HDM I1.4

T

TT

Guest
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems with
this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility from
the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have this nailed
by now.

Cheers TT
 
"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:JOOdnWQXd7WvlbbXnZ2dnUVZ8kmdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility from
the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have this
nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Hi, TT. Does anyone have information on compatibility of home-burned BluRay
Click to expand...
with players? I've heard it's not good.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
 
TT wrote:
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems with
this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility from
the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have this nailed
by now.

Cheers TT


Data rates beyond 1080p? What do they have in mind?
Click to expand...
 
"globular" <self@there.invalid> wrote in message
news:h0f97v$qmr$3@news.eternal-september.org...
TT wrote:
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility
from the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have
this nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Data rates beyond 1080p? What do they have in mind?
Click to expand...
I've heard mention the next HD will be 2160 (1080x2) and 3D so x 2 again!
Probably why the article mentioned something about 4k.

Cheers TT
 
"Soundhaspriority" <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:9a6dnVjjPOqOgrbXnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d@giganews.com...
"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:JOOdnWQXd7WvlbbXnZ2dnUVZ8kmdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility
from the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have
this nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Hi, TT. Does anyone have information on compatibility of home-burned
BluRay with players? I've heard it's not good.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
While the price of the discs are so high I have no intention of burning BR
Click to expand...
at all (like most people). So basically a BR-RE disc holds 25GB and at A$15
a disc that's 40discs/1TB or 25 x $15 = $375/TB. Here I can pick up USB
1TB HDs for under A$200 so why would you bother? We wont even talk about
how much of a rip off 50GB discs are ;-)

So to answer your question: no one here cares as we find it easier and
cheaper to carry around 1TB USB drives with the HD media on.

Cheers TT
 
"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:vPidnQx9J8_P0LbXnZ2dnUVZ8q2dnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
"Soundhaspriority" <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:9a6dnVjjPOqOgrbXnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d@giganews.com...

"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:JOOdnWQXd7WvlbbXnZ2dnUVZ8kmdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility
from the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have
this nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Hi, TT. Does anyone have information on compatibility of home-burned
BluRay with players? I've heard it's not good.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
While the price of the discs are so high I have no intention of burning BR
at all (like most people). So basically a BR-RE disc holds 25GB and at
A$15 a disc that's 40discs/1TB or 25 x $15 = $375/TB. Here I can pick up
USB 1TB HDs for under A$200 so why would you bother? We wont even talk
about how much of a rip off 50GB discs are ;-)

So to answer your question: no one here cares as we find it easier and
cheaper to carry around 1TB USB drives with the HD media on.

Cheers TT
I did not realize they were so expensive, but you're right, impractically
Click to expand...
so.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
 
Hi Terry,
No problems here with HDMI 1.3. Even the very cheap cables from Hong Kong
work great. It all comes down to buying good equipment i guess. I have
Panasonic Blu ray Player, Marantz 2002 & 2003 pross & Sony Projector. DVD
yuck, Blu ray Fantastic.

"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:JOOdnWQXd7WvlbbXnZ2dnUVZ8kmdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility from
the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have this
nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Click to expand...
 
Yeh thats fine untill your 1TB Hard drive Decides to not to work any more.
Then you have a major problem with say all those home movies that were on
it.
Have been burning TDK discs now for over a month = 20 discs, no failures and
glorious 1080p quality.
Discs are only $8.00 and well worth it.

"Soundhaspriority" <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:uPidnRLzBKllwbbXnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d@giganews.com...
"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:vPidnQx9J8_P0LbXnZ2dnUVZ8q2dnZ2d@westnet.com.au...

"Soundhaspriority" <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:9a6dnVjjPOqOgrbXnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d@giganews.com...

"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:JOOdnWQXd7WvlbbXnZ2dnUVZ8kmdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility
from the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have
this nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Hi, TT. Does anyone have information on compatibility of home-burned
BluRay with players? I've heard it's not good.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
While the price of the discs are so high I have no intention of burning
BR at all (like most people). So basically a BR-RE disc holds 25GB and
at A$15 a disc that's 40discs/1TB or 25 x $15 = $375/TB. Here I can
pick up USB 1TB HDs for under A$200 so why would you bother? We wont
even talk about how much of a rip off 50GB discs are ;-)

So to answer your question: no one here cares as we find it easier and
cheaper to carry around 1TB USB drives with the HD media on.

Cheers TT
I did not realize they were so expensive, but you're right, impractically
so.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
Click to expand...
 
