BlueRay DVD burners are finally getting almost affordable, and I expect the media to be reasonably priced before long as well. So I'm considering buying a BlueRay burner for my home server, but I have no idea if existing applications will deal with it. I think it would be a great way to do backups. Does anyone know if the burners are already supported by applications like K3B in 64-bit SuSE 10.3? Will the burner identify itself as a device that the software can write to, or will I need to wait for another application that knows about BlueRay? And if they're already supported, will it be possible to write multiple sessions until the disc is full, or will it need to be "finalized" after the first batch of data is written? Thanks in advance, Jerry -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Jerry Houston wrote:
BlueRay DVD burners are finally getting almost affordable, and I expect the media to be reasonably priced before long as well. So I'm considering buying a BlueRay burner for my home server, but I have no idea if existing applications will deal with it. I think it would be a great way to do backups.
Does anyone know if the burners are already supported by applications like K3B in 64-bit SuSE 10.3? Will the burner identify itself as a device that the software can write to, or will I need to wait for another application that knows about BlueRay?
And if they're already supported, will it be possible to write multiple sessions until the disc is full, or will it need to be "finalized" after the first batch of data is written?
Thanks in advance,
I am also interested....GOOD questions! Current rewriteable media is running $16 - $20 PER disc., which is still way too much to be a reasonable offering, IMHO. I'd also like to know if these drives will write all CD and DVD formats. You also have to make sure if you buy one of the writers, that it will write dual layer or you can't get 50G per disk. Now, to add another fly into the ointment, Panasonic as developed a quad layer Blue-Ray disk that will allow 100G. ;) Fred -- "Security" in Windows comes from patching a sieve. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Jerry Houston wrote:
BlueRay DVD burners are finally getting almost affordable, and I expect the media to be reasonably priced before long as well. So I'm considering buying a BlueRay burner for my home server, but I have no idea if existing applications will deal with it. I think it would be a great way to do backups.
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Thanks in advance,
I am also interested....GOOD questions! Current rewriteable media is running $16 - $20 PER disc., which is still way too much to be a reasonable offering, IMHO. I'd also like to know if these drives will write all CD and DVD formats. You also have to make sure if you buy one of the writers, that it will write dual layer or you can't get 50G per disk. Now, to add another fly into the ointment, Panasonic as developed a quad layer Blue-Ray disk that will allow 100G. ;)
Fred
Found the following... http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-bugs/2006-10/msg00031.html and http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/Blu-ray/ trying to find info on the subject is somewhat obfuscated by the interventions of the original author of cdrtools. This suggests that wodim can support Blue Ray but I do not have access to such a device so cannot comment on how well it works... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHySU4asN0sSnLmgIRAlnTAKCIcVE6CH8cHqJt8yVlNIGj0eCdigCgh3wB EDwgBDwoRBxQ+Avx3LRYp4k= =kCiW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
lør, 01.03.2008 kl. 09.43 +0000, skrev G T Smith:
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Fred A. Miller wrote:
Jerry Houston wrote:
BlueRay DVD burners are finally getting almost affordable, and I expect the media to be reasonably priced before long as well. So I'm considering buying a BlueRay burner for my home server, but I have no idea if existing applications will deal with it. I think it would be a great way to do backups.
<snip>
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-bugs/2006-10/msg00031.html
and
http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/Blu-ray/
trying to find info on the subject is somewhat obfuscated by the interventions of the original author of cdrtools. This suggests that wodim can support Blue Ray but I do not have access to such a device so cannot comment on how well it works...
There is the unfree NeroLinux http://www.nero.com/eng/linux3.html Blu-Ray and HD-DVD , but maybe not what you are looking for. Bjørn -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Bjørn Lie wrote:
lør, 01.03.2008 kl. 09.43 +0000, skrev G T Smith:
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Fred A. Miller wrote:
Jerry Houston wrote:
BlueRay DVD burners are finally getting almost affordable, and I expect the media to be reasonably priced before long as well. So I'm considering buying a BlueRay burner for my home server, but I have no idea if existing applications will deal with it. I think it would be a great way to do backups.
<snip>
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-bugs/2006-10/msg00031.html
and
http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/Blu-ray/
trying to find info on the subject is somewhat obfuscated by the interventions of the original author of cdrtools. This suggests that wodim can support Blue Ray but I do not have access to such a device so cannot comment on how well it works...
There is the unfree NeroLinux http://www.nero.com/eng/linux3.html Blu-Ray and HD-DVD , but maybe not what you are looking for.
You're right......not what I'm looking for. ;) Fred -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Bjørn Lie wrote:
lør, 01.03.2008 kl. 09.43 +0000, skrev G T Smith:
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Fred A. Miller wrote:
Jerry Houston wrote:
BlueRay DVD burners are finally getting almost affordable, and I expect the media to be reasonably priced before long as well. So I'm considering buying a BlueRay burner for my home server, but I have no idea if existing applications will deal with it. I think it would be a great way to do backups.
<snip>
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-bugs/2006-10/msg00031.html
and
http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/Blu-ray/
trying to find info on the subject is somewhat obfuscated by the interventions of the original author of cdrtools. This suggests that wodim can support Blue Ray but I do not have access to such a device so cannot comment on how well it works...
There is the unfree NeroLinux http://www.nero.com/eng/linux3.html Blu-Ray and HD-DVD , but maybe not what you are looking for.
I'm going to take a look at this anyway, as I try to be familiar with all software available, if I can. And, who knows.....it might be quite good! ;) Fred -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
G T Smith wrote:
Fred A. Miller wrote:
Jerry Houston wrote:
BlueRay DVD burners are finally getting almost affordable, and I expect the media to be reasonably priced before long as well. So I'm considering buying a BlueRay burner for my home server, but I have no idea if existing applications will deal with it. I think it would be a great way to do backups.
<snip>
Thanks in advance, I am also interested....GOOD questions! Current rewriteable media is running $16 - $20 PER disc., which is still way too much to be a reasonable offering, IMHO. I'd also like to know if these drives will write all CD and DVD formats. You also have to make sure if you buy one of the writers, that it will write dual layer or you can't get 50G per disk. Now, to add another fly into the ointment, Panasonic as developed a quad layer Blue-Ray disk that will allow 100G. ;)
Fred
Found the following...
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-bugs/2006-10/msg00031.html
and
http://fy.chalmers.se/~appro/linux/DVD+RW/Blu-ray/
trying to find info on the subject is somewhat obfuscated by the interventions of the original author of cdrtools. This suggests that wodim can support Blue Ray but I do not have access to such a device so cannot comment on how well it works...
Ok.....thanks. I'm not about to buy one right now anyway, but want info. for future reference. Fred -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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