If you want to back up stuff, put it onto an external hard drive or maybe a flash drive--burned discs don't last forever due to how the data is burned into ink and it degrades quickly (something like 10 years for crappy discs).
10 Things Not to Buy in 2010
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sladesuperagent
Mine's bigger.
I'd have to disagree. There are a gazillion ways to up the quality of music coming out of your cpu. This is the same argument that records still sound the best--those people are just looking for a certain "type" of sound from vinyl. The only quality problems I notice in my 96GB of music is the stuff that was released on CD in the 80's sounds dated, but this is rare hasn't-been-released-again stuff. I ditched the 800+ CD shelf years ago (and filled it with toys
) and never looked back. My music sounds great, especially since I opted for excellent speakers and a giant woofer. Future hardware is almost always compatible with older file formats, I still have files from 1997 that I can open on my Mac.
galactiboy
OT Preferist
SnakeDoctor
Super Freak
Pawn shops will usually give you a buck a piece for DVDs. That's where I buy most of mine ... they sell them for $2-$4 each.
SnakeDoc
Id keep the physical CDs boxed up and in storage.
Then also back up your iTunes library as well. If your comp really crashes, I know the last thing Id want to do is re-import them 1 disc at a time. Instead you could just import your backed up library....
Then also back up your iTunes library as well. If your comp really crashes, I know the last thing Id want to do is re-import them 1 disc at a time. Instead you could just import your backed up library....
Flash drives and thumb drives are not reliable long term media storage either. They have a small cell in them for power that goes bad over time. Theyre great for temporary transport. But dont put anyting of importance on them for any long period of time ...
hairlesswookiee
PALPATINE CRUSADER!!!!
I will continue buying Hard Drives. The storage capacities keep growing and the prices keep dropping. I also enjoy my gas-hogging sports car...sure the gas prices suck, but that's just something I need to deal with when having my fun car.
hairlesswookiee
PALPATINE CRUSADER!!!!
This too. I doubt there will be a lot of movies that'll benefit from 3D for quite a while. I have no problem buying this years tech down the road for a significant price drop. I'll be buying a 1080p 240hz TV this summer for a fraction of the cost that people paid for the same thing last year.
whats the difference between a 3D TV and what Avatar does?
there is no difference in the physical screen at the movies for the Avatar movie is there?
I have had a company demo a 3D TV not too long ago, but it still required glasses even tho is was a 2 layer screen.
there is no difference in the physical screen at the movies for the Avatar movie is there?
I have had a company demo a 3D TV not too long ago, but it still required glasses even tho is was a 2 layer screen.
ProgMatinee
circlesendwheretheybegin
thats the thing, there is a total possibility that "3D screens" are unnecessary. it depends on what type of software wins the war, just like the bluray hd war.
its completely possible that all the encoding for a 3d movie or show will be done right on the medium and tv hardware would be irrelevant.
I kinda compare it to Super Audio and DVD-Audio. Sony tried to get us to buy special players to play "SACDs" but a lot of CD manufacturers simply encoded 5.1 audio right onto standard DVDS, thus making SACD players unneccessary.
tomandshell
Blue Flame of the West/Mod
They use lenticular silver screens for RealD 3D theaters "to maintain the light polarization upon reflection and to reduce reflection loss to counter the inherent losses by the polarization filters."
Dolby 3D theaters use a standard white screen.
IMAX 3D uses yet another screen type.
Each of these approaches requires a unique combination of screen, projector and glasses. The fact that there are competing 3D projection formats in theaters makes me expect the same competition will exist in the home theater arena--and home 3D is going to use active shutter glasses anyway, rather than the polarized lenses from the theater.
We are a LONG way away from owning one custom pair of personal 3D glasses that work in every home and theater you visit.
hairlesswookiee
PALPATINE CRUSADER!!!!
I know it sounds crazy, but I don't see 3D as something I feel worthy of paying a premium for.
devilof76
Super Freak
Amazon.com has a dvd buy-back service that pays more than pawnshops. It varies, but you can get $2-5 a piece.
Kabukiman
Greatest Person Ever
I agree with that list, for the most part, but I strongly disagree with not buying external hard drives. Yeah, online storage is great and all, but nothing will ever beat having a hard drive or two around the house. Online storage isn't going to work with incremental storage like Time Machine, and I don't think too many support Rsync. And if they did, that would use a ton of bandwidth.
Secondly, online storage isn't going to work with migration assistant or whatever the Windows equivalent is. It's not going to work with backing up your PS3 or many other of your connected devices with internal storage.
Lastly, it's so easy to just plug an external hard drive into any machine and have it be instantly recognized with transfer speeds exponentially faster than even the fastest internet connection. (As an aside, you're going to need hefty upload speeds for online storage, and most internet providers do not offer much higher than 1.5 mb/s for residential service)
There are too many reasons that encouraging people to not buy external storage to list here. So I guess I'll just end my rant here.
Secondly, online storage isn't going to work with migration assistant or whatever the Windows equivalent is. It's not going to work with backing up your PS3 or many other of your connected devices with internal storage.
Lastly, it's so easy to just plug an external hard drive into any machine and have it be instantly recognized with transfer speeds exponentially faster than even the fastest internet connection. (As an aside, you're going to need hefty upload speeds for online storage, and most internet providers do not offer much higher than 1.5 mb/s for residential service)
There are too many reasons that encouraging people to not buy external storage to list here. So I guess I'll just end my rant here.
Skiman
Super Freak
Haven't had a landline in how many years, as soon as I found out that SBC DSL went fiber optic and you didn't need a landline to run it, I drop that expense in a heartbeat.
