Is there any way possible to get larger CDs than the standard?

JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 02:19 PM
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Is there any way possible to get larger CDs than the standard?

I gotta a whole bunch of stuff I wanna back up, and I would prefer it be on one disk.

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democracyindanger

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Sat May-07-05 02:19 PM
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1. DVD

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JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 02:23 PM
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4. oh how much would that cost and how much do they hold in gigs?

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democracyindanger

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Sat May-07-05 02:25 PM
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5. You need a DVD burner

which I think you can get for a couple hundred bucks now, and DVDs can hold around 4.7 GB.

I use DVDs to archive video files.

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JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 02:26 PM
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6. Shit I dont have that kind of money

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barackmyworld

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Sat May-07-05 02:59 PM
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16. external burners are cheaper

my bro said less than $100

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Salviati

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Sat May-07-05 04:46 PM
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27. Internal stuff is always cheaper than external...

You can get a double layer burner for under $100 now, it may not even be possible to get single layer burners anymore, but they'd be cheaper.

Single layer media is pretty cheap, you can easily pick it up for around 0.25 per disc on sale. The double layer media is still pretty expesive though.

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mark414

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Sat May-07-05 02:20 PM
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2. laser discs kleeb

they're the wave of the future

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JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 02:23 PM
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3. That wont fit in my rom

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gmoney

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Sat May-07-05 02:30 PM
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8. I have the laserdisc of "Wild in the Streets"...

never had a player though...

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NV Whino

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Sat May-07-05 03:57 PM
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25. I knew someone would come up with that one.

(I don't think Kleeb gets it.)
:rofl:

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Huckebein the Raven

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Sat May-07-05 04:01 PM
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26. Hey I heard Nintendo is coming out with a "Super" Nintendo

16 bits. That's awesome.

:rofl:

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mark414

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Sat May-07-05 04:49 PM
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28. 16 bits??? wow!

i just got a new apple computer; it is LIGHTNING fast

here it is

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BR_Parkway

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Sat May-07-05 02:28 PM
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7. Beyond the obvious jokes of being happy with the equipment

you've got and not always wishing for something bigger......:-)

What are you using for compression before the backup?

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JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 02:47 PM
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9. compression? huh me computer ignorant, I dunno

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CanuckAmok

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Sat May-07-05 02:51 PM
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10. try one of these:

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JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 02:51 PM
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11. and how is that supposed to fit in my CD drive lol

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Longgrain

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Sat May-07-05 02:54 PM
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12. I'm not sure, but do they sell two sided writable Cd's?

That's the only idea I can think of to get more info on a standard disk.

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JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 02:56 PM
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13. No clue

Hah all I know is that when all is done, I am gonna have so many disks filled with music, programs, game patches, etc. Hell the music with a 700 MB Disk will be 11 CDs worth since I have 7 Gigs of music and I am gonna back up the CDs I downloaded as well that put them on there.

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miss_kitty

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Sat May-07-05 02:57 PM
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14. thumb drive, dude.

Edited on Sat May-07-05 02:58 PM by miss_kitty

http://www.thumbdrive.com/

On Edit: :thumbsup:

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JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 02:58 PM
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15. hmmm accordign to that site, its not windows XP compatable

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miss_kitty

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Sat May-07-05 03:08 PM
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22. Well that stymied me

There must be something that is XP compat-oh nevermind. we're talkin' MS. Sorry. My bad. :P

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JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 03:09 PM
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24. Its cool lol

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barackmyworld

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Sat May-07-05 03:01 PM
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17. what about an external hard drive?

You can get 10-20-30 gigs for cheap.

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JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 03:03 PM
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19. I could try that, thanks

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TroubleMan

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Sat May-07-05 03:02 PM
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18. Hell, DVD burners are down to about $50 now,...

The quality ones go for about $100.00.

Just go to pricewatch.com.

Also, FYI, a regular CD holds 650mb, but you can get 700mb cd's. They're quite common.

DVD's a little more complicated. A quick google search came up with this:

http://www.disctronics.co.uk/technology/dvdintro/dvd_formats.htm

It seems to jibe with what I know.

If you get the 17gb discs, make sure you get a burner that's compatible with them.

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JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 03:03 PM
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20. Hmmm yeah I said 700 MB because thats what Ive mostly used

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TroubleMan

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Sat May-07-05 03:07 PM
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21. Forgot to read your other responses

Edited on Sat May-07-05 03:09 PM by TroubleMan

Now that I see you've got 7 gigs. You could get that on one of the dual layer DVD's or double sided DVD's - or two of the regular DVD's.

Also, if you have an mp3 player or Ipod, you can back them up on there if you have enough capacity on it.

(on edit)

after reading the rest of the thread, the external hard drive is also a good idea. Check for a price on pricewatch.

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JohnKleeb

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Sat May-07-05 03:08 PM
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23. Nah I dont have an MP3 player or iPod, saving up for one though

YEah I got 7.33 Gigs of music offically yep.

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