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Posted by allen on 09/02/05 23:37
I doubt they would be playable after 20.
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Zombie Wolf wrote:
> Well, I have quite a few CD's that have been around here for years. To me,
> there are only two places for a CD or DVD: In the machine or in the case.
> But , TLC notwithstanding, some of them have failed. The phenomenon is
> called "edge rot'. This is a condition where the edge of the media was not
> properly sealed when it was made, and the air gets into the data layer (the
> metal coating) of the CD, and it simply disappears.When it gets bad enough,
> you can actually see it around the edges of the CD.
> I dont know if this affects DVD's. Time will tell, I suppose. A DVD-R is
> supposed to have a shelf life of something like 2000 years. I think that
> might be a little optimistic, don't you ?
>
> "Patient Zero 2.0" <noonan24_7@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:EcURe.22349$um2.3781@trnddc03...
> > Do you guys torture your CDs and DVDs?? I read the article and it says
> > normal care should help your CDs and DVDs last years...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:m7SRe.73505$Hx4.71029@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> >> "Don M." <newsreader@nospam4fineartsnospam.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1125635036.f7b5f83a5138a13a3a12065c277df9af@teranews...
> >>>
> >>> "George Hester" wrote in message
> >> news:0kQRe.49632$EX.41973@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> >>> > "Loco Jones" wrote in message
> >>> news:1125627226.49f594f32a76def481c583cbc124be5f@bubbanews...
> >>> > > Not exactly "news" (the subject has been broached before), but just
> >>> > > an
> >>> > > observation on the transient nature of recordable media - cassettes
> >> were
> >>> > > once touted as the answer to degradable vinyl, until it was learned
> >> that
> >>> > > tape demagnetization/stretching posed a problem, as did faulty
> >> transport
> >>> > > mechanisms, and then compact discs were promoted as the
> >> "indestructible
> >>> > > alternative" (until that proved to be wishful thinking as well), and
> >> now,
> >>> > > consumers are being led to believe that "new media" (DVD/DVD+/-R)
> >>> > > can
> >>> > > withstand even the slightest abuse. Heh - it can't - big surprise.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1854081,00.asp
> >>> > >
> >>> > > These days, even owning the "original" doesn't mean much. Renting,
> >>> > > for
> >> a
> >>> > > limited time, is the best any consumer can hope for. Enjoy it while
> >> you
> >>> > > can! You'll be buying it, in another format, soon enough.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > - Loco -
> >>> > > (Now Playing: Nothing Lasts Forever - Echo & The Bunnymen)
> >>> > >
> >>> > There is one media that lasts forever - 8 Tracks. Mine would still be
> >>> > cooking if they hadn't buned. That is what happened to my New Clear
> >> Days.
> >>> >
> >>> ============
> >>>
> >>> Stop cooking the stuff if you don't want it to bun.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Don
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> I didn't burn it. Someone from my church did. Literally. It was at his
> >> house and it burned to the ground. I can cook without burning Don.
> >>
> >> --
> >> George Hester
> >> _________________________________
> >>
> >
> >
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