External Hard Drives
Consumers who keep their computers for years and upload thousands of songs, videos, movies and photos will need to get more space at some point.
External hard drives are one option, but an up-and-coming alternative might be simpler and save you another transition down the road. Online backup services, like Carbonite.com or Mozy.com, allow users to back up data over the Internet.
These services are more expensive than purchasing an external hard drive, which typically starts at around $70. At Carbonite.com, a one-year subscription starts at $54.95, and at Mozy.com monthly subscription costs total $54.45 for a year.
I totally disagree with this, my data is safer with me. I'll possible buy a few terabytes to back up the existing terabytes
I haven't bought CD's in years with all the online access but with movies that I really want I will buy the DVD's to have a hard copy that I can watch over and over again in my collection. For the movies that I just wanna watch once or don't think that they are movie theater time quality I will go online with those as well.
I find it funny for those that are investing all this money in the Blueray format as well. It's gonna drop, just like DVD's and the $30+ a pop that they cost is just absurd, no way is a movie worth $30 or more just for the newest greatest formats. Money is going down the drain, I give it 10 more years and BR will be as cheap as DVD's today. I will continue to stock up on DVD's especially whenever they are on sale at electronic stores. Oh and I can afford these formats, I'm not being cheap it's just a ploy to lure consumers into spending more for the latest greatest technology.
It's just like whenever the first CD writer or DVD writers came out for the PC/Mac, there were $400-$500 and nowadays you find those for $50 and they are rotting on the shelves. Wait it out ppl if you know what's best for your money.
External Hard Drives
Consumers who keep their computers for years and upload thousands of songs, videos, movies and photos will need to get more space at some point.
External hard drives are one option, but an up-and-coming alternative might be simpler and save you another transition down the road. Online backup services, like Carbonite.com or Mozy.com, allow users to back up data over the Internet.
These services are more expensive than purchasing an external hard drive, which typically starts at around $70. At Carbonite.com, a one-year subscription starts at $54.95, and at Mozy.com monthly subscription costs total $54.45 for a year.
I totally disagree with this, my data is safer with me. I'll possible buy a few terabytes to back up the existing terabytes
I haven't bought CD's in years with all the online access but with movies that I really want I will buy the DVD's to have a hard copy that I can watch over and over again in my collection. For the movies that I just wanna watch once or don't think that they are movie theater time quality I will go online with those as well.
I find it funny for those that are investing all this money in the Blueray format as well. It's gonna drop, just like DVD's and the $30+ a pop that they cost is just absurd, no way is a movie worth $30 or more just for the newest greatest formats. Money is going down the drain, I give it 10 more years and BR will be as cheap as DVD's today. I will continue to stock up on DVD's especially whenever they are on sale at electronic stores. Oh and I can afford these formats, I'm not being cheap it's just a ploy to lure consumers into spending more for the latest greatest technology.
It's just like whenever the first CD writer or DVD writers came out for the PC/Mac, there were $400-$500 and nowadays you find those for $50 and they are rotting on the shelves. Wait it out ppl if you know what's best for your money.
Something Sexy
Super Freak
Haven't had a landline in how many years, as soon as I found out that SBC DSL went fiber optic and you didn't need a landline to run it, I drop that expense in a heartbeat.
External Hard Drives
Consumers who keep their computers for years and upload thousands of songs, videos, movies and photos will need to get more space at some point.
External hard drives are one option, but an up-and-coming alternative might be simpler and save you another transition down the road. Online backup services, like Carbonite.com or Mozy.com, allow users to back up data over the Internet.
These services are more expensive than purchasing an external hard drive, which typically starts at around $70. At Carbonite.com, a one-year subscription starts at $54.95, and at Mozy.com monthly subscription costs total $54.45 for a year.
I totally disagree with this, my data is safer with me. I'll possible buy a few terabytes to back up the existing terabytes
I haven't bought CD's in years with all the online access but with movies that I really want I will buy the DVD's to have a hard copy that I can watch over and over again in my collection. For the movies that I just wanna watch once or don't think that they are movie theater time quality I will go online with those as well.
I find it funny for those that are investing all this money in the Blueray format as well. It's gonna drop, just like DVD's and the $30+ a pop that they cost is just absurd, no way is a movie worth $30 or more just for the newest greatest formats. Money is going down the drain, I give it 10 more years and BR will be as cheap as DVD's today. I will continue to stock up on DVD's especially whenever they are on sale at electronic stores. Oh and I can afford these formats, I'm not being cheap it's just a ploy to lure consumers into spending more for the latest greatest technology.
It's just like whenever the first CD writer or DVD writers came out for the PC/Mac, there were $400-$500 and nowadays you find those for $50 and they are rotting on the shelves. Wait it out ppl if you know what's best for your money.
Dave I am not sure where you are buying your Blu-rays but rarely have I ever spent more than $15 on a blu-ray unless it was a new release which is only a few dollars more than the standard DVD.
Skiman
Super Freak
I don't buy them...
Well I guess they've gone down since the last time I've look at them...$15 is not bad, I thought they were higher for new releases...
Something Sexy
Super Freak
I don't buy them...
$15 is not bad, I thought they were higher for new releases...
Just have to shop around, I usually get new releases for about $19 or so which is usually on average about $4 more regular release DVD.
Sales are usually always going on where you can average blu-rays for between $10 to $15. Just have to shop smart.
I rarely buy Blu-rays or DVds anymore. Just netflix most and the ones I need that I know I will rewatch I buy.
Skiman
Super Freak
Yup same here, online, netflix and redbox FTW!!!!!
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