Pioneer 12X 4.7GB DVD-R at Futureshop??

[porphyra]

I was browsing through the futureshop website when i came across 12X Pioneer DVD-R.

I didnt know that 12x media is avaliable. Hell, I didn't even know that 12x recorders were shipping. Is this a mistake? Can anyone verify this?

Thanks and Cheers.

[DTSL06]

At ~$20cdn a pop Even if it worked at 12x....thats $20 a pop....

[porphyra]

I guess if they do burn at 12x, that is premium you pay. There is always a premium for the top of the line..

But somehow i dont think that listing is accurate..

[vuphan]

I rather wait 15 minutes burning per dics to save $19 a pop.

[mbaker_jr]

Are you sure that 12X is not the read speed?

[porphyra]

I have never seen anyone post read speed before for a DVD-R. It makes no sense.

Given the price i would assume this is a 12x disc. Now if only i had a 12x burner.

[DTSL06]

Here is the full description from the FutureShop site.


A large memory-capacity of 4.7GB and high density have been realized on this DVD-R and RW. The DVD-R has a memory capacity 7 times larger than a CD-R, or the same as 3,357 floppy discs DVD-R is the solution to your increasing demands for the recording and storage of large-sized data, such as picture data, on a CD-R sized disc. DVDS-R470SDF - Single write-once disc 4.7GB single sided media Pioneer band in jewel case General 650nm media. More Info

WebID: 10009427
Mfr. Part Number: PI-DM47-R470SDF
Jewel Case Size Full-Size
Jewel Cases Included Yes
Pack Size Single
Product Warranty Limited Lifetime
Recording Capacity 4.7GB
Recording Speed 12X
Recording Surface Colour Info Not Available
Rewriteable No
Top Surface White
Type of DVD Standard DVD-R



More Information
DVD-R is ideal for storing large volumes of data such as video. Video or data recorded on a DVD-R can be played in a computer equipped with DVD-ROM drive or DVD-Video player. Because it is a write-one media, the data recorded on a DVD-R cannot be accidentally erased. Video must be recorded in DVD-VIDEO format to play it on DVD-
Video player models may not support DVD-R. DVD-R 4.7GB Rewritable Media is suitable for data tha needs to be changed. It is playable on both DVD players and ROM drives. Pioneer's DVD-R is suitable for long-term data backup. The recorded data cannot
be rewritten. You can safely store the backup data a long, long time.

FEATURES:

Data Capacity: 4.7GB/Side

Recording Wavelength: 650NM

Numberal Aperture Of Objective: 0.6

Minimum Pit Length: 0.4

Track Pitch: 0.74

Disc Diameter: 120mm

Disc Thickness: 0.60mm x 2

Disc Centre Hole: 15.0mm

Modulation: 8/16, RLL (2,10)

Reference Scanning Velocity: 3.49M/sec

Channel Bit Rate At Reference Velocity: 26.16Mbps

User Data Bit Rate At Reference Velocity: 11.08Mbps

Reflectivity: 45%-85%



BUT, then again FutureShop has been known to be wrong in past (alot)

[Hawseman]

What's the sense of backing up your movies if the media cost more than the movie itself? How much would you pay for lesser quality is the question here.....

I doubt it's general purpose, it must be authoring type used in authoring hardware (big money). Anyway, I heard that Pioneer was done making mainstream dvd media.

[-jsl-]

They must have missed a dash, ie it should be 1-2x...

[jaxxboss]

They must have missed a dash, ie it should be 1-2x...

$20.00 for 1-2x speed? NAWWWWWW!!
This is still listed and it's been over 2 weeks now.

[porphyra]

I am guessing it must be one of those "For Authoring only" discs. Considering that Pioneer developed the two types of DVD-R and is the only one who supports it. I know that these authoring discs are rather expensive.

Still, futureshop is full of idiots who have no f***ing clue what they are selling or talking about. I paid for a 27" Panasonic conventional screen once, and the idiot loaded a 32" digital flat screen in my car. Bah..

Not that i am complaining :P

[ice-berg]

ill bet its a mistake also, these guys at futureshop.ca have a habit of making such mistakes.
i dont know if anybody knows this but a few month back futureshop.ca made a terrible mistake by entering a wrong price for an item ( a computer system that should have been marked for 14xx$ but instead forgot to put in the 1 in the beggining so ended up posting 4xx$). and yes they left it like this for one day unnoticed. at the end futureshop had to honor the orders of the customers who placed the order at that price.

[mob]

ill just buy another copy of the movie for $15 instead of backing it up for $20.

[HyperYagami]

What's the sense of backing up your movies...

so DVDs are only used for backing up movies...ok.

[richdvd]

Still, futureshop is full of idiots who have no f***ing clue what they are selling or talking about.

Exactly right!

[ROBERT BLACK]

Still, futureshop is full of idiots who have no f***ing clue what they are selling or talking about.


Exactly right!

And they Bullshit they're way out of what they don't know.

[matthewmalay]

Haha, what do you expect form FutureShop.

This is the store that had a 16 year old pimply kid try to sell me 10 000$ TV and audio system setup.

[Gil T Pleasure]

And people say DVD-R is cheaper than DVD+R :P