Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-19 Thread Paul Meyer
The question is how you track shows, I suppose you can use a free programming service (MythTV?). The other advantage of DVR's that cannot be oversold is the buffering of your current viewing. I hope this does not offend anyone but TIVO (DVR's in general) is the surest sign I can remember of

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-18 Thread Steve Rigby
On May 17, 2007, at 5:19 PM, John DeCarlo wrote: Micro Center has 2 packs and 3 packs. At least they did two weeks ago. Thank you for that info. I shall head over there and see what they have. Steve * == QUICK

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-18 Thread Steve Rigby
On May 17, 2007, at 6:43 PM, Eric S. Sande wrote: Staples on L Street had five packs as recently as two weeks ago. Thank you. I'll check the Staples in my neighborhood. I appreciate the information. Steve * ==

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-17 Thread Steve Rigby
On May 16, 2007, at 6:33 PM, Mike Sloane wrote: So why didn't the two of you go halves on the 10 pack and split them up? Funny you should ask, because that is what I was thinking about but only after having left the store. Even five disks DVD-RWs would have been more than I needed. I

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-17 Thread Tom Piwowar
I don't know the answer to your question -- it seems today that only a few DVD-RWs are needed. I've almost quit using them. I'm seeing DVD-RWs priced just over $1. So why not buy a 5 pack and immediately toss the three you don't need into the trash?

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-17 Thread Fred Holmes
I suspect that some folks who haven't yet gone to TiVo, etc., use today a DVD recorder in place of the VCR of a few years ago to occasionally record a program they want to keep. DVD-RWs make sense if you plan to re-use the media. Might want to have enough stock to be sure that you always have

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-17 Thread Steve Rigby
On May 16, 2007, at 10:53 PM, Robert wrote: I don't know the answer to your question -- it seems today that only a few DVD-RWs are needed. I've almost quit using them. I only perceive the need for rewritables in order to do some testing that could go bad and ruin disks. I do sometimes

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-17 Thread Steve Rigby
On May 17, 2007, at 11:05 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote: I'm seeing DVD-RWs priced just over $1. So why not buy a 5 pack and immediately toss the three you don't need into the trash? If I saw a five pack I'd get it. Best Buy had a 25 pack and Office Depot had ten packs a couple of days ago as

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-17 Thread b_s-wilk
Fred Holmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect that some folks who haven't yet gone to TiVo, etc., use today a DVD recorder in place of the VCR of a few years ago to occasionally record a program they want to keep. DVD-RWs make sense if you plan to re-use the media. Might want to have enough

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-17 Thread John DeCarlo
Micro Center has 2 packs and 3 packs. At least they did two weeks ago. On 5/17/07, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 17, 2007, at 11:05 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote: I'm seeing DVD-RWs priced just over $1. So why not buy a 5 pack and immediately toss the three you don't need into the

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-17 Thread mike
I just buy write once dvds, 12 bux for a 100 pack Mike On 5/17/07, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On May 17, 2007, at 11:05 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote: I'm seeing DVD-RWs priced just over $1. So why not buy a 5 pack and immediately toss the three you don't need into the trash? If I

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-16 Thread Tony B
IMHO Don't screw with RWs. You're right, the cost is prohibitive compared to use-once media. If you have 4.7G of data that needs to be rewritten a lot, use a flash drive. Or a usb2 drive. On 5/16/07, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How come a consumer cannot seem to be able to buy

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-16 Thread mike
When I worked in a grocery store we had a small contingent of elderly customers. Our store manager being in the business for decades believed not only service first but that these customers were our base. Often he would sell one egg to a woman who couldn't understand for the life of her who

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-16 Thread b_s-wilk
How come a consumer cannot seem to be able to buy just a couple of DVD-RWs? Why do I have to buy a 10-pack? Who needs 10 rewritables? Is this the Costcoization of the marketplace? Everything like this in bulk? We have a DVD recorder that's connected to our satellite receiver, and to a VCR.

Re: [CGUYS] DVD-RW

2007-05-16 Thread Robert
I don't know the answer to your question -- it seems today that only a few DVD-RWs are needed. I've almost quit using them. But, several years ago the DVD write once was very expensive, and the success rate of writing to them was not too good. I adopted the practice of always writing to a