DVD burners

[scomac]

I'm curious what type of DVD burner I should buy. I have done research on them, but I figured I would tap the forums and see what people have to say.

Here is what I would like to do. I recently bought a new 5 megapixel digital camera. The average file size of the pictures it takes is around 4 to 5 megs. I always back up my pictures to cd, but I have noticed a big difference in how fast I fill up a standard cd. I have only had the new camera since February and I have already filled up 3 cd's. All my pictures (3 years worth) from before the new camera only filled up 3 cd's. I know I could decrease the resolution, and up the compression, but I don't want the image quality to be impacted.

Also, sometime within the next year or so, I'm planning on purchasing a digital camcorder and I will need something that will hold those movies as well.

Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks in advance!

scomac

[Jaggannath]

Get a dual-layered burner, they're the latest things and dual-layered DVD's hold massive amounts of information. A CD can only hold approx 170 or so pics at 4-5MB, a normal DVD about 800, so that's the difference. Prior to the new camera, the files were smaller and of lesser quality, harder to blow up.

But as I said, the best option seems to be to buy a dual-layered, it'll last a few years and will allow you to store massive amounts of info

[glc]

The only real advantage to a dual layer burner is for backing up your dual layer DVD movies. For massive data storage a single layer FAST burner is still the way to go, prices are falling well under $100. Dual layer burners are slow burning the second layer (2.4x max from what I understand), and there's no media for them yet - I see preorders for Verbatim 2.4x (that's 2.4, not 24) speed dual layer DVD+R at 15 bucks EACH. Single layer blanks are under a buck.

[RJ]

Dual layer burners are slow burning the second layer (2.4x max from what I understand)

Actually they burn the whole DVD (both layers) at 2.4x, which results in 45 minutes to burn that thing.

Anyway I believe it's worth it. The prices are not much more expensive, and prices of media will fall as they did with single layer DVD+R.
And he plans to get a camcorder next year. I don't think he wants to get a new dvd burner then, but I believe media will be way cheaper and dual layer will be an advantage to store the videos.

RJ

[scomac]

Just wanted to say thanks for the information. That gives me something to think about when it comes time to actually go out and spend some money. I guess at this point, since I'm not really ready to go out and buy one, I'll just kind of wait and see what happens with the dual layer dvd's and make the decision when I'm actually ready to buy.

Thanks!