DVD
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What's the best type of DVD media to use for data archival purposes? I just got a Sony DRU-510A which supports many media format types (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, etc.) but now I'm not sure which type to buy :confused: Is there any differences besides the format? If I'm not planning on using the media with different computers/DVD players, does it really matter? :confused: Also, any particular brand better than others? Thanks! -- Edward Livingston (aka ExtraLean) -- "I still maintain that seeing a nipple is far less disturbing than seeing someone get their brains blown out." -- Chris Maunder
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What's the best type of DVD media to use for data archival purposes? I just got a Sony DRU-510A which supports many media format types (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, etc.) but now I'm not sure which type to buy :confused: Is there any differences besides the format? If I'm not planning on using the media with different computers/DVD players, does it really matter? :confused: Also, any particular brand better than others? Thanks! -- Edward Livingston (aka ExtraLean) -- "I still maintain that seeing a nipple is far less disturbing than seeing someone get their brains blown out." -- Chris Maunder
Well, I use DVD+RW here, but I don't have any experience with the other DVD formats for comparison. Seems to work well enough though. I'm using an AOpen drive and Sony media. -- Ian Darling "The moral of the story is that with a contrived example, you can prove anything." - Joel Spolsky
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What's the best type of DVD media to use for data archival purposes? I just got a Sony DRU-510A which supports many media format types (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, etc.) but now I'm not sure which type to buy :confused: Is there any differences besides the format? If I'm not planning on using the media with different computers/DVD players, does it really matter? :confused: Also, any particular brand better than others? Thanks! -- Edward Livingston (aka ExtraLean) -- "I still maintain that seeing a nipple is far less disturbing than seeing someone get their brains blown out." -- Chris Maunder
DVD-RAM rules for data archival purposes, because it's fast and FAT32 based (which means that you can find several recovery tools that work with it). I didn't use DVD+-RW yet, so I can't tell you. It's easier to find cheaper ("industrial") DVD-R media. Sometimes, it's less than half the price (at least where I live). DVD-R is the most compatible format, too, so I would go for it. About the brands, I love the cost/benefit of Samsung DVD-R "industrial " media (you know, those pink ones), they are very cheap and work flawlessly on my writer/readers. My LG writer came with a list of "recommended" brands, but they cost around 3 times the others, so I never used them. Trying to make bits uncopyable is like trying to make water not wet. -- Bruce Schneier By the way, dog_spawn isn't a nickname - it is my name with an underscore instead of a space. -- dog_spawn
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What's the best type of DVD media to use for data archival purposes? I just got a Sony DRU-510A which supports many media format types (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, etc.) but now I'm not sure which type to buy :confused: Is there any differences besides the format? If I'm not planning on using the media with different computers/DVD players, does it really matter? :confused: Also, any particular brand better than others? Thanks! -- Edward Livingston (aka ExtraLean) -- "I still maintain that seeing a nipple is far less disturbing than seeing someone get their brains blown out." -- Chris Maunder
It depends on what you are going to be burning. If you are burning DVD videos to watch then check with your DVD player, some only suppport DVD-R or DVD+R. Outside that I go with DVD-R because they are cheaper. The RW are ok if you want to reuse the DVDs, I never do so I always use DVD-R or DVD+R. I have bought expensive brand DVD-/+R's and the cheapest of the cheap and I can honestly say performance wise I have noticed no difference. Your best bet is to buy a few of a brand and test them on your drive, if they work good go for it.
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What's the best type of DVD media to use for data archival purposes? I just got a Sony DRU-510A which supports many media format types (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, etc.) but now I'm not sure which type to buy :confused: Is there any differences besides the format? If I'm not planning on using the media with different computers/DVD players, does it really matter? :confused: Also, any particular brand better than others? Thanks! -- Edward Livingston (aka ExtraLean) -- "I still maintain that seeing a nipple is far less disturbing than seeing someone get their brains blown out." -- Chris Maunder
Here's a post about DVD media that I copied from another board. The author works in the video game industry as a reporter/reviewer and knows much about video editing too:
Currently there are four DVD Recordable formats: DVD-RAM DVD-R for Authoring DVD-R/RW for General DVD+R/RW DVD-RAM - Don't bother unless you get the drive really cheap and you're only looking for slow data backups. Some DVD-RAM discs can be taken out of their caddies but they will only be read in a (very few) PC DVD-ROM drives that have read support for DVD-RAM media. DVD-R for Authoring - This is the "professional" line of hardware. Full support for all DVD features. A DVD-5 mastered on an Authoring drive can be sent direction to a replication plant as a gold master. DVD-9 still needs to be sent in on DLT. A DVD-R for Authoring drive will still run you upwards of $2500 and the blanks are usually had for $30. Unless you are doing DVD production you DO NOT NEED an Authoring drive. DVD-R/RW for General - This is the "user" line of hardware. The current best drive to get here is the Pioneer A05/105 (A05 is retail, 105 is OEM). This is the drive that Apple OEMs as the Superdrive and the retail version of this drive is selling for $299 with a software bundle. DVD-R/RW for General shares many things in common with it's Authoring brother however it does not have support for CSS and a few other "professional" features. A General disc CANNOT be used as a gold master at a replication house. Any prosumer and even some pro houses will be fine with General drives because t he one-offs produced will work just fine for both data and video. Media for General and Authoring drives is NOT cross compatible and General media is $5 for a single piece (less in bulk). Once burned General and Authoring media can be read in most any drive, so while an Authoring drive cannot burn to General media and vice versa both drives can read discs that have been burned on either. DVD+R/RW - This is the newest format and was designed specifically to be a "consumer" format. There is no "pro" version of DVD+R/RW. The format was designed with copy protection in mind so it does favor corporations over individual users. While the data/video that can be stored on these discs is the same amount that can be stored on DVD-R/RW discs compatibility is different. When it comes to compatibility DVD-R is more compatible than DVD+R. However, when you compare the RW formats DVD+RW has an edge over DVD-RW in overall compatibility. That being said I wo