Posted by