Hey all, just wondering if my burner can handle backing up movies one after another. So far I'm planning to back up six movies with my HP DVD740 LightScribe burner and was wondering if backing up all these movies one after the other could be unhealthy for the drive. I wasn't on planning to do the lightscribe labels, just straight up movie archiving. Should I give it a rest after a few burns? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. -Mel
I do mine one after another and have never had an issue with it. I have tested them doing that and I have also testing the after "giving the drive a rest" and I get pretty consistent 98% burns either way. I personally have never noticed a difference either way. I say go for it, save yourself some time instead of waiting in between burns.
Personally I use dvddecryptor or dvdfab decryptor to extract the movie in file mode to my computer (I use a DVD-ROM drive). It's quick and your burner rests during the entire encoding/compression part of the process which is the longest part. It seems to run faster this way also. I than just use my burner to burn the finished output. If you do it this way you can burn 100 in a row and not have any problems since your burner is resting most the time. I would also reboot frequently. Just my opinion.
I sometimes have my burners running non stop for hours a day.14 burns in a row,avg 12-15 mins apiece,no problemo on my benqs. Usually dvd shrink-autoburn with nero/then copy after copy Sometimes dvd decrypter-mode iso read/write-copy after copy-This is easier on your pc. Even On the fly using nero: 5 or 6 OTF copies at a time,until nero boots me off and I have to start all over again. Key factors to look at: Some programs can max out your processor,like dvd shrink. The heat build up on your pc could factor in from this.Maybe add and extra fan/blower or 2. Keep an eye for when you need to defrag that hard drive/s. Ripping puts the hardest strain on a dvd-rw drive.Adding another dvd-rw or dvd-rom drive will take that strain off and make your HP drive last longer. I avg over 99.9%+ success any way I do my backups. Rip to harddrive or One the fly.All with all 3 of my benqs. On the fly is not highly recommended.
sounds like saugmon is a lot busier on his burners than me, and i, lately anyway have been pummelling all my burners (well all 3 of them anyway) due to reripping about 500 movies that were on crappy discs. i've literally spent days on end doing this, on top of the many hours a week these drives spend ripping and burning. just keep the discs clean, keep dust away from your pc and your burner(s) will just storm thru discs at an astonishing rate. my drives even survived living near a wood burner that burns at 500C and throws out more ash and dust than a volcano
I reboot quite often to make sure all memory is clear. Plus originally way back when it used to be recommended. Haven't really broken the habit. It's probably overkill, but I reboot every couple of movies. Since I primarily use the computer with my DVDRW in it for media purposes only. I just kvm that computer, reboot, and kvm back to one of my other computers and do whatever I was doing. I hear the little start up tone and kvm back. Doesn't really phase me since I'm usually running 2-3 computers at a time. Now I can see if you're running only one that this would suck and probably wouldn't do it quite so often.
i used to reboot more often than necessary but as i keep my systems pretty clean i don't have issues, so never have to reboot, unless i do something real daft. XP is a lot nicer than i used to give it credit for (i hated it back when it first came out, ditched it for years then came back to it), very stable indeed..
Thanks all for the input. With all these tips, my I have alot of days of happy burning. Thanks again your input is very much appreciated.
I have been wondering the sam thing myself, But I have been burning my HP about 15 hours a day doing 10+ movies a day on weekends and about 8+ hours and 6-5 movies during the week. About 25 more to go and will be able to let it rest. SO far everything is still running good.
