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angel_lover



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:13 am Reply with quote
radicaledward wrote:
For entertainment purposes - no, it's not that practical; however, for archiving purposes I can see alot of companies seeing this as being extremely useful for backing up large database.

I'm only too happy to discuss the pros and cons of various backup techniques for terabyte databases, but in another thread in a different forum on a different website Confused

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radicaledward



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:31 am Reply with quote
angel_lover wrote:
I'm only too happy to discuss the pros and cons of various backup techniques for terabyte databases, but in another thread in a different forum on a different website Confused
Yup, another time another place...

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:40 pm Reply with quote
Nice to meet you then, radicaledward Smile
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red stranger



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:04 pm Reply with quote
cyrax777 wrote:
Its Iomega I bet it flops.

almost every media format they have released has.

Zip,Jazz, that little mini circluar drive one, couple others I can't remember the names of.


While I agree that Iomega probably won't get far on their own with this new technology, I remember when ZIP 100's were pretty popular. This was when CD burners were still pricey, and 100MB was alot of space. But ultimatly CDs won, and now ZIP cartriges look positively huge next to tiny SD cards.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 12:34 pm Reply with quote
red stranger wrote:
cyrax777 wrote:
Its Iomega I bet it flops.

almost every media format they have released has.

Zip,Jazz, that little mini circluar drive one, couple others I can't remember the names of.


While I agree that Iomega probably won't get far on their own with this new technology, I remember when ZIP 100's were pretty popular. This was when CD burners were still pricey, and 100MB was alot of space. But ultimatly CDs won, and now ZIP cartriges look positively huge next to tiny SD cards.


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HOLOGRAPHIC DISCS NEAR CONSUMER APPS
With handheld platforms targeted
http://www.videobusiness.com/article.asp?articleID=10694&catID=0
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ShellBullet



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:56 pm Reply with quote
angel_lover wrote:
The last thing consumers need is yet another format. From a technical point of view, there isn't really a need for something bigger than DVD for entertainment purposes. The DVD format holds plenty enough data for hours of very high quality audio, and with MPEG 4 and its successors there's easily enough capacity for blockbuster-length HDTV quality movies.


Neutral Including: all the extras, anamorphic sizing, 5.1 surround sound, alternate langauge tracks, and in HD? That may even be pushing it with a double layer disc. The industry will upgrade to blu-ray, although your average consumer may never know the difference, if the transition is done right.

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 2:21 am Reply with quote
ShellBullet wrote:
angel_lover wrote:
The last thing consumers need is yet another format. From a technical point of view, there isn't really a need for something bigger than DVD for entertainment purposes. The DVD format holds plenty enough data for hours of very high quality audio, and with MPEG 4 and its successors there's easily enough capacity for blockbuster-length HDTV quality movies.


Neutral Including, all the extras, anamorphic sizing, 5.1 surround sound, alternate langauge tracks, and in HD? That may even be pushing it with a double layer disc. The industry will upgrade to blu-ray, although your average consumer may never know the difference, if the transition is done right.


yeah but does the average movie buyer really give a crap about all that. Hell they still make induvidal full screen and wide screen dvds. Most people just want cheap movies.
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