how many years a DVD rom works perfectly?
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I just read about this a couple days ago. 3 years is the expected lifespan
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you can try digital digest.com and check their forums.  They can answer almost any questions regarding dvd's..
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um most pcs will run theirs down in 5 years but i have seen them last UPTO 7 years chances are you will throw your comp out before it dies
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Panasonic's a pretty good brand and will record to pretty much all DVD formats. You'll probably get a few blank DVD-RAM discs with the unit.\n\nI would recommend you go for a model with a hard drive as well. They're a little more expensive than those without, but what you would save by not getting a hard drive, you'd end up spending on blank discs in the first 12 to 18 months anyway. Just as long as you don't hoarde stuff on the hard drive, 80Gb should be more than enough.
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Actually the lifespan is about equal and all depends on how well you care for your monitor and use it.  I've seen old white IBM monitors outlast LCDs strictly because they were kept dust free, not used very often, and in general just well kept.  On the flipside, I've seen CRTs go out within a year's time (personal experience) compared to the 5 years an LCD has lasted me thus far.  Again, it all goes to how much you use it and how well you care for it.\n\nLCDs are prone to damage, like any electronic device, if you misuse it.
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I am a Toshiba guy all the way, i get excellent performance out of mine and I found the price to be decent compared to the ProGen I bought in 1996 for 3,100!
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I've used it for about 5 years and I have never had a problem with it.  Yes, I like how it works.
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here is the entire DVD story\nhttp://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#4.3
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How many years?\nwhat versions \nwhat other softwares\nhow have you used it\ncan you give examples?
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Most DVD writers will burn either and most DVD players will play either. I use +R but I have no real reason except they always work wherever I want them to.
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Most computers still use the old IDE interface for the DVD or Cd-Roms. If you have one available, you could install it with those. If not, and you don't want to give up one Rom you're stuck.
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Actually - with good care - probably 5 to 10 years\n\nhttp://www.neowin.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t419749.html
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Cd-rom ONLY plays CD disks\n\nDVD-rom plays DVD disks and CD disks
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CD ROMs can only be read and not changed at all. CD-Rs can have information burned into them.
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You probably have the right media.  I would use a CD-R and use a Sharpie marker to label it.   That's how you make it last to your 50th.\n\nTest your CD burner to see if it can read a regular CD.   Try a different CD-R. \n\nMaybe the CD burner software is not compatible with your burner.  Look for the software that came with your CD burner.  Also, look to see if Roxio, or Nero or Sonic was installed on your computer. \n\nOne tip:  When you burn that CD, set the burn speed at about half of the normal speed.  So it comes up with 16X as the burn speed, back it off to about 8X.   This will burn a more reliable CD that will last 50 years. \n\nGood luck
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I don't really think that it's fair to say that any has a longer life span than another. In my personal experience, I've seen 10 year old hard drives from maxtor, western digital, ibm, etc.. and I've also seen just as many die inside of a year or two. A while back when I was doing research to buy a new hard drive, I actually signed up for a site that kept track of user submissions on hard drive make/model/life-span. You'd be amazed at how even the field was. Every manufacturer has their bad batch, but for the most part one drive is just as susceptible to failure as the nest. The fact is, all these drives are built on similar technology and thus are all prone to failures in the same way. For now we just have to deal with the fact that a hard drive is a failure part and take that into account when you build a computer. Rather than looking at what hard drive has a longer life span, look for the best performing drives, and, if failure is really a concern, the longest warranty.
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~~you can purchace DVDR's with a larger capacity than 800mb, try radio shack or best buy or office max~~