Another 2 cents: I've experienced a high failure rate with DVD-RAM even with the carrier. Actually, though, only with one vendor's cartridges (Memorex double sided). I've not seen the problem with others, including the cheaper generic cartridges.
On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 09:11, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote: > On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 03:53:16PM +0100, Andy Polyakov wrote: > > > > As already mentioned. DVD+RW supports write of randomly addressed 2KB > > blocks even to *virgin* media (well, when you write 2KB, 32KB gets > > naturally written/de-iced], and naturally rewrite in random order at > > later occasion. Randomly written DVD+RW disc is *indistinguishable* from > > one written progressively/streamed. DVD+R media can be written > > progressively in 32KB ECC blocks, *but* uninterrupted streaming is not a > > requirement [you can even eject media between writes]. DVD+R media > > written progressively with interrupts is *indistinguishable* from one > > written streamed/in one single take. All this thanks to "high [spatial] > > frequency wobbled [pre-]groove with addressing information modulated > > into it." > > Even if DVD+RW is "superior" to DVD-R. What does it REALLY buy you? > > Is there any REAL practical use for writing to the 4GB position on a > virgin media? > > And personally i would NEVER use a rewritable medium that isn't build > into a caddy. (Neither - or + fit this requirement. DVD-RAM would fit) > > As i "joke" i bought 2 DVD-RW media and used them to transport some data > to a college of me, after 3 rounds the media weren't usable anymore, > because of to many scratches. So the R(e)W(rite) is more theoretical > then practical in my eyes. (OK there are "DVD+R" now) > > If i need TRUE "random" access, DVD-RAM is much better for the job. OK > disadvantage is that nearly nobody has this (if you want to use such a > media to transport data.) and even if DVD-RAMs were readable by a normal > DVD drive the media wouldn't fit because i haven't see a DVD drive with > a caddy latly. > > For transporting data to/from the place i work i use a 20GB 2,5" HDD > build into a firewire-enclosure. With around 15MB/s this outperforms > everything else on the portable market. (Excluding 3,5 HDD built into a > firewire enclosure) > > > > > Bis denn > > -- > Real Programmers consider "what you see is what you get" to be just as > bad a concept in Text Editors as it is in women. No, the Real Programmer > wants a "you asked for it, you got it" text editor -- complicated, > cryptic, powerful, unforgiving, dangerous. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Seth Kurtzberg M. I. S. Corp 480-661-1849 Pager 888-605-9296, or [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
