[vdr] Re: VDR feature request

[Emil Naepflein <Emil.Naepflein@philosys.de>]

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:26:50 +0100, Hennebert Philippe
<philippe.hennebert@bordet.be> wrote:

> Mmm, I buy my (pro-grade, 2x) DVD-Rs for 2.50 EUR apiece... on average,
> there are 3.5 GB used on each disk. So, DVD-R remains 25%-50% cheaper.

Ok, you are right.

> The main problem for me is volume: I have already 400 DVD-R and record about
> 2 per day. 

That is a massive amount for long-term storage. I also record on average
the same amount per day. But in my case I delete most of the recordings
after we have seen them. Only selected recordings are kept.

> I would like to have all my recordings online but I can't expect
> to acquire 365 x 2 x 3.5 GB = 2.5 TB of hard drive space per year (how would
> I arrange the disks, both physically and logically?), 

That is possible by using Network-Attached-Storage boxes in 19" Racks.
But this would be really expensive. 

> whereas a monthly
> investment of 150 EUR for DVD-Rs seems to me quite reasonable.

For this kind of requirement its the only possibility.

> Now, I think the best would be a massive (but cheap) DVD-changer (both for
> the recorder and the player). Do you know if there are any that would be
> physically compatible with the Pioneer 105?

http://www.cdstorage.com/jukes/Pioneer/Pioneer_drm7000.htm

> I think I'll store everything on hdd only in addition to DVD-R, and only the
> day they sell 1TB HD under EUR500 

The 320 GB Maxtor will be around 320 GB for 500 EUR. So there is some
way to go until this price point is reached.

> (but I don't know if that will ever happen
> - I heard that physical limitations on magnetic storage impede the
> development of hard drive and that other forms of static memory may take
> over).

There seems to be still room for improvement.

Emil


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