What can you do with at DVD/RW Drive?

[stuman19]

Can you actually burn DVD's that you buy or rent, or is it just for backing larger amounts of data? Any information is good, thanks fellas/ladies.

Stu

 

[Nocturnal]

Burn DVDS!!!

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: stuman19
Can you actually burn DVD's that you buy or rent, or is it just for backing larger amounts of data? Any information is good, thanks fellas/ladies.

Stu

You can burn ones that you buy, but not rented ones.

 

[FrustratedUser]

You can 'back up' the DVDs you own.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: stuman19
Can you actually burn DVD's that you buy or rent, or is it just for backing larger amounts of data? Any information is good, thanks fellas/ladies.

Stu

You can burn ones that you buy, but not rented ones.

Cheers minendo :beer:

 

[Tetsuo]

Also back up all your pr0n

 

[stuman19]

How good of quality are the DVD's that you 'backup'?

 

[oniq]

Anandtech makes dvd/rw drives?

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: stuman19
Can you actually burn DVD's that you buy or rent, or is it just for backing larger amounts of data? Any information is good, thanks fellas/ladies.

Stu

You can burn ones that you buy, but not rented ones.

Or can you....?

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: stuman19
Can you actually burn DVD's that you buy or rent, or is it just for backing larger amounts of data? Any information is good, thanks fellas/ladies.

Stu

You can burn ones that you buy, but not rented ones.

Or can you....?

If you want to be banned from Anandtech for discussing no-no topics then yes you can.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: stuman19
Can you actually burn DVD's that you buy or rent, or is it just for backing larger amounts of data? Any information is good, thanks fellas/ladies.

Stu

You can burn ones that you buy, but not rented ones.

Or can you....?

no

 

[Sid59]

backup my movies
backup my data
create dvd videos of various clips i gathered.

maybe i should make a dvd of all those funny movie clips i gathered.

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: stuman19
Can you actually burn DVD's that you buy or rent, or is it just for backing larger amounts of data? Any information is good, thanks fellas/ladies.

Stu

You can burn ones that you buy, but not rented ones.

Or can you....?

If you want to be banned from Anandtech for discussing no-no topics then yes you can.

The "tongue" smiley indicates sarcasm, folks

 

[Nocturnal]

</sarcasm> I forgot to add it, sorry.

 

[nodoubts2k]

Originally posted by: stuman19
How good of quality are the DVD's that you 'backup'?

I cant tell the difference, But i am using a 27" TV.

 

[stuman19]

Well then what is all this business of the two types of DVD's that are out?

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: stuman19
Well then what is all this business of the two types of DVD's that are out?

Just companies trying to confuse consumers. IMHO, if you don't buy a dual format, buy a +R.

 

[stuman19]

Will DVDRW drives ever be as cheap as regular CDRW drives? Timeframe?

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: stuman19
Will DVDRW drives ever be as cheap as regular CDRW drives? Timeframe?

They are already as cheap as CDRW were 2-3 years ago.

 

[stuman19]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: stuman19
Will DVDRW drives ever be as cheap as regular CDRW drives? Timeframe?

They are already as cheap as CDRW were 2-3 years ago.

Would you suggest waiting to buy one then?

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: stuman19
Will DVDRW drives ever be as cheap as regular CDRW drives? Timeframe?

Uh, I just bought an 8X dual format drive for $65 with NO rebates. That's pretty flipping cheap IMHO.

It does:
8x DVD+R
4x DVD-R
40x CD-R
32x CD-RW

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: stuman19

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: stuman19
Will DVDRW drives ever be as cheap as regular CDRW drives? Timeframe?

They are already as cheap as CDRW were 2-3 years ago.

Would you suggest waiting to buy one then?

No why. You can wait forever. ~$100 is really not much money for a DVDRW. And get one that does both + and - media.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: stuman19
Will DVDRW drives ever be as cheap as regular CDRW drives? Timeframe?

Uh, I just bought an 8X dual format drive for $65 with NO rebates. That's pretty flipping cheap IMHO.

It does:
8x DVD+R
4x DVD-R
40x CD-R
32x CD-RW

DAMN! That's cheap! Does it on burn the write-once DVD media?

 

[vi edit]

DAMN! That's cheap! Does it on burn the write-once DVD media?

I haven't even got it out of the box yet so I'm not too familiar with it. Can you explain what "write-once" DVD media is?

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

DAMN! That's cheap! Does it on burn the write-once DVD media?

I haven't even got it out of the box yet so I'm not too familiar with it. Can you explain what "write-once" DVD media is?

ie, DVD+R vs. DVD+RW. Like CD-R and CD-RW.