DVDs lol I bet you're still walking around with your portable CD player too!
raptorcigs to mushypeas25
19 Jan 16#23
Hell Yea! i still wear flares Man!
justabout72
10 Jan 16#20
there's a reason why the price of media has dropped and guessing by the comments most people last used a blank disc back in 1885..i only use them now to back up photos or if someone wants a copy of a home movie.
i was gobsmacked when i spotted 50 verbatim in Tesco for under a fiver.
also i dont think the pricier the disc makes a difference in quality i think i had a dodgy batch of maxells back in 1970 where out of fifty discs i had to make 5 cat scarers!
biggysilly to justabout72
10 Jan 16#21
They are also good for keeping the blackbirds off your cherry trees and strawberries. :man:
radiocaf
10 Jan 16#12
'-R' disks are the same as '+R' except they cannot be burned over multiple sessions, they are single session only disks. People tend to shy away from them as older technology was not compatible with these disks.
tipsy1973 to radiocaf
10 Jan 16#13
really? -R was the most used for dvd backup as a nearly all players never no issues with them. +r & +rw can be formatted and added too and thats the only good thing. I occasionally use +rw do do the work I need to do then copy the dvd to a -R due to the dye being of superior quality.
voodooboard to radiocaf
10 Jan 16#19
Not quite.
On a technical level (too deep for this discussion) there are some important differences in the two formats...things like error correction, defect management etc. The tl;dr is that +R is superior. If disc quality is the same and compatibility is not an issue, always go with +
That doesn't account for disc quality, dye etc. No idea what these are like.
biggysilly
10 Jan 162#18
It appears these are from the last century for storing small amounts of data before portable HDD and cloud storage was available :wink:
miarcerts
10 Jan 16#17
Thanks :smiley:
Needed some for a friend and these are perfect ..
biggysilly
9 Jan 163#10
What are these for?
tipsy1973 to biggysilly
10 Jan 162#14
These days they make good clocks and frizzbies :wink:
toner84 to biggysilly
10 Jan 16#16
ha haaa...wowzers!......:confused:
biglugs1
10 Jan 161#15
These are great for scaring cats in your garden - hang them from string. Not sure what else they can be used for
Picard123
9 Jan 16#11
They're selling floppy disks for £5 as well.
rickyroma
9 Jan 16#9
the only brand i have found that works in my Mazda car CD player!
2nd Class Blank DVD Media / “Duplication Grade” non-Archival Discs
Mixed quality media, average 75-90% of discs tend to be good. These discs are not suggested for archival data or video masters. These are best suited for data that can be replaced easily, such as secondary backups or data/video distribution. In bulk, can often be purchased at low prices.
OrribleHarry
9 Jan 161#7
I've not burned a disc for about 5 years, I guess I'm not alone either probably why they are so cheap nowadays.
doublekite1
9 Jan 16#5
Why the hell is this being voted cold? I use DVDs for burning CCTV at work and any deal at less than 10p each is a bargain. At 4p these are a steal. Wonder if this is nationwide?
angusangus to doublekite1
9 Jan 16#6
Because you get what you pay for with media. If you want something to last, cheap discs aren't the way to go.
raptorcigs
9 Jan 16#4
Movies, i have many old family members that have upgraded from VHS Lots Of Love
dyanisis1978
9 Jan 16#3
You can burn off all those Oscar screeners, that pop up this time of year.
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i was gobsmacked when i spotted 50 verbatim in Tesco for under a fiver.
also i dont think the pricier the disc makes a difference in quality i think i had a dodgy batch of maxells back in 1970 where out of fifty discs i had to make 5 cat scarers!
On a technical level (too deep for this discussion) there are some important differences in the two formats...things like error correction, defect management etc. The tl;dr is that +R is superior. If disc quality is the same and compatibility is not an issue, always go with +
That doesn't account for disc quality, dye etc. No idea what these are like.
Needed some for a friend and these are perfect ..
2nd Class Blank DVD Media / “Duplication Grade” non-Archival Discs
Mixed quality media, average 75-90% of discs tend to be good. These discs are not suggested for archival data or video masters. These are best suited for data that can be replaced easily, such as secondary backups or data/video distribution. In bulk, can often be purchased at low prices.