Re: Long term backup solution

blackboab wrote:
I have several hundred ripped movies on DVD-R medium. I would like to
keep these for many years to show my sprogs etc

I know that optical media cannot be relied upon for more than a few
years.

What should I back them up onto for longest life ? Tape ?


I have a similar problem, though not so many movies...

I'm thinking about getting a 1TB HD, probably Lacie. I've found that
using Handbrake with 2-pass h264 I can barely tell the difference
between a 1GB rip and the original DVD, unless it's an exceptionally
good DVD recording, which most aren't. So even 500GB drive would hold
close to 500. With a terabyte you could have 2GB movies.

As time goes by you might need to transfer to some new medium, but I
think HDs will be around for a while yet.

Andy
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