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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 |
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| 1371611 | 2014-03-30 07:05:00 | Just wondering. I hardly use them now. We bought a total of 2x 25 pack spindles not finished yet. But even with DVD hires, unless we have a burning desire to watch something we don't use them, the last time was maybe Christmas period. If it wasn't for the half day Monday/Tuesday specials we would just streamed it via Igloor or Samsung. Igloo had the $1 specials over Dec and Jan so we took advantage of that. Even just data files, we just share a folder these days or simply redownload the thing. Parents have a IPTV unit for overseas TV but we don't have a optical disc player or a recording unit there and I guess if we wanted to stream something we could just push a video from the computer to the Smart TV. They have a VCR but that's not being used anymore b/c there is no AV output, just HDMI. Backup of the computer is just on the various HDDs. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1371612 | 2014-03-30 07:28:00 | Not very often. I just make the odd recovery disk and sometimes use the drive to copy CDs to the HD. All backups go to a removable HD or my NAS. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1371613 | 2014-03-30 07:44:00 | 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 :) |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1371614 | 2014-03-30 07:56:00 | Nah pretty much never. I know I'm lazy but that's effort for me to get off the Sofa, go have a hunt through the DVD collection. I can do it all from my Cellphone, straight to the WDTV or the Chromecast! | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1371615 | 2014-03-30 08:04:00 | Nope. Everything is downloaded or streamed. Even at work we have gone away from them. The only removable media used are external drives and thumb drives. Software comes off the net now. Although we did have a new workflow put in last week and the trainer installed all from DVD. | plod (107) | ||
| 1371616 | 2014-03-30 08:14:00 | Yep, use them almost every day, to boot peoples Computers if there's something wrong with the OS, as well as for cloning /imaging ( boot the imaging software), sure easier and cheaper than having 20 + USB drives with software, or having to reload the software onto drives all the time. All of the last 5 computers I sold the people requested that I install Optical drives. One lady on Saturday ordered a Laptop from me after asking if it came with a optical drive, ( which they do) she said all the ones she saw in both HN and noel leeming didn't have them. Any software you buy from shops normally still comes on cd/dvds, as of yet manufactures dont supply software on removable drives. Not all software is available for download. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1371617 | 2014-03-30 08:39:00 | I use DVDs for storing movies that I have made - these are easier to send to friends and families. The DVD drive is also used to play movies on the computer. Also there is a need to burn an image to DVD after downloading an operating system. Some magazines have stopped enclosing DVDs with free programmes on them. Nowadays it is an easy matter to download a programme from the net and install it without the use of a DVD. I find it easier to do backups using a USB disk rather than using a DVD. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1371618 | 2014-03-30 09:07:00 | About the only thing I still use optical media for is Rail Scene. :p | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1371619 | 2014-03-30 09:45:00 | Wouldn't removable media for rail stuff be on wax cylinders? ;) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1371620 | 2014-03-30 10:38:00 | I use DVDs for storing movies that I have made - these are easier to send to friends and families. The DVD drive is also used to play movies on the computer. Also there is a need to burn an image to DVD after downloading an operating system. I find that people take more notice when you post pics and videos on FB, haha or linked thru to Youtube. So far did one video re: timelapse. And they get them straight away. With 100+ GB internet cap now, downloading is a breeze. The Xbox has free full versions of games each month. 8GB downloads can be done over lunch :D I can understand WT but for personal use, I am not even using my USB stick now unless I am providing photographs to those who don't have FB or to the camera club for with their projector. Other than work and emails to mortgage brokers, getting quotes, dealing with e-stores, passports and bookings - for personal use there are now just 1 or 2 that I email. They all now just use WeChat, WhatsApp etc. But one person who emails me don't use those apps but types out like whole paragraph emails off her Galaxy S4. |
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