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| Thread ID: 70929 | 2006-07-21 08:50:00 | DVD question. | allblack (6574) | Press F1 |
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| 472532 | 2006-07-22 17:53:00 | You've lost me here, guys. Yes, it's obvious more data's stored on a DVD than a CD. But it's suggested that DVDs shorten download time. Surely it's the quantity of data which affects that, rather than the medium it's stored on? So on Dialup, is there really a time difference? Or have I misunderstood? |
Laura (43) | ||
| 472533 | 2006-07-22 18:08:00 | as stated earlier........data doesn't haev 'quality' as such......it's either 'good' data or it's corrupt and unusable....... a dvd simply holds more data but that data will be of the same 'quality' as the exact same program spread across a number of cd's it's just easier to put it all onto one dvd, and cheaper.... |
drcspy (146) | ||
| 472534 | 2006-07-22 18:10:00 | not sure what you mean 'dvd's shorten download time'........downloading is a process of gettin data from an internet site and dvd's have nothing to do with that at all........if you mean.......installation time.....well I guess it'd take less time to install a prog off one dvd than swapping out several cd's ? | drcspy (146) | ||
| 472535 | 2006-07-22 19:26:00 | Thanks, drcspy. I guess my question held more guesswork on the comments above than it should. And installation was what I meant, rather than download.. But you have explained it in a way that makes sense. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 472536 | 2006-07-22 20:03:00 | You've lost me here, guys. Yes, it's obvious more data's stored on a DVD than a CD. But it's suggested that DVDs shorten download time. Surely it's the quantity of data which affects that, rather than the medium it's stored on? So on Dialup, is there really a time difference? Or have I misunderstood? Who suggested it would load faster? The only way it may load a faster is the time saved in not having to change disks so often. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 472537 | 2006-07-22 20:13:00 | Thought my last post explained that it was my guesswork that got it wrong, Jack. Obviously not explained well enough. So - nobody said it would load faster. Forget I spoke.. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 472538 | 2006-07-22 21:11:00 | Laura, I know what you're getting at... :thumbs: drcspy has the gist, and confirmed my belief that the Microsoft quote could possibly have been written better. Cheers Tim |
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