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Blu-ray in general is already obsolete, as is DVD in terms of recording. I sure ain't gonna burn 30 Blu-ray discs to archive one hard drive. LOL. And the sizes and speed of hard drives will keep going up in size super fast which even further makes these burners a waste of money.

Optical is ancient history. Who's gonna shell out $250 for an optical media burner and then later they have to pay an arm for the media at measly 50gb? Crazy.]]>Sep 30th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/
Whenever I buy a new HDD, I actually buy two of the same capacity. One for storage, one for backup. It is very convenient.

However, that's not to say this technology is dead by any means.

The biggest issue is burning ripped Blu-rays, or burning data discs of HD content. While computer geeks are happy searching their HDDs for content, the average person wants to pull a clearly labeled disc off the shelf and put in the machine and play it. My family has no idea how to find, access and stream my many terabytes of HD content. If I had a BD burner, even my youngest child would be able to find whatever movie she wanted to watch.

-Pie]]>Sep 30th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/
I'd recommend or consider adding the folders containing your many files to your Windows Media Center library so they can easily browse through it with pictures/photos/etc via a pc or media center extender. There's also a lot of third party programs that exist out there including free options like, My Movies etc. Most of these can even be used to work with media center remotes so its no harder than using their tv remote.

Admittedly, it is work for you but your family is able to enjoy your terabytes of content? Work for you but happiness brought to your family? I think its a fair trade. Mind you, perhaps your too busy as we all get to setup an easy system for your family.]]>Oct 9th 2009 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/]]>Sep 30th 2009 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/
I bought the LG 8x burner a couple months ago. It will burn 4x media at 6x, but I force it to 4x to avoid any coaster tragedy.

@Bozster = yeah but can you teach your wife how to reliably use a HTPC or other similar device?]]>Sep 30th 2009 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/
like corporate/events videographers...

anyhow BD must lower hardware/media prices ASAP in order to have some chance to exist some 5 years more]]>Sep 30th 2009 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/Sep 30th 2009 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/Sep 30th 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/Sep 30th 2009 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/
Scouring eBay only led to high priced blanks (~$4 each) even at bulk rates (20 per pack).

Any tips for finding cheap media locally? I don't have a Fry's nearby.]]>Sep 30th 2009 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/30/pioneers-12x-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-is-so-fast-its-ahead-of-it/]]>Oct 1st 2009 4:11PM