<?php # dvdisaster: English homepage translation # Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Carsten Gnörlich # # UTF-8 trigger: äöüà # # Include our PHP sub routines, then call begin_page() # to start the HTML page, insert the header, # navigation and news if appropriate. require("../include/dvdisaster.php"); begin_page(); ?> <!--- Insert actual page content below ---> <h3>Advantages of using dvdisaster:</h3> <ul> <li><b>Protects</b> against aging and accidental medium damage (within certain limits).<p></li> <li><a href="howtos10.php">Read error tests</a> run <b>faster</b> than quality scans; up to full reading speed depending on the drive.<p></li> <li><b>Cost-effective:</b> Media must be replaced with a new copy only when they are really defective.</li> </ul> <h3>Limitations of using dvdisaster:</h3> You need a backup strategy and at least 15% of additional storage. <ul> <li>Error correction data <b>must be created before the medium fails</b>, preferably at the same time the medium is written.<p></li> <li>Error correction data requires <b>additional storage space</b> either on the protected medium or by using additional media. Using the standard settings the additional storage space amounts to 15% of the original data size (approx. 700MB for a full 4.7GB DVD).<p></li> <li>no guaranteed protection against data loss.</li> </ul> See also the collection of <a href="http://dvdisaster.net/legacy/en/background.html">background information</a> in the old documentation to learn more about the functioning of dvdisaster. <!--- do not change below ---> <?php # end_page() adds the footer line and closes the HTML properly. end_page(); ?>