I've been thinking about this lately.
- music
- movies
- books?
all on a hard drive instead of hard copy. this would free up a lot of space!
problem with books is that I hate reading on a computer screen. I think Sony has some ebook reader thing that is nicer to read on. I'm pretty sure it's really expensive though.
the other major issue is data integrity. I'd have to consider backup solutions a lot more in-depth before doing this.
just something I've been thinking about :).
- music
- movies
- books?
all on a hard drive instead of hard copy. this would free up a lot of space!
problem with books is that I hate reading on a computer screen. I think Sony has some ebook reader thing that is nicer to read on. I'm pretty sure it's really expensive though.
the other major issue is data integrity. I'd have to consider backup solutions a lot more in-depth before doing this.
just something I've been thinking about :).
me too :)
check this
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/se … ble_reader
might be a worthwhile investment!
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/se … ble_reader
might be a worthwhile investment!
i really want to go that route, but i love writing in my books. i would have to carry a notebook/journal with me as well to capture my output from the processed input.
it would be great if one could do etch-a-sketch style writing with these things via a stylus.
man I've always dreamt of something like that. when I was a kid I always imagined an etch-a-sketch type thing with a floppy drive or something that would just output text. I've always wanted to build one somehow. sony beat me to it :).
also, what's the availability like for those damn drm ebooks?
dunno, but loading up a ton of plain ebooks from the gutenberg project would rock:
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/n#a779
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/n#a779
for real
another problem with books is that there's no easy way to "encode" books that you own to an ebook format. unless there's some kind of fancy machine that does this. even if there is it probably costs a million dollars. and it ain't worth my time to sit around scanning every page of every book I own.
books are out! for now.
I'm still heavily considering music, though. I was thinking that I might be able to come out on the positive side money-wise via selling CDs, but to do this the right way I'd have to get some pretty big hard drives for lossless encoding and backup purposes.
books are out! for now.
I'm still heavily considering music, though. I was thinking that I might be able to come out on the positive side money-wise via selling CDs, but to do this the right way I'd have to get some pretty big hard drives for lossless encoding and backup purposes.
well there's google books too, they've scanned a substantial amount of full books from the library of congress and more.
true, but a lot of stuff I find on there is just "Limited Preview" :(.
books'll have to wait!
I'm really looking into this audio thing now. hard drives are pretty cheap, but I don't know how much space I should expect to need for FLAC files.
never mind DVD rips. I wonder how big a lossless DVD rip is...
maybe this will be a project that can go along with building a new desktop computer in a year or two from now.
books'll have to wait!
I'm really looking into this audio thing now. hard drives are pretty cheap, but I don't know how much space I should expect to need for FLAC files.
never mind DVD rips. I wonder how big a lossless DVD rip is...
maybe this will be a project that can go along with building a new desktop computer in a year or two from now.
i don't care too much about my dvd's
asemi: i use my lacie rugged 160gb external hdd. it's pretty great.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000J4HCAI
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000J4HCAI
too expensive for that size, imho. I dunno if 160 GB would be big enough, either. I want to have at least two drives, one for backup.
it has an above average price, but after having three western digital passports fail on me, i appreciate the quality. of course, if you're just after backup and not portability, it's not the ideal product.
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Ok this is crazy, wacom joined with an e-book maker for this beast called the "iLiad" which writes with a wacom stylus directly on the ebook. This thing as well as the older generation ebook reader nestor posted earlier are slow to react.
These current generation e-books support PDF, TXT, HTML, BBeB (sony proprietary), RTF, oh yeah and MP3.
Sony Reader PRS-505/LC runs ~$300
iRex iLiad ~$699
here's a long video demo of the iLiad with far too much dialog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1RNiGXoRyY
These current generation e-books support PDF, TXT, HTML, BBeB (sony proprietary), RTF, oh yeah and MP3.
Sony Reader PRS-505/LC runs ~$300
iRex iLiad ~$699
here's a long video demo of the iLiad with far too much dialog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1RNiGXoRyY
wow, here's a list of e-book readers:
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_Reader_Matrix
I've been going digital in music and movies. Like I've said in the music threads, I have a tendency to mess up discs so I try to always back up movies. I don't rip it I usually download it from demonoid or something. That way I dont have a 4.6 gb movie taking up space and instead have a 600mb file.
I have a lot of space though, I have an 80, 200,300, and 500gb hdd's. I will probably be getting another hdd which will probably be a 750gb or so. I hope to do a raid set up eventually.
I have a lot of space though, I have an 80, 200,300, and 500gb hdd's. I will probably be getting another hdd which will probably be a 750gb or so. I hope to do a raid set up eventually.
awesome list, dp. my biggest deal with ebook readers is that they run on batteries. I don't like the idea of having to charge a book. with portable music you always need electricity so that's cool by me, but I don't like the idea of a book needing it :).
back that shit up, chiken, before a hard drive failure!
back that shit up, chiken, before a hard drive failure!
interesting! I was kind of disheartened when I read the 399 USD price tag though :/.
You can jot down a gloss on the page of the book you're reading, or capture passages with an electronic version of a highlight pen.
:)
that's all i want.
kinda ugly.
yeah. :(
Glass of single malt, your favorite easy chair, the smell of a freshly opened hardcover... and the glow of an incandescent bulb as you relax and unwind in the comfortable arms of a captivating narrative.
Screw electronic books.
Screw electronic books.
i concur
books are a lost pleasure in the minds of many
books are a lost pleasure in the minds of many
speaking of single malt, i just bought some glenmorangie burgundy finish. very tasty
:)
asemi> books'll have to wait!
maybe
check at your library for ebooks
my current library has great resources, my previous library didn't have a strong enough handle on the web to deliver their ebooks well. check yours out though!
maybe
check at your library for ebooks
my current library has great resources, my previous library didn't have a strong enough handle on the web to deliver their ebooks well. check yours out though!
I know mine has some system for it. there's some DRM attached though so I think it only works with Windows and IE or something. doesn't sound like it's worth checking out. we have a lot of books on CD though, which would be easily rippable.
you should get active against that shit with your library
I think talking seriously to the library management about this might actually get somewhere.
I think talking seriously to the library management about this might actually get somewhere.