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Re:Newly recovered Ground Zero photos show why you should ba... by mehrdadn on Monday June 17, 2019 @01:56AM (#20200264)
> Each year I check the price of DVD vs. Blu-ray and when factoring in the cost of the burner DVD seems to stay just on top for $/GB. It doesn't help that I've still got spare DVDs lying around, and people basically give away the blanks these days.

Cost is one thing, but does the capacity not bother you too? DVDs are so small in comparison to BDs. Not to mention the time you have to waste switching discs (or reading/writing them, if relevant).

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Re:Newly recovered Ground Zero photos show why you should ba... by dvd-guy on Monday June 17, 2019 @02:43AM (#20200477)
Burning tens of DVDs is a little tiresome, but it is well enough scripted that it is easy to slowly swap them in and out while focusing on another task - the brief interruption is barely noticed.

It also means that the failure of a whole disk has a lesser impact on the whole.

Edit: that said, I do have a spindle of 100 CD-R that were given to me. I haven't had the motivation to use them up yet.

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