Re: HOW LONG WILL DVDS LAST


"Derek Gee" <dgeeSPAMSUCKS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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grandeur70@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I understand that the inks used on the dvd labels will eventually seep
through to the dvds and completely destroy them.I have had this happen
already.What comeback does one have when this happens as I have spent
many thousands on building up a massive dvd library.

I'm not sure where you got this "understanding", but I've been following
this digital media longevity thing for many years, and I know of no such
problem with pressed DVD's. I have heard of potential problems when using
certain markers on home DVD-R's, but I personally have had no problems
using a Sharpie on mine for years. Perhaps that's where the confusion
lies. There was a problem at one CD pressing plant in the early 1990's
with ink damaging some CD's, but it was corrected very quickly.
The general theory is that factory-pressed discs will last considerably
longer than home-burned ones. The reason is the data in a factory disc
exists in the physical shape of the surface. The data in a burned disc
exists in dyes activated by the authoring laser. And as all RAMT regulars
know, dyes can be very unstable.

But how long they'll last is anybody's guess. A couple of years ago, a
German IBM engineer caused quite a stir by stating that even the best CD-Rs
couldn't possibly last more than five years. Most of the press took him at
his word, despite the obvious fact that when he said it, many of us had
CD-Rs older than that that worked just fine.

Lincoln


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