Will I lose quality?

[cafevincent]

I usually store all my DVD movies in my hard drive and I'm thinking about burning all my sub 4,3GB movies on discs. I'm just wondering if I'll lose quality by doing this? I'm not talking about downsampling or anything, just that will I have all those bits as they were on my HDD? Or should I record as data mode to preserve everything? It doesn't matter to me if its only playable on a computer 'cause that's all I use anyway.

[unskinnyboy]

The content doesn't change, so you won't lose quality. It will be exactly the same.

P.S: If it is cheap DVD-R media, you may not be able to read the data properly after some extended usage. That's just the fault of the media and not because the data 'loses quality'.

[cafevincent]

Originally posted by unskinnyboy
The content doesn't change, so you won't lose quality. It will be exactly the same.

Same enough so that the hash doesn't change? Hmm...maybe I should just try that...


Originally posted by unskinnyboy
P.S: If it is cheap DVD-R media, you may not be able to read the data properly after some extended usage. That's just the fault of the media and not because the data 'loses quality'.

I have Verbatim medias, they were cheap but should be good quality, any thoughts? Any estimation on the life cycle (in optimal storage conditions and rare & careful usage)?

[unskinnyboy]

Originally posted by cafevincent
Same enough so that the hash doesn't change? Hmm...maybe I should just try that... Yes, the hash won't change.Originally posted by cafevincent
I have Verbatim medias, they were cheap but should be good quality, any thoughts? Any estimation on the life cycle (in optimal storage conditions and rare & careful usage)? Verbatim should be a good choice. I have used their CD-Rs before and didn't have any issues. So I take it their DVD-Rs must be good as well. The shelf life will depend on how you store and maintain your media - with good care (moderate temperature, moderate humidity etc) they will last 50+ years for sure.