What do you use your DVD Burner for?

.evilsync* · 5th December 2003, 11:15 PM

Obviously burning dvd's, but do you backup data, back up dvd's, burn movies etc?

I've had my dvd burner for 2 weeks and havent used it yet! I've still got a spindle of 25 princo dvd-r's! I've just kept burning a tonne of cd's..

Oddball · 6th December 2003, 4:55 AM

most of my friends seem to use them for things like backing up drive images and the occasional xbox game and what not, i'm sure u can think of something worth burning

Sephir0th · 6th December 2003, 5:20 PM

just anything that wont fit on a cd...lol i dunno. Yeah drive image would be a good idea

General_Rommel · 6th December 2003, 5:30 PM

I use it to backup files off the comp as the 160 gb storage array is getting full :S i currently have like 25 dvd's full of data

akura · 6th December 2003, 5:39 PM

Not much so far!... Made one backup of some files but thats about it, there's plenty of storage on my drives atm to not warrant having to burn onto dvd.

That and I haven't really put much into investigating how to burn dvd movies from our dv camera yet...

MR CHILLED · 6th December 2003, 8:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by .evilsync*
Obviously burning dvd's, but do you backup data, back up dvd's, burn movies etc?

All of the above?

smack01 · 7th December 2003, 4:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by .evilsync*
Obviously burning dvd's, but do you backup data, back up dvd's, burn movies etc?

Yes, Yes, and Yes

Leopard · 7th December 2003, 5:07 PM

It's already been recognised that using CD-R as an archiving system gives insufficient data integrity. DVD's won't give much better retention, but it does give me the chance to 'refresh' my data onto more dense media.

So I cut down on management of my offline backups, as there is ~1/6th of them to manage

I am around 1/2 the way through converting to DVD - copying to HD, burning, & verifying takes ~ 2hours per DVD disc.

Have burnt a few DVD movies, mostly as curios to try in various stand-alone DVD players through my family.

pyr0x · 7th December 2003, 5:50 PM

Backups of games and DVD's mostly, also just data (a dvd full of various game patches) and mucked around authoring dvds from existing movies

Zzapped · 7th December 2003, 6:00 PM

Mainly bckup DVD's..............

Dass Booty · 7th December 2003, 6:24 PM

Fansubs fit very nicely onto DVDs.

I'll be moving all my CDRs onto DVD soon, but i have to buy a 25/50 pack of DVDs first. Other than that i'll be backing-up programs, music, system stuff onto DVD RW discs and moving data between mine and others computers. I have not tried making a DVD video disc yet.

So basically i'm doing the same thing i did with CDRs. The main difference is DVDs take up less room and one DVD is easier to transport than six CDs. I'll have to find somewhere to put the old CDRs.

kr0k · 7th December 2003, 8:13 PM

take a wild guess..... *hint, i dislike the MPAA alot*

hollinssam · 7th December 2003, 8:58 PM

if u have dvd movies BACK THEM UP cause in the last month two of mine have cracked, the inner ring just from regular usage and they wont replace them!

klubberhead · 7th December 2003, 9:12 PM

backing up work files and dvd movies
have had several movies that skip even though i have only watched them once or twice, so now i just watch the backup

Martyn · 7th December 2003, 9:50 PM

First thing I did was ghost a complete windows setup with all necesary utilities/programs to one x dvd.

Full system restore takes 20-30 minutes, compared to 4-5 hours (have to download latest patches, service packs etc on a 56k modem).

Also use it to backup downloaded files, digital photos taken with my camera etc.

I'm not sure how much cd's cost, but since DVD blanks are now $1.40 each, its so much easier to use 1 x dvd than 6-7 CDR's.

5th December 2003, 11:15 PM	#1
.evilsync* (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,204	What do you use your DVD Burner for? Obviously burning dvd's, but do you backup data, back up dvd's, burn movies etc? I've had my dvd burner for 2 weeks and havent used it yet! I've still got a spindle of 25 princo dvd-r's! I've just kept burning a tonne of cd's..

6th December 2003, 4:55 AM	#2
Oddball Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 225	most of my friends seem to use them for things like backing up drive images and the occasional xbox game and what not, i'm sure u can think of something worth burning __________________ Have successfully sold stuff to: theauditors gZero [LCS]memememe courgar14 gbug blackbart53 blak-jak caspian ludeking Have successfully bought stuff from: omicron fxr91 Mcbane ukei wildturkey008 Bosisto Cathar OneArmedMan

7th December 2003, 5:07 PM	#8
Leopard Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane CBD Posts: 1,623	It's already been recognised that using CD-R as an archiving system gives insufficient data integrity. DVD's won't give much better retention, but it does give me the chance to 'refresh' my data onto more dense media. So I cut down on management of my offline backups, as there is ~1/6th of them to manage I am around 1/2 the way through converting to DVD - copying to HD, burning, & verifying takes ~ 2hours per DVD disc. Have burnt a few DVD movies, mostly as curios to try in various stand-alone DVD players through my family. __________________ VR/VS Commodore Owners Club Member #64 VS Series II Acclaim

7th December 2003, 6:24 PM	#11
Dass Booty Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Logan Posts: 1,574	Fansubs fit very nicely onto DVDs. I'll be moving all my CDRs onto DVD soon, but i have to buy a 25/50 pack of DVDs first. Other than that i'll be backing-up programs, music, system stuff onto DVD RW discs and moving data between mine and others computers. I have not tried making a DVD video disc yet. So basically i'm doing the same thing i did with CDRs. The main difference is DVDs take up less room and one DVD is easier to transport than six CDs. I'll have to find somewhere to put the old CDRs. __________________ Used Vampire Dealership - Calibrate Your LCD Monitor Gigabyte P55A-UD4P \| Intel Core i5-760 \| 4GB RAM \| MSI Cyclone OC Radeon HD 6850 1024MB PCI-E

7th December 2003, 8:13 PM	#12
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6th December 2003, 5:20 PM	#3
Sephir0th Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,355	just anything that wont fit on a cd...lol i dunno. Yeah drive image would be a good idea

6th December 2003, 5:30 PM	#4
General_Rommel Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Newcastle Posts: 856	I use it to backup files off the comp as the 160 gb storage array is getting full :S i currently have like 25 dvd's full of data

6th December 2003, 5:39 PM	#5
akura Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 566	Not much so far!... Made one backup of some files but thats about it, there's plenty of storage on my drives atm to not warrant having to burn onto dvd. That and I haven't really put much into investigating how to burn dvd movies from our dv camera yet...

7th December 2003, 5:50 PM	#9
pyr0x Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,637	Backups of games and DVD's mostly, also just data (a dvd full of various game patches) and mucked around authoring dvds from existing movies

7th December 2003, 8:58 PM	#13
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7th December 2003, 9:12 PM	#14
klubberhead Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 232	backing up work files and dvd movies have had several movies that skip even though i have only watched them once or twice, so now i just watch the backup

7th December 2003, 9:50 PM	#15
Martyn Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Traralgon, Vic Posts: 411	First thing I did was ghost a complete windows setup with all necesary utilities/programs to one x dvd. Full system restore takes 20-30 minutes, compared to 4-5 hours (have to download latest patches, service packs etc on a 56k modem). Also use it to backup downloaded files, digital photos taken with my camera etc. I'm not sure how much cd's cost, but since DVD blanks are now $1.40 each, its so much easier to use 1 x dvd than 6-7 CDR's.