On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 03:49:59 GMT, James Sweet
put finger to keyboard and composed:

Franc Zabkar wrote:
This question is possibly OT, but I'm wondering if the laser in a DVD
burner would last longest if I burnt my discs at the lowest possible
speed. AFAICS, for a pit to be irradiated with a consistent amount of
energy, the laser would need to be "hotter" at higher speeds because
it would spend less time over the pit. Is hot and quick better than
slow and cool?

- Franc Zabkar


With drives as cheap as they are, who cares? I think I paid $37 for mine
including shipping, it'll be long obsolete by the time the laser wears out.

It's not just a matter of replacing the drive, you may need to replace
the software as well. For example, the software that was bundled with
my first LG burner (which is still working) would not see the
replacement LG drive. I had to install (and learn how to use) the
latter's own bundled software.

Something else you may want to consider are DVDRs which are not yet
throwaway appliances.

- Franc Zabkar
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