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  1. 8th Jun 2003 12:52 #1
    Roy47
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    I know the type of media is important for creating DVDs, but is the cheaper media i.e Bulkpaq ok for data storage

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  2. 8th Jun 2003 14:59 #2
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    maybe this should be in the media forum...
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    For data storage, the best format by far is DVD-RAM if your writer is compatible with it.
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    Originally Posted by Roy47
    I know the type of media is important for creating DVDs, but is the cheaper media i.e Bulkpaq ok for data storage
    Quick answer is NO.

    Look at the reasons why cheap media fails with DVDs - read errors (or, what is there isn't what should be there). If the CRC errors are too large to fix on a DVD-R, you get blockiness, freezes and stuttering - but no disk failure (unless things get really bad). For a DATA FILE, if the CRC errors cannot be fixed, then you get the READ FAILURE OF FILE XXXX.EXT IN SECTOR ##### and an abort.

    So, if you love your data, then spend the extra to store it on a quality disk.
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