YEK Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 i'm wondering when they are coming out with a recordable blu-ray drive for computers. is this out yet the thing i worry about is i have so much music on my computer what would i do if my ext hd died? i don't think you can tell if it's about to die, i didn't install anything on it just mp3s maybe i should buy a cheaper ext hd to put mp3s on and then put it in the closet for emergencies... how much can a blu-ray hold? i wonder if they'll come up with archive blu-rays... halp! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 On 6/4/2010 at 8:00 PM, yek said: i'm wondering when they are coming out with a recordable blu-ray drive for computers. is this out yet the thing i worry about is i have so much music on my computer what would i do if my ext hd died? i don't think you can tell if it's about to die, i didn't install anything on it just mp3s maybe i should buy a cheaper ext hd to put mp3s on and then put it in the closet for emergencies... how much can a blu-ray hold? i wonder if they'll come up with archive blu-rays... halp! yes Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide oscillik's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1342850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sysyphus Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 it's the same as cd/dvd technology before it. the longer you wait, the cheaper the burners and media get. sit back and watch the prices fall... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide sysyphus's signature Hide all signatures publius enigma Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1342853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 sweet, i'll wait till laptops get'm and they become cheaper, kill two birds with one stone. how many gigs do these hold? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1342855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 On 6/4/2010 at 8:08 PM, yek said: sweet, i'll wait till laptops get'm and they become cheaper, kill two birds with one stone. how many gigs do these hold? BD-RE Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide oscillik's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1342856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 On 6/4/2010 at 8:09 PM, oscillik said: On 6/4/2010 at 8:08 PM, yek said: sweet, i'll wait till laptops get'm and they become cheaper, kill two birds with one stone. how many gigs do these hold? BD-RE oh nice, double layer Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1342857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 (edited) On 6/4/2010 at 8:10 PM, yek said: On 6/4/2010 at 8:09 PM, oscillik said: On 6/4/2010 at 8:08 PM, yek said: sweet, i'll wait till laptops get'm and they become cheaper, kill two birds with one stone. how many gigs do these hold? BD-RE oh nice, double layer funnily enough, the other day i was looking at a Bluray drive for my computer, but decided against it at the moment due to the relatively high cost of a burner drive at the moment. i'm not gonna settle for anything less than a burner drive, so i'm gonna have to wait for prices to come down. Edited June 4, 2010 by oscillik Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide oscillik's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1342861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 On 6/4/2010 at 8:00 PM, yek said: i'm wondering when they are coming out with a recordable blu-ray drive for computers. is this out yet the thing i worry about is i have so much music on my computer what would i do if my ext hd died? i don't think you can tell if it's about to die, i didn't install anything on it just mp3s maybe i should buy a cheaper ext hd to put mp3s on and then put it in the closet for emergencies... how much can a blu-ray hold? i wonder if they'll come up with archive blu-rays... halp! Never put your second backup in the same physical space Yek. Put it elsewhere (at work, friend's house/etc..) And forget about putting data on stupid plastic/aluminium discs. They will be useless soon. an external hd will be 1) cheaper by GB 2) take a lot less space and 3) you can synch your backups Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Bob Dylan's signature Hide all signatures *** This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez Corporation *** helping America into the New World... Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1342871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 On 6/4/2010 at 8:25 PM, Philip Glass said: On 6/4/2010 at 8:00 PM, yek said: i'm wondering when they are coming out with a recordable blu-ray drive for computers. is this out yet the thing i worry about is i have so much music on my computer what would i do if my ext hd died? i don't think you can tell if it's about to die, i didn't install anything on it just mp3s maybe i should buy a cheaper ext hd to put mp3s on and then put it in the closet for emergencies... how much can a blu-ray hold? i wonder if they'll come up with archive blu-rays... halp! Never put your second backup in the same physical space Yek. Put it elsewhere (at work, friend's house/etc..) And forget about putting data on stupid plastic/aluminium discs. They will be useless soon. an external hd will be 1) cheaper by GB 2) take a lot less space and 3) you can synch your backups are you suggesting 2 ext hd's ? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1342874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 (edited) external HD are so dirt cheap, 2TB for a hundred bucks nowadays I think? You'll need at least 50 Blu-Ray discs for that. And a recorder. Seriously, all discs are obsolete now. Computers don't even come with them anymore. So yes, two places physically at all time. This is the basis of backup. You backup your stuff here, and you have a perfect copy of that backup somewhere else. That way whenever there is a problem, you can switch and buy a new one. Edited June 4, 2010 by Philip Glass Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Bob Dylan's signature Hide all signatures *** This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez Corporation *** helping America into the New World... Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1342929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 On 6/4/2010 at 9:16 PM, Philip Glass said: external HD are so dirt cheap, 2TB for a hundred bucks nowadays I think? You'll need at least 50 Blu-Ray discs for that. And a recorder. Seriously, all discs are obsolete now. Computers don't even come with them anymore. So yes, two places physically at all time. This is the basis of backup. You backup your stuff here, and you have a perfect copy of that backup somewhere else. That way whenever there is a problem, you can switch and buy a new one. understood. i'm all over it, thanks Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1342939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fishtank Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 I've had one for almost a year now, are there any free players yet? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1343081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pulsewarrior Posted June 5, 2010 Report Share Posted June 5, 2010 If you're looking at this for backup purposes, I wouldn't recommend. Media like this is not ideal for archiving / long term storage. I would recommend external hard drives and also an online storage solution. For instance, buy two external drives and subscribe to a cheap service like JungleDisk (amazon). You can't really trust anything so have a few different distinct spaces and coordinate/mirror your backups across them. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/56891-blu-ray-for-the-computer/#findComment-1343130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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