I know you would need a dvd writer. But CD’s were made for audio files yet they store data files, mp3 et al, very well. Could dvd’s do the same thing?
Yes of course. I believe there is still some fighting over standards, however, so don’t expect whatever DVD data format your writer uses to necessarily be universally compatible with future DVD writers.
uuuh, yah. heh.
You can go out to the store and buy a (get ready for it!)
DVD-RAM
DVD-RW
DVD-R
DVD+R
Drive for yourself.
DVD-R and DVD+R are about the only serious contenders, I always get’em confused, one is dead, the other one works in most regular DVD players (w00t!) not that anybody would have any need for that. . . . COUGH COUGH
But yah, you can store data on them, DVD-RAM drives have been around for a few years now, and both Nero and Easy CD Creator have supported some sort of recordable DVD technology for about as long.
Are mp3’s recordable on dvd’s? Or will it have to in some other format?
Drools at the thought of getting his entire OTR collection on a double sided dvd…
Mp3s are just data files, so I’d be very surprised if any of the formats couldn’t handle them.
Just to muddy the waters a bit, I’ve heard there’s a format coming out that uses a blue laser, and with its shorter wavelength it holds a staggering amount of data. I also heard that they’ve already agreed to one industry-wide standard for the blue laser type disc, so there won’t be a cluster-boink of standards like the current DVD-R standards.
OK, did a quick search on the blue laser standard, found this:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,17348,00.asp
“The standard supports recording, playback, and rewriting of up to 27GB of data. That may sound like a lot, but it boils down to 13 hours of standard TV, 2 hours of digital high-definition TV, or a backup of one of today’s gigantic hard drives.”
9 top companies have already signed on to the format.
In terms of MP3s, 27GB can hold maybe 8,000 songs. Use MP3pro or WMA, that goes to nearly 16,000 songs.