"john" <jgwatt@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:eek:qOdnVoIW4Iu5LbXnZ2dnUVZ8jWdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Hi Terry,
Click to expand...
Hi John,

No problems here with HDMI 1.3.
Click to expand...
Yes problems with HDMI 1.2 talking to 1.3 here and all Sony gear :-( I
should mention the only piece of gear giving the least amount of trouble is
a Beyonwiz media centre and HDTV recorder but then it only does up to 1080i.

Even the very cheap cables from Hong Kong
Click to expand...
Had to replace a cheap 10m cable because it would only pass up to 1080i. A
high band width good quality cable fixed it.

work great. It all comes down to buying good equipment i guess. I have
Panasonic Blu ray Player, Marantz 2002 & 2003 pross & Sony Projector. DVD
yuck, Blu ray Fantastic.
Click to expand...
Yes, I am very pleased with Blu-ray as well. I am normally an early adopter
of this sort of gear but I am pleased I waited a while this time. My Sony
5200ES receiver (only HDMI1.2) has gotta go as it is the problem at the
moment.

Cheers Terry

"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:JOOdnWQXd7WvlbbXnZ2dnUVZ8kmdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility
from the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have
this nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Click to expand...
 
"john" <jgwatt@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:2-adnQsCk8R55rbXnZ2dnUVZ8tqdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Yeh thats fine untill your 1TB Hard drive Decides to not to work any more.
Click to expand...
You mean like some of my DVD-Rs have? And your BR-RE, which will probably
do the same. I have everything backed up on at least 2 drives. I have
nearly 7TB hanging off my main networked computer ;-)

Then you have a major problem with say all those home movies that were on
it.
Click to expand...
Ditto with the burnt discs.

Have been burning TDK discs now for over a month = 20 discs, no failures
and glorious 1080p quality.
Click to expand...
We will have to see how you are getting on in 5-10 years time with them?
;-)

Discs are only $8.00 and well worth it.
Click to expand...
When they get down to under A$2.00 I will be getting a burner.

Cheers Terry

"Soundhaspriority" <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:uPidnRLzBKllwbbXnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d@giganews.com...

"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:vPidnQx9J8_P0LbXnZ2dnUVZ8q2dnZ2d@westnet.com.au...

"Soundhaspriority" <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:9a6dnVjjPOqOgrbXnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d@giganews.com...

"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:JOOdnWQXd7WvlbbXnZ2dnUVZ8kmdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility
from the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have
this nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Hi, TT. Does anyone have information on compatibility of home-burned
BluRay with players? I've heard it's not good.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
While the price of the discs are so high I have no intention of burning
BR at all (like most people). So basically a BR-RE disc holds 25GB and
at A$15 a disc that's 40discs/1TB or 25 x $15 = $375/TB. Here I can
pick up USB 1TB HDs for under A$200 so why would you bother? We wont
even talk about how much of a rip off 50GB discs are ;-)

So to answer your question: no one here cares as we find it easier and
cheaper to carry around 1TB USB drives with the HD media on.

Cheers TT
I did not realize they were so expensive, but you're right, impractically
so.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
Click to expand...
 
"john" <jgwatt@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:2-adnQsCk8R55rbXnZ2dnUVZ8tqdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Yeh thats fine untill your 1TB Hard drive Decides to not to work any more.
Then you have a major problem with say all those home movies that were on
it.
Click to expand...
Not so, adding a second back-up drive is still more convenient and less
expensive.

Have been burning TDK discs now for over a month = 20 discs, no failures
and
glorious 1080p quality.
Discs are only $8.00 and well worth it.
Click to expand...
But are they rewritable? (as with hard disks)
And lets see, $8 x 20 disks = $160 for ~500GB, still as much or more than
2x500GB hard drives unfortunately. And NO back-up if they get lost, damaged
or just aren't as reliable as you think.
The other big advantage of a hard drive is they are much quicker to copy
files than optical media. Far easier to back-up, far easier to store, far
easier to catalog and find files.
But as long as you're happy........ :)

MrT.
 
"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:1OydnTxWJeWCdbbXnZ2dnUVZ8mWdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
When they get down to under A$2.00 I will be getting a burner.
Click to expand...
And the burners will also be much cheaper by then. Eventually we will all
get one, just like DVDR/W's replaced CDR/W.

MrT.
 
Mr.T wrote:
"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:1OydnTxWJeWCdbbXnZ2dnUVZ8mWdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
When they get down to under A$2.00 I will be getting a burner.

