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| Thread ID: 136677 | 2014-03-30 07:05:00 | Any of you still using much optical discs? | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1371621 | 2014-03-30 18:59:00 | Haven't used any for a while. The netbook doesn't have a dvd so had to use a flash drive to install windows on it. And if I want to copy anything across now, I'll do it wirelessly. Don't bother about backing anything up. If something dies / fails so be it :p | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1371622 | 2014-03-30 19:52:00 | Hardly ever. If you need the ability to have access to a whole bunch of stuff that's bootable, have a look at the Zalman ZM-VE300 | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1371623 | 2014-03-30 20:03:00 | Yep. I still use them for archiving TV programs on but haven't burned any audio disks for years now.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1371624 | 2014-03-30 21:36:00 | I find that most people at least have a DVD player (even if they do not have a computer) so that they can play lengthy home made movies on DVDs. These movies can be watched and stored away for later viewing. The biggest problem is future proofing. In twenty or thirty years time what technology will be around so that these movies can be replayed at a family reunion for example. I am not a fan of Facebook but I have posted a few short clips on Utube. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1371625 | 2014-03-30 22:07:00 | The biggest problem is future proofing. In twenty or thirty years time what technology will be around so that these movies can be replayed at a family reunion for example. a non issue I think (despite no one really wanting to watch such stuff ) :p 20+ year old tech : VHS: players still around & still being used vinyl records & players: still around, still being sold , still being made audio tape, reel to reel & cassette players are still around & still being used some of the not so popular formats will be more of an issue in 20 years . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1371626 | 2014-03-30 22:38:00 | Work stuff, yep, lots of bootable tools, etc. Personal stuff, not so much. Store mostly on synch'd 2 external hard drives and Crashplan. |
Renegade (16270) | ||
| 1371627 | 2014-03-30 23:35:00 | I use them (and floppies) as much as I ever did for diagnostic tools, BIOS updates, etc. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1371628 | 2014-03-31 01:19:00 | Yep :) I still have about 200 VHS tapes of Formula One races that I need to edit, convert and copy onto DVD. I bought a 100 pack of printable Taiyo Yuden discs only last week :) I like motor racing, always have and always will, but I really don't see the point in saving old races on DVDs etc. Apart from the beginning and end, they are mostly a procession, and once you know who won, nothing is going to change the result on the track. I recently picked up some DVDs of Lotus (single seaters) plus Jaguar and Aston Martin sports cars and was very disappointed, it was like watching paint dry. Engineering was lacking too, it was surprising how many big names shed vital parts and left the track sideways or backwards in a cloud of heifer dust. However, I will say that those drivers had giant Kahunas and carried them around in a chain-mail pouch! Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1371629 | 2014-03-31 03:59:00 | Some people collect stamps :( | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1371630 | 2014-04-01 03:49:00 | Some people collect stamps :( I still have my stamps from when I was a kid. Cant bring myself to chuck em all away . I'll just wait for them to rot away under the house I have been chucking out vast numbers of Audio Cd's that I bought over they years. Pretty much worthless now . |
1101 (13337) | ||
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