Buy.com has the Hammacher Schlemmer Photograph Converter for $80 with free shipping. Converts photographs into digital images at 1,800 dpi. Preserve old photos for the future without worrying about decaying paper. [Compare]
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#1
tarnis - Posted 9:04 am PDT 04/16/09 (244 Posts)
Yip, no worrying about decaying paper. Scanned all my photos years ago into .PCX files on 5.25" floppies so I'm safe.
#2
Chrisman - Posted 9:19 am PDT 04/16/09 (2567 Posts)
LOL...
#3
jhkilroy - Posted 9:30 am PDT 04/16/09 (196 Posts)
This device SUCKS , do not buy. they sold these on Woot for $60 a week ago. I bought one to try and its horrible..... dumbest device , I expected a copy stand style gear and its just junk.
#4
nuisance - Posted 9:31 am PDT 04/16/09 (10908 Posts)
This looks just like my cat's crapper and probably stinks just as bad.
#5
roddyrod - Posted 9:37 am PDT 04/16/09 (143 Posts)
Ok. What am I missing? Can't a basic canon or epson scanner do that and more?
#6
ArthurDent - Posted 9:38 am PDT 04/16/09 (78 Posts)
#1, you make a valid point about slowly decaying paper perhaps being the longest-lasting archival choice. Changing file formats and especially physical media changes over the years (anyone remember zip drives and LS-120 SuperDisks?) can be a pain to keep up with.
Question for all:
For storage in a fire-resistant safe, which media choice would be safest--optical media (bit-rot concerns?) or flash media? Keep in mind that the safe releases moisture internally to protect the contents during a fire event...
Question for all:
For storage in a fire-resistant safe, which media choice would be safest--optical media (bit-rot concerns?) or flash media? Keep in mind that the safe releases moisture internally to protect the contents during a fire event...
#7
sacherjj - Posted 11:01 am PDT 04/16/09 (174 Posts)
Off site storage.
#8
BensBargains - Posted 11:03 am PDT 04/16/09 (1143 Posts)
Save data to HD-DVD media ;P
#9
bigking777 - Posted 11:58 am PDT 04/16/09 (1516 Posts)
| ArthurDent wrote: |
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Question for all: For storage in a fire-resistant safe, which media choice would be safest--optical media (bit-rot concerns?) or flash media? Keep in mind that the safe releases moisture internally to protect the contents during a fire event... |
Carve your data into the face of a rock.
#10
nuisance - Posted 12:04 pm PDT 04/16/09 (10908 Posts)
| bigking777 wrote: | ||
Carve your data into the face of a rock. |
I tried that, but Dwayne Johnson kept bleeding all over my data.
#11
jbroses - Posted 12:38 pm PDT 04/16/09 (179 Posts)
What everyone here seems to be forgetting is the manufacturer of this device: Hammacher Schlemmer! Any brand that sells exclusively in airplane magazines has GOT to be top notch!
#12
Chrisman - Posted 12:54 pm PDT 04/16/09 (2567 Posts)
#11, not quite "exclusively" as Hammacher Schlemmer has a B&M store in New York. Is a pretty cool place.
#13
dave_c - Posted 12:48 am PDT 04/17/09 (7483 Posts)
Flash Media is the most resistant to heat and liquid, but it will also bit-rot after sitting for close to a decade, but should remain more reliable than anything else until then unless you do something risky like plug it into a windows box's USB port since windows likes to corrupt flash drives if they fall offline in the middle of cached writing.
#14
CheezWhiz17 - Posted 3:06 am PDT 04/17/09 (163 Posts)
Oink
#15
JediKnight - Posted 6:07 am PDT 04/17/09 (1270 Posts)
| bigking777 wrote: | ||
Carve your data into the face of a rock. |
Endorsed by Moses.
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