 16x was the ceiling.
Well I figured the density was different in that respect. I meant more like the plastic…or soon paper… that the aluminum layer is encased in. I was thinking that the speed might be the killer… Heavy medium spinning at a faster speed increases velocity and momentum…. could be dangerous. That is what i thought GR00VY meant originally.
[quote author=“TruthSeeker”]This brings us back to flash taking over the world. :twisted:
Flash is creeping up on affordable 4GB volumes, and is re-writable numerous times. Why burn data to a DVD for backup purposes? Either throw it on an external drive or flash it baby.
*Clapping*
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The X’s are different.
“A 1x speed for a recordable DVD drive is approximately 9x speed for a recordable CD drive. 1x speed for a DVD is approximately 1.32 MB/sec while 1x speed for a CD is approximately 0.150 MB/sec. Therefore a 4x recordable DVD drive will write to a DVD at the same speed as a 36x recordable CD drive would write to a CD.”
Erik
Koolios… I never knew that. THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS I WOULD TOTALLY AGREE WITH STANDARDIZING!!! :evil:
[quote author=“TruthSeeker”]I would think the density is certainly different. You’re talking about craming 4.7 GB into a space that previously held one sixth of the same. Although I did not know that 16x was the ceiling.
This brings us back to flash taking over the world. :twisted:
Flash is creeping up on affordable 4GB volumes, and is re-writable numerous times. Why burn data to a DVD for backup purposes? Either throw it on an external drive or flash it baby.
Because it’s cheap! Also, if I’m copying a ton of stuff for a friend…I’ll just dump it onto a DVD-R instead of 5 CDs. Also, for archival purposes, I like optical media since it typically lasts longer.
[quote author=“tifosiv122”][quote author=“TruthSeeker”]Why burn data to a DVD for backup purposes? Either throw it on an external drive or flash it baby.
Speed. The fastest flash maxes out around 9MB/sec…DVD at 16x is approx. 21MB/sec.
Erik
Also, for actual DVD playing…burned DVD play a lot better than flash devices in most of my relative’s DVD players… :wink:
I agree with the DVD playing, thats why I made reference to backup in the near future. Flash memory will eventually pass DVD-R capacity, not to mention continue to fall in price.
Keep in mind that there will come a time (mark my words) when capacity is not the most important feature when choosing a storage medium. I did not say that it was not important, just that it would not be priority.
Linc, I love the popcorn comment. Do we provide that much entertainment?
Ladies and gentlemen: In this corner, weighing in at over 2,000 posts, Drachen and tifosiv122!!
...and in the other corner: The flashy lightweights in both age (OnMyWayUp) and computer knowledge (TruthSeeker)
(The Flash Gordon theme song playing in the background)
PS…our referees will be the diplomatic gr00vy0ne and dbs.
I agree with the DVD playing, thats why I made reference to backup in the near future. Flash memory will eventually pass DVD-R capacity, not to mention continue to fall in price.
It had better hurry up though. Blu-Ray DVD technology is already here at 35-90GB a disc in the same form factor. The mini sized versions of these products (like the mini DVD discs) will hold like 8-20GB for the size of a floppy disk.
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Yeah, but groovy usually sides with us…unless you don’t care that we have a ref. in our pocket…
Erik
Yeah, the heavy favorites in any competition always find a way to have someone in their pocket. Its all in good fun. Whether flash really does that well or not makes no difference in my good nights sleep. I just like the technology. Plus it is fun to root for something. Even silly Jets fans know that.
