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Old 01-08-2004, 03:04 AM
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Do any of you guys know the projected prices of dvd9 burners and/or blank dvd9 media?? DVD9 burning will be a reality this spring, and I'm really excited, but I'm curious as to how much it'll cost me.

if you dont know, how much would ya think??
Old 01-08-2004, 04:10 AM
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Is this a new format of DVD or something?
Old 01-08-2004, 10:27 AM
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kinda.

Currently, consumer grade blank dvd's can only hold 4.7gb of data. The average movie alone is prolly around ~5gb, plus menus and extra scenes, which are usually another 3gb, meaning that consumers have to downgrade the quality of the dvd to make a backup of it. In the spring[hopefully], they will start producing dual layer blanks, which can be burned with a laser, which can hold almost 9gb of data. As of now, the only dvd's that can hold that much data [known as dvd9's, can hold approx 9.5gb] are commercially made, and are "stamped" together. I dont exactly know how they are "stamped" but I do know that they are not burned with a red laser like a cdr or dvdr.

the format will be coming from the "+r/rw" alliance, meaning hp and phillips and a few other brands will be leading the way in producing hardware that burns the dvds. verbatim will be leading the way in making blanks.
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its gonna be mucho $$$. id rather wait 2 years and then hop on it. so far dvd5 is good for meh
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thats what i'm worried about. verbatims dvd5's are like $2/ea when bought in bulk :ugh:
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Going to be up the ass for like 2 years then a price drop
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i use riteks for ~1.05 each after shipping and tax
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i need to start buying dvdr's online. i been buying them at compusa lately 10/$10, but for a generic disc, thats actually kinda expensive.

i think i should get a pack of these: http://www.blank-cd-cdr.com/ho4xdvdme.html
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Originally posted by brtecson
kinda.

Currently, consumer grade blank dvd's can only hold 4.7gb of data. The average movie alone is prolly around ~5gb, plus menus and extra scenes, which are usually another 3gb, meaning that consumers have to downgrade the quality of the dvd to make a backup of it. In the spring[hopefully], they will start producing dual layer blanks, which can be burned with a laser, which can hold almost 9gb of data. As of now, the only dvd's that can hold that much data [known as dvd9's, can hold approx 9.5gb] are commercially made, and are "stamped" together. I dont exactly know how they are "stamped" but I do know that they are not burned with a red laser like a cdr or dvdr.

the format will be coming from the "+r/rw" alliance, meaning hp and phillips and a few other brands will be leading the way in producing hardware that burns the dvds. verbatim will be leading the way in making blanks.

dvds are stamped using a similar process with CDs.

a negative image of the master CD is made then they use that to "press" or "stamp" the CDs
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Originally posted by brtecson
i need to start buying dvdr's online. i been buying them at compusa lately 10/$10, but for a generic disc, thats actually kinda expensive.

i think i should get a pack of these: http://www.blank-cd-cdr.com/ho4xdvdme.html
ya you could get those is you need more coasters for your coffee table. id get riteks from www.rima.com betta. not one coaster yet



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