And the burners will also be much cheaper by then. Eventually we will all
get one, just like DVDR/W's replaced CDR/W.

MrT.


wholesale the burners are affordable . like cd's they will drop from
Click to expand...
$7.00 ro a buck..
 
"atec 7 7" <"atec 77 "@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:h0i3jd$b0n$3@news.eternal-september.org...
wholesale the burners are affordable .
Click to expand...
Yea, like CDROM many years ago, and DVDR/W a few years ago. Would you still
pay a few hundred dollars for one of those?

As the price of disks drops, sales of burners will increase and their price
will drop. In a couple of years they will probably replace DVDR/W burners at
a similar price. Some time between now and then the price of burners *and*
disks will make them well worth having.

MrT.
 
On Jun 8, 2:17 am, "TT" <TTencerNoS...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
"john" <jgw...@westnet.com.au> wrote in message

news:2-adnQsCk8R55rbXnZ2dnUVZ8tqdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...

Yeh thats fine untill your 1TB Hard drive Decides to not to work any more.

You mean like some of my DVD-Rs have?  And your BR-RE, which will probably
do the same.  I have everything backed up on at least 2 drives. I have
nearly 7TB hanging off my main networked computer ;-)

Then you have a major problem with say all those home movies that were on
it.

Ditto with the burnt discs.

Have been burning TDK discs now for over a month = 20 discs, no failures
and glorious 1080p quality.

We will have to see how you are getting on in 5-10 years time with them?
;-)

Discs are only $8.00 and well worth it.

When they get down to under A$2.00 I will be getting a burner.

Cheers Terry



"Soundhaspriority" <nowh...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:uPidnRLzBKllwbbXnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d@giganews.com...

"TT" <TTencerNoS...@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:vPidnQx9J8_P0LbXnZ2dnUVZ8q2dnZ2d@westnet.com.au...

"Soundhaspriority" <nowh...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:9a6dnVjjPOqOgrbXnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d@giganews.com...

"TT" <TTencerNoS...@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:JOOdnWQXd7WvlbbXnZ2dnUVZ8kmdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

seehttp://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility
from the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have
this nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Hi, TT.  Does anyone have information on compatibility of home-burned
BluRay with players? I've heard it's not good.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
While the price of the discs are so high I have no intention of burning
BR at all (like most people).  So basically a BR-RE disc holds 25GB and
at A$15 a disc that's  40discs/1TB or 25 x $15 = $375/TB.  Here I can
pick up USB 1TB HDs for under A$200 so why would you bother?  We wont
even talk about how much of a rip off 50GB discs are ;-)

So to answer your question:  no one here cares as we find it easier and
cheaper to carry around 1TB USB drives with the HD media on.

Cheers TT
I did not realize they were so expensive, but you're right, impractically
so.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
Click to expand...
Burnt data DVD's do fail, they also are a pain in the arse to burn
(take a long time and you have to keep changing discs, grouping files
to fit the available space per disc, a pain in the arse to search
through to find a particular item, too much on them in many cases to
label them with contents, and after that - they DO fail over time.
You might only get one error per 25 discs or so, but if that wipes out
an entire HD movie(s) or something even more important - then thats
the end of it.

Even if you went to the extreme of reburning them onto new discs every
few years to keep "fresh" copies for archival purposes, not taking
into account the cost, there is enormous amount of time and effort
involved. To transfer 1TB from one hard drive to another, takes a few
hours to do, but at least you can walk away and let it happen or do it
overnight, you dont have to stand there and change discs over every 10
min or so.

1 TB of DVD discs takes up a lot more physical space than a 1TB
drive. Unless you can fit your movies EXACTLY into 4.3 G parts (to
fit a disc) you are going to waste a lot of space over all the discs,
if you can only use on average (say) 3-4G of each disc for a group of
files.

Even with 25GB discs - they would still take up more room than a 1TB
hard drive, and all the
above problems still apply.

Go for the hard drive (with backup), its a lot less hassle.

Have seen 1TB SATA internal drives for around $125. At that price
you can buy 2 of them and make 2 copies of important data then lock
one away as a backup "just in case".

By this time next year 2Tb drives will probably be that price, by then
your collection will probably have grown to fill one ;)

Burnable discs do have their place, they are great if you want to burn
a few GB of files, to post or give to someone else.
 
