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| Thread ID: 64011 | 2005-11-30 02:56:00 | PC World DVD | gradebdan (2186) | Press F1 |
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| 408816 | 2005-11-30 08:55:00 | A 100 piece spindle of 8x DVD discs is $49.99 plus gst, which comes in at $49.99c per disc. Yes, well, at $4900 per spindle ($49.99 per disc) I can see why you are objecting Metla.:p I'll go for the 50 cent version. If 15 cents extra per disc is going to break anybody they can't afford to run a computer anyway. Jokes aside, in actual fact, on Metla's figures the cost is 7 cents per 100MB for a CD, and 1.06 cents per 100MB for a single layer DVD. I know which cost factor I prefer. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 408817 | 2005-11-30 08:58:00 | I personally agree with Billy T. This is the first disc in about 9 months ive actually thrown in my drive.. All the old CD-R's are simply given to the little sibblings to write on with permanant marker then hang on their walls. I buy PCWorld for the Magazine and its content, not the CD. Speaking of availability... I have in my house: A Standalone DVD Player (Rarely used) An Xbox with a DVD Reader PC #1 with a DVD/CD-RW Drive PC #2 with a DVD-Rom Laptop #3 with an internal DVD-Rom and an external DVD+/-RW Drive PC #4 with a DVD+/-RW Drive I havent had a drive that can only read CDs in my house in almost a good 6 months. Now PCWorld have been able to cram enough goodies onto the disc to make it worth my while. I think its Poll time :-) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 408818 | 2005-11-30 09:03:00 | Hear Hear Tux! Get with the times people -- so much more can be fitted onto a DVD and if you ain't got one in your PC than you're positively prehistoric -- DVD penetration is as wideapread as Bruce states. EVERY single major reputable C mag in Australia (PC User/APC/PC Authority) has moved to the cover DVD concept. |
Chemical Ali (118) | ||
| 408819 | 2005-11-30 09:12:00 | *Cough* Pardon my ignorance, :blush: but I assume that a DVD ROM will also read a standard CD? What about burning CDs, can they do that too or do you need to keep a separate CD-RW to make your audio CDs? Cheers Billy 8-{) This is a Public Service Post: Asking the thicko questions that you were too embarrassed to ask for yourself! |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 408820 | 2005-11-30 09:19:00 | yep, DVD-Writer does them all. | Metla (12) | ||
| 408821 | 2005-11-30 09:23:00 | Since I posted this I would like to have my say. I bought a new cd writer 8 months ago because the old one failed. I am reluctant to dump this because pc world has changed their viewpoint. I buy the mag. equally for the content and the cd. Sometimes good othertimes not so good, but I realise they are catering for a broad spectrum. Also I am on dialup so I will not be d/l videos. What about a poll? | gradebdan (2186) | ||
| 408822 | 2005-11-30 09:45:00 | Poll about what?? Getting a DVD / DVD writer, doesnt mean you have to dl videos to use it . You can use it for burning videos etc, u make . And burning cd's / music cds etc . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 408823 | 2005-11-30 09:48:00 | What about a poll? pressf1.co.nz ;) |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 408824 | 2005-11-30 10:08:00 | I would be happy for them to ditch the disc alltogeather, replace each month with 5 of those CD covers they use. Thats the only part that has any use to me. | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 408825 | 2005-11-30 10:22:00 | Soon, PCWorld magazine will also start to introduce blu-ray disc, HD-DVD etc. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
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