Media | ¢/GB | /DVD |
---|---|---|
DVD-R | 3.4¢ | 1.0 x |
DVD+R DL | 6.9¢ | 2.0 x |
1.5 TB HD | 7.5¢ | 2.2 x |
BD-R | 8.0¢ | 2.4 x |
CD | 19¢ | 5.6 x |
BD-R DL | 22¢ | 6.4 x |
BD-RE DL | 40¢ | 12.0 x |
It may be that Blu-ray will take the price/GB lead from hard drives by summer.
Media | ¢/GB | /DVD |
---|---|---|
DVD-R | 3.4¢ | 1.0 x |
DVD+R DL | 6.9¢ | 2.0 x |
1.5 TB HD | 7.5¢ | 2.2 x |
BD-R | 8.0¢ | 2.4 x |
CD | 19¢ | 5.6 x |
BD-R DL | 22¢ | 6.4 x |
BD-RE DL | 40¢ | 12.0 x |
Just a quick followup note from a thread I did on Twitter yesterday on the prices of a Gigabyte of storage on various media.
DVD’s are still the king at just over 3¢ per gig:I find the dual-layer DVD vs hard drive equivalence fascinating, especially after talking with Iain yesterday about
Kind ¢/Gig xDVD Blu-ray DL 25.0¢ 7.8x CD 20.5¢ 6½x DVD DL 11.0¢ 3½x Blu-ray 10.4¢ 3¼x Hard disk 8.9¢ 2.8x DVD±R 3.2¢ 1x
Note, this is not about HD-DVD or Blu-Ray. :-)
I’ve been pretty happy with our two LG players (an LD-530 in the bedroom and an LD-531 in the living room), but one feature has been lacking and it’s getting more and more critical over time.