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DVD-9
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defiant
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4. September 2003 @ 18:45 |
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First, forgive me if this has already been posted. I've searched, but found nothing...
Why is there all this hassle of compressing video and stripping content to get movies on DVD-9 to fit on DVD-5s? Why must we sacrifice quality just to back-up our DVDs!?! Where do DVD-9s come from? The God of DVDs or just those multi-million dollar studios and publishers? If Hollywood (and the people who create and distribute those movies) has access to these massive discs, why can't/don't we? If we do, why don't we get them? Are they expensive or hard to find? I am a total newb to all of this, so forgive me if this seems like a dumb question. I just don't understand why we can't or don't just use DVD-9s; they have to exist SOMEWHERE.
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4. September 2003 @ 23:43 |
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It would be next to impossible to make dvd9s at home. The way dvd9s are made if this... They stamp the dvd then they stamp a second layer and pretty much "glue" them together. This is why dvd9s are called "dual layer" dvds because they have 2 layers. There are 9GB dvd-r out there but, they are double sided and are not the same as dvd9s. Hope this has shed some light on the subject for you.
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VinylPush
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14. September 2003 @ 11:38 |
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ISTR there being in existence a DVD-9 recorder. I viewed a web page listing one for sale for around $10,000.
Quite where you would buy your blanks (and how much they might cost) is beyond me.
I will make an effort to find the site again...
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defiant
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14. September 2003 @ 12:22 |
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...that's quite alright. You don't need to for $10,000. If I had $10,000 extra laying around (that is, if I had $10,000 to even begin with), I sure as hell wouldn't spend it on a DVD burner or respective discs. Can we say hello to an entirely new computer?
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14. September 2003 @ 17:51 |
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It wouldnt have been a burner since dual layered discs are not burned, rather they are pressed. The machine you most likely saw creates and image and presses it on to the disc. The machines and creating the images cost $'thousands and are only for making thousands.
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defiant
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14. September 2003 @ 19:36 |
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Either way, I'll pass...
What a shame though. SOMEONE should invent a way to get around this "problem." I know, I know--it's not as simple as 1-2-3. But if we can invent faster and faster processors, we SHOULD be able to make larger and larger discs, or at least the hardware to make it possible (not to mention easy) for the average Joe (or in my case, the less-than-average Joe) to use those larger discs.
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15. September 2003 @ 01:02 |
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Um...there has been a lot of invented ways to get around it. HD DVD in the form of Blue Laser systems like Blu Ray which is available that holds 23GB. There are loads of others too.
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VinylPush
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15. September 2003 @ 09:41 |
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Blu-Ray is definately a step in the right direction.
Now, let's take a few bets on the pricing of blu-ray blanks.. £14.99 each anyone?
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AfterDawn Addict
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16. September 2003 @ 00:17 |
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Well, since the writer is around £2000, i guess you wouldnt be far off with £14.99 for the discs.
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koola
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22. September 2003 @ 12:09 |
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Probs worth £14.99 for a 23GB disc! But £2K is abit steep.
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