The Day That Most Software is Shiped on DVD's - Page 2

Zammy-Sam · #9 November 4th, 2003, 05:29 PM

doesn't a DVD spin slower for the same amount of transfered data per sec than a CD? Also a good argument next to the capacity. Means less noise and less heat. And probably less battery drain for all those books.
And I believe that all software that are developed in these days and probably coming on DVDs are not meant for old systems anyway. So, the question if a DVD drive is installed is kinda answered.

Zammy-Sam · #10 November 4th, 2003, 05:37 PM

mr. K, I think when the wireless bandwidth will be so wide, all those software developers would offer you to run their programms remotely. No local data needed. At least no programm files. I think the current record in transfering data over a very long distance (europe to usa) was more than 5GB/sec. I cannot exactly remember this number, but I know it was faster than the fastest PC Ram-transferrate...
Sounds promissing. At least for the wired solution

ksv · #11 November 4th, 2003, 07:10 PM

Final Cut Pro comes on DVDs. Four of them, actually

I can imagine having to install a software package from 21 CDs. Eh..

JetwingX · #12 November 5th, 2003, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mr. K

Can anyone see the day when wireless bandwidth will be so cheap and plentiful that all you need is a dime sized antenna and a pay per download (iTMS similar) model to buy any type of software you want?? Where you can beam hundreds of thousands of terabytes from the US to Siberia in one second? I expect things to just keep improving, and boy will my day be more fun then the other day ;^)

IMHO, I can't see that very soon. Where I live, I don't even have cable (or DSL)

**Jason** · #13 November 5th, 2003, 09:49 AM

well we used to be on multiple floppies so i think over the next 5 years we will see more and more dvds out there

Arden · #14 November 5th, 2003, 09:38 PM

Right... everyone remember installing something from 15 or 20 floppies? What a pain! Then the CD-ROM came along and you got everything on one disc... DVD is the logical successor to CD, unless they need to start using DAT cartridges.

mr. k · #15 November 5th, 2003, 10:24 PM

Or some insane new wireless codec -- 5GB a second streaming anyone?
But my uncle is working on a project like this - he came up with a method to compress data real well, and right now they have it all set up to run through fiber optic cables (his system can carry more data then anyone, faster then anyone, with less degradation) and are trying to earn some money off it, but they are planning to move on to wireless after they finish up the cable version.
I have $100 invested in the effort, and if it does pay off I'm looking at a huge return -- something around $1,000 or even more :^)