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How many people use Bluray for storage? How big can Bluray disk get? I have see external ones. Are they worth it?
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Does anyone still use Bluray for storage? Worth it today?
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Was it ever popular? Feels like mainstream optical storage was last popular in DVD era and we moved to flash drives for removable storage.
Depends on your use case, but in a quick look, capacity/cost of BD seems to be comparable to low end SSDs. HD is probably even cheaper.
Depends on your use case, but in a quick look, capacity/cost of BD seems to be comparable to low end SSDs. HD is probably even cheaper.
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Some years ago the CD/DVD burners was all the rage. I remember burning alot of movies and files to back stuff up. Now flash drives has become the mainstream.
I mean, yeah, you can do it if you want to. DVD/Bluray players are still available, but with flash drives being affordable, why would you want to, unless you feel nostalgic.
I mean, yeah, you can do it if you want to. DVD/Bluray players are still available, but with flash drives being affordable, why would you want to, unless you feel nostalgic.
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Not a bad question. I think that by the time BD came to market, USB drives became cheap as BD was expensive and clunky to use. Also, BD was WORM (write once: read many) and portable USB/HDD were just copy and paste. I mean, when they thought of it, 50GB on a single disk seemed like a great idea. So to were those portable floppy disk looking things that I can't remember the name of. You know, they had that "click of death" issue that tanked them.I guess you are right cause you can get usb sticks. It was a bad question.
Finally, BD disks (as with CD and DVD) are not archival quality. Meaning that the disks would rot just sitting on a shelf.
Back in about 2010 I used DVDs for archiving data. I must have burned over 150 DVD plus a bunch of CDs.
In 2017 when I built a desktop it included an ASUS BW-16D1HT internal Blu-ray burner. I may have played a couple movies on Blu-ray but have never burned any Blu-ray discs. Now I only use it to burn an occasional CD or DVD.
Now I back up my computers on external HDDs. I have 5 external HDDs which is only enough for my most important computers. I also use external SSDs for archiving some my computer data.
I do use flash drives for temporary storage. However, I would never trust them for long term use.
In 2017 when I built a desktop it included an ASUS BW-16D1HT internal Blu-ray burner. I may have played a couple movies on Blu-ray but have never burned any Blu-ray discs. Now I only use it to burn an occasional CD or DVD.
Now I back up my computers on external HDDs. I have 5 external HDDs which is only enough for my most important computers. I also use external SSDs for archiving some my computer data.
I do use flash drives for temporary storage. However, I would never trust them for long term use.
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I could have sworn that BD disks were supposed to be better regarding data longevity vs CD/DVD (especially if you don't write on them with a permanent marker). With that said, I've never touched a Blu-ray unless it was a physical Playstation game.
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To be fair, I don't know what the expected life cycle of any of these media are. I do know that people relying on CD and DVD for long term storage were occasionally disappointed. I do have a BD drive on both my main work station and laptop. Only for the option *if* I ever need it. Spoiler: I don't.
Are you thinking of M-DISC DVD & BluRay? They are supposed to be good for archival storage. The downside is they only hold 700MB or 25GB and the blanks discs are kinda pricey.
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I only ever use my BD to burn BR and regular DVD's to my Plex drive so they are archived and easy to watch.
The top notch software is MKV
The top notch software is MKV
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Same. I've played a few movies with my BD but not for a very long time.
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I mounted an 8 track player in the glove of my first car, a 72 Nova. 
My 2018 did indeed come with a CD player...Never been used.
My dad didn't even get a radio as an option in new 65' Chevy van (Electrician) Seat belts were also an option he didn't get. LOL.
My 2018 did indeed come with a CD player...Never been used.My dad didn't even get a radio as an option in new 65' Chevy van (Electrician) Seat belts were also an option he didn't get. LOL.
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This is the way. I have several I need to re-rip as MakeMKV has had several improvements since I started, namely Dolby Vision handling and I’d screwed up some subtitle extraction.
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I never had a BR player or media, didn't have a need.
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Last i knew MakeMKV firmware was ripping UHD movie disks
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Well, I guess that settles it?
"Sony Group Corp. is ending its production of Blu-ray discs (BD) used for recording. This decision is due to the growing use of high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) and the proliferation of video streaming services, which have led to a shrinking market for BD. This marks Sony Group’s complete withdrawal from the production of optical disc-based recording media. Sony will coordinate with mass retailers to set a time for the end of sales for household use. However, the development and production of BD recording and playback devices will continue. In line with the end of production, Sony Group will seek voluntary retirement from about 250 employees at its development and production site in Miyagi Prefecture, where optical discs and magnetic tapes for recording are produced. A spokesperson for Sony Group stated, “The market is continuing to contract, and we have determined that structural reform is necessary.”"
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
"Sony Group Corp. is ending its production of Blu-ray discs (BD) used for recording. This decision is due to the growing use of high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) and the proliferation of video streaming services, which have led to a shrinking market for BD. This marks Sony Group’s complete withdrawal from the production of optical disc-based recording media. Sony will coordinate with mass retailers to set a time for the end of sales for household use. However, the development and production of BD recording and playback devices will continue. In line with the end of production, Sony Group will seek voluntary retirement from about 250 employees at its development and production site in Miyagi Prefecture, where optical discs and magnetic tapes for recording are produced. A spokesperson for Sony Group stated, “The market is continuing to contract, and we have determined that structural reform is necessary.”"
Sony Group to End Production of Blu-ray Discs; Market Has Shrunk Due To Growth Of Hard Disk Drives, Streaming
<p>Sony Group Corp. is ending its production of Blu-ray discs (BD) used for recording. This decision is due to the growing use of high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) and the proliferation of video streaming services, which have led to a shrinking market for BD. This marks Sony Group’s complete...
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
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