On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 08:28:23PM -0500, Aaron Cannon wrote:
Hi David.
There's no reason that media wouldn't work. I apparently just didn't look hard enough. However, the other problem with publishing a dual layer DVD is that not as many people would be able to burn it, because, as you say, there aren't as many burners out there that can do dual layers.
Other thoughts?
Aaron
It's time for a new DVD. The current DVD has the majority of all the PG content as .zip txt, plus a variety of other content in other formats. So, to do the same thing today would take somewhat more space (I don't know how much). It seems many modern drives can read dual-layer discs. Has anyone seen statistics on this? I think we could also releas the dual-layer content as a pair of DVD images, for those who would prefer it that way. It would allow us to retire the older DVD image. In fact, I would probably start a new dual-layer DVD image with the full contents of the "best of" CD (updated to reflect changes to the eBooks since then...maybe with a new call for "best of" nominations). These days, it seems fair to have only DVDs, not CDs. We can certainly afford to purchase a handful of external or internal dual-layer DVD writers for people willing to do the burning. Media are more expensive, but as David mentioned, we can shop around and buy in bulk to help offset costs. Generally, the CD/DVD giveaways have paid for themselves in returned donations, so I suspect they will remain self-supporting even if costs go up - we just need to ask, when discs are sent. -- Greg
On 7/16/09, David Starner <prosfilaes@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Aaron Cannon<cannona@fireantproductions.com> wrote:
Like you, I have been watching dual layer DVDs, but the price is still quite high. Shop4tech.com has them for $2.50. It doesn't make sense considering that one single layer DVD costs just $0.26.
It's not about simple production costs; it's about the value of producing in quantity. Everyone and their brother have single layer DVD drives, so the media is produced in the billions. Dual layer drives are much rarer, so the media isn't mass-produced in the same quantities. However, looking at shop4tech.com, I'm seeing several offers of dual layer DVDs at ~$1.00 a DVD; are those not suitable for us for some reason?
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