KR wrote:

Burnt data DVD's do fail, they also are a pain in the arse to burn
(take a long time and you have to keep changing discs, grouping files
to fit the available space per disc, a pain in the arse to search
through to find a particular item, too much on them in many cases to
label them with contents, and after that - they DO fail over time.
You might only get one error per 25 discs or so, but if that wipes out
an entire HD movie(s) or something even more important - then thats
the end of it.

Even if you went to the extreme of reburning them onto new discs every
few years to keep "fresh" copies for archival purposes, not taking
into account the cost, there is enormous amount of time and effort
involved. To transfer 1TB from one hard drive to another, takes a few
hours to do, but at least you can walk away and let it happen or do it
overnight, you dont have to stand there and change discs over every 10
min or so.

1 TB of DVD discs takes up a lot more physical space than a 1TB
drive. Unless you can fit your movies EXACTLY into 4.3 G parts (to
fit a disc) you are going to waste a lot of space over all the discs,
if you can only use on average (say) 3-4G of each disc for a group of
files.

Even with 25GB discs - they would still take up more room than a 1TB
hard drive, and all the
above problems still apply.

Go for the hard drive (with backup), its a lot less hassle.

Have seen 1TB SATA internal drives for around $125. At that price
you can buy 2 of them and make 2 copies of important data then lock
one away as a backup "just in case".

By this time next year 2Tb drives will probably be that price, by then
your collection will probably have grown to fill one ;)

Burnable discs do have their place, they are great if you want to burn
a few GB of files, to post or give to someone else.
Click to expand...
Buy a SATA docking station (cheap on Ebay or at North Rocks) then you
can just plug a disk into make your backup, remove it to store it safely
using 2 disks alternately then you have a recent backup should one fail,
or even if there is some system problem like a virus.
 
Mr.T wrote:
"atec 7 7" <"atec 77 "@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:h0i3jd$b0n$3@news.eternal-september.org...
wholesale the burners are affordable .

Yea, like CDROM many years ago, and DVDR/W a few years ago. Would you still
pay a few hundred dollars for one of those?

As the price of disks drops, sales of burners will increase and their price
will drop. In a couple of years they will probably replace DVDR/W burners at
a similar price. Some time between now and then the price of burners *and*
disks will make them well worth having.

MrT.


They may not drop as much. By that time people will probably be using
Click to expand...
memory chips (usb or similar)
buying their music or videos on chips etc or electronically and carrying
them on chips. Wont need cd's dvd's etc
 
You are all talking about 1TB hard drives etc, How the hell am I to send
friends in Japan or USA etc a high definition 1920 x 1080p a copy of the
movies we took when were were visiting etc.
Another thing, If I want to watch a particular home movie in our large
screen theatre am I supposed to chug all the computer and bits in there. No
, of course not, I can simply take my blu ray disc in and watch it
immediately or send a copy to friends etc.
Off course I keep a master copy on HD.

John





"KR" <kenreed1999@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1ac0b04c-be31-4bba-b4f3-c9e346035417@n4g2000vba.googlegroups.com...
On Jun 8, 2:17 am, "TT" <TTencerNoS...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
"john" <jgw...@westnet.com.au> wrote in message

news:2-adnQsCk8R55rbXnZ2dnUVZ8tqdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...

Yeh thats fine untill your 1TB Hard drive Decides to not to work any
more.

You mean like some of my DVD-Rs have? And your BR-RE, which will probably
do the same. I have everything backed up on at least 2 drives. I have
nearly 7TB hanging off my main networked computer ;-)

Then you have a major problem with say all those home movies that were
on
it.

Ditto with the burnt discs.

Have been burning TDK discs now for over a month = 20 discs, no failures
and glorious 1080p quality.

We will have to see how you are getting on in 5-10 years time with them?
;-)

Discs are only $8.00 and well worth it.

When they get down to under A$2.00 I will be getting a burner.

Cheers Terry



"Soundhaspriority" <nowh...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:uPidnRLzBKllwbbXnZ2dnUVZ_oqdnZ2d@giganews.com...

"TT" <TTencerNoS...@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:vPidnQx9J8_P0LbXnZ2dnUVZ8q2dnZ2d@westnet.com.au...

"Soundhaspriority" <nowh...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:9a6dnVjjPOqOgrbXnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d@giganews.com...

