DVD-RAM media for LG 4082B?

I am planing to buy a LG 4082B multi-drive mainly to back up my hard
drives. Do all brands of DVD-RAM media work well in this drive or are
there brands that I should avoid?

In your opinion, what is the best value in non-cartridge DVD-RAM media?
I will probably get 40 to 100 pieces of media depending on price and
packaging. Thank you in advance for all replies.
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On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:06:04 GMT, Daniel Prince
wrote:

I am planing to buy a LG 4082B multi-drive mainly to back up my hard
drives. Do all brands of DVD-RAM media work well in this drive or are
there brands that I should avoid?

Why do you want DVD-RAM? It's not well supported and requires other
PC to have DVD-RAM drive to read them.

OTOH DVD+RW or DVD-RW is mnore easily found, generally cheaper than
RAM, and usually can be read in any PC that has plain DVD-ROM

Just something for you to think about before investing in DVD-RAM.
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Impmon wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:06:04 GMT, Daniel Prince
wrote:

I am planing to buy a LG 4082B multi-drive mainly to back up my hard
drives. Do all brands of DVD-RAM media work well in this drive or are
there brands that I should avoid?

Why do you want DVD-RAM? It's not well supported and requires other
PC to have DVD-RAM drive to read them.

I have read that it is quite a bit more reliable that -RW or +RW. Also
it can be used as a regular drive (drag and drop etc.) without packet
writing software.

OTOH DVD+RW or DVD-RW is mnore easily found, generally cheaper than
RAM, and usually can be read in any PC that has plain DVD-ROM

Just something for you to think about before investing in DVD-RAM.

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I just heard a TV commercial about an automobile that has a rear
entertainment system. I immediately wondered exactly how would an
automobile entertain ones rear and would it be safe to drive while
ones rear was being entertained.

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 10:14:05 GMT, Daniel Prince
wrote:

Impmon wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:06:04 GMT, Daniel Prince
wrote:

I am planing to buy a LG 4082B multi-drive mainly to back up my hard
drives. Do all brands of DVD-RAM media work well in this drive or are
there brands that I should avoid?

Why do you want DVD-RAM? It's not well supported and requires other
PC to have DVD-RAM drive to read them.

I have read that it is quite a bit more reliable that -RW or +RW. Also
it can be used as a regular drive (drag and drop etc.) without packet
writing software.


Also.. there is a guaranteed verification when RAM is mastered
ensuring all data is safely archived. I have no bad experiences with
the software verification available with writing software, but that is
one of the support reasons for using RAM CDs.

Impmon wrote:

Why do you want DVD-RAM? It's not well supported and requires other
PC to have DVD-RAM drive to read them.

I wouldn't want to miss it anymore. It's very fast, extremely reliable and
you can use each disk like a hard drive. I'll never understand why it's not
more widespread.

Daniel Prince wrote:

I am planing to buy a LG 4082B multi-drive mainly to back up my hard
drives.
Good choice!

Do all brands of DVD-RAM media work well in this drive or are
there brands that I should avoid?

AFAIK you can take any brand. There are way less compatibility problems
than with +R/-R media.

In your opinion, what is the best value in non-cartridge DVD-RAM media?

Prices don't vary much, neither does the quality. Samsung bundles an Maxell
DVD-RAM with the drive. I have also used Panasonic and Imation a lot
without any problems ever.

I will probably get 40 to 100 pieces of media depending on price and
packaging. Thank you in advance for all replies.