should i get a dvd burner??

[leftyman]

ive read a million threads about format, price, speed, limitations etc...my main use would be for transfering vhs tapes to dvd and for back up and storage ( mosty dig. pictures that are eating up lots of hard drive ) price isnt really an issue since its a gift😀 as far as format i guess its anyone's guess but im leaning towards r+/rw+ unless i can get the sony burner that covers the r-/rw- format as well. speed isnt a real big issue as im a fairly patient person...

any comments would be appreciated

 

[Budman]

No you should not get one, why you ask?

Because you would have one & I would not. :frown:

 

[Kartajan]

see my sig for my DVD burner.

I really like the use of DVD-RW for my backups of files, but it takes a while to burn. If you have less than 5 gig of stuff that you back up, I would stick with regular high speed CD-RW. If more than that, I LOVE my DVD burner.

 

[leftyman]

budman..i love your thinkin😀 kartajan i have about 15gig worth of stuff so i really like the idea of 4-5 dvd's rather that 15-20 cdr's

 

[John]

Originally posted by: leftyman
budman..i love your thinkin😀 kartajan i have about 15gig worth of stuff so i really like the idea of 4-5 dvd's rather that 15-20 cdr's

15~20 cd's is only going to set you back ~6.00 or so, and you probably have a cdrw already. 🙂

The Sony drive is very popular since it combines both +&- formats in a single drive, but the availability is low due to the extreme popularity of the drive. I am considering the Sony for my personal machine, but I think I will hold off for another month or two.

 

[leftyman]

yea the cdr media is cheaper but my main reason for wanting one is to put my home vhs tapes on dvd and i really like the idea of editing them ( my daughter competes in gymnastics and i have about 30-40 tapes that i would like to store on dvd ) plus your normal xmas, birthday and wedding tapes

 

[John]

Originally posted by: leftyman
yea the cdr media is cheaper but my main reason for wanting one is to put my home vhs tapes on dvd and i really like the idea of editing them ( my daughter competes in gymnastics and i have about 30-40 tapes that i would like to store on dvd ) plus your normal xmas, birthday and wedding tapes

It is Christmas after all, so maybe you can splurge for the Sony Drive. 🙂

 

[leftyman]

i guess the reason i really want one now is that its going to be a gift😀 so i guess i was seeing if there was a reason not to get one and maybe get something else like a BIG monitor or a radeon 9700

 

[John]

The only problem with the Sony drive is the availability. You might want to start trying to hunt one down now if you plan on unwrapping it for Christmas. 🙂

 

[LouPoir]

I have the Sony DRU500. Its a super drive, support both -R and +R standards. Fit your needs perfectly.

Lou

 

[MTAX]

I'd wait a couple of months. I forsee a rapid speed increase and drop in price over the next 6 months.