"TT" <TTencerNoS...@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:JOOdnWQXd7WvlbbXnZ2dnUVZ8kmdnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

seehttp://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting
problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b
compatibility
from the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones
have
this nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Hi, TT. Does anyone have information on compatibility of home-burned
BluRay with players? I've heard it's not good.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
While the price of the discs are so high I have no intention of
burning
BR at all (like most people). So basically a BR-RE disc holds 25GB and
at A$15 a disc that's 40discs/1TB or 25 x $15 = $375/TB. Here I can
pick up USB 1TB HDs for under A$200 so why would you bother? We wont
even talk about how much of a rip off 50GB discs are ;-)

So to answer your question: no one here cares as we find it easier and
cheaper to carry around 1TB USB drives with the HD media on.

Cheers TT
I did not realize they were so expensive, but you're right,
impractically
so.

Bob Morein
(310) 237-6511
Click to expand...
Burnt data DVD's do fail, they also are a pain in the arse to burn
(take a long time and you have to keep changing discs, grouping files
to fit the available space per disc, a pain in the arse to search
through to find a particular item, too much on them in many cases to
label them with contents, and after that - they DO fail over time.
You might only get one error per 25 discs or so, but if that wipes out
an entire HD movie(s) or something even more important - then thats
the end of it.

Even if you went to the extreme of reburning them onto new discs every
few years to keep "fresh" copies for archival purposes, not taking
into account the cost, there is enormous amount of time and effort
involved. To transfer 1TB from one hard drive to another, takes a few
hours to do, but at least you can walk away and let it happen or do it
overnight, you dont have to stand there and change discs over every 10
min or so.

1 TB of DVD discs takes up a lot more physical space than a 1TB
drive. Unless you can fit your movies EXACTLY into 4.3 G parts (to
fit a disc) you are going to waste a lot of space over all the discs,
if you can only use on average (say) 3-4G of each disc for a group of
files.

Even with 25GB discs - they would still take up more room than a 1TB
hard drive, and all the
above problems still apply.

Go for the hard drive (with backup), its a lot less hassle.

Have seen 1TB SATA internal drives for around $125. At that price
you can buy 2 of them and make 2 copies of important data then lock
one away as a backup "just in case".

By this time next year 2Tb drives will probably be that price, by then
your collection will probably have grown to fill one ;)

Burnable discs do have their place, they are great if you want to burn
a few GB of files, to post or give to someone else.
 
You are all talking about 1TB hard drives etc, How the hell am I to send
friends in Japan or USA etc a high definition 1920 x 1080p a copy of the
movies we took when were were visiting etc.
Another thing, If I want to watch a particular home movie in our large
screen theatre am I supposed to chug all the computer and bits in there. No
, of course not, I can simply take my blu ray disc in and watch it
immediately or send a copy to friends etc.
Off course I keep a master copy on HD.

John

"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:-IOdnecwXrY73rbXnZ2dnUVZ8vudnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
"globular" <self@there.invalid> wrote in message
news:h0f97v$qmr$3@news.eternal-september.org...
TT wrote:
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility
from the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have
this nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Data rates beyond 1080p? What do they have in mind?

I've heard mention the next HD will be 2160 (1080x2) and 3D so x 2 again!
Probably why the article mentioned something about 4k.

Cheers TT
Click to expand...
 
john wrote:
You are all talking about 1TB hard drives etc, How the hell am I to send
friends in Japan or USA etc a high definition 1920 x 1080p a copy of the
movies we took when were were visiting etc.
Another thing, If I want to watch a particular home movie in our large
screen theatre am I supposed to chug all the computer and bits in there. No
, of course not, I can simply take my blu ray disc in and watch it
immediately or send a copy to friends etc.
Off course I keep a master copy on HD.
Click to expand...
Computers with multiple copies of an operating system running at once,
wireless channelling?

John

"TT" <TTencerNoSpaM@westnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:-IOdnecwXrY73rbXnZ2dnUVZ8vudnZ2d@westnet.com.au...
"globular" <self@there.invalid> wrote in message
news:h0f97v$qmr$3@news.eternal-september.org...
TT wrote:
Sorry for the cross posts but it is relevant to all groups.

Here we go again guys (and gals) as it's all about to change again.

see http://dvicosupport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=87#87

I just hope they nail all the compatibility and retro-fitting problems
with this new standard.

BTW I am having issues right now with HDMI 1.2 and 1.3b compatibility
from the same manufacturer! Sony should actually be one the ones have
this nailed by now.

Cheers TT
Data rates beyond 1080p? What do they have in mind?
I've heard mention the next HD will be 2160 (1080x2) and 3D so x 2 again!
Probably why the article mentioned something about 4k.

Cheers TT
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Welcome to EDABoard.com

Sponsor

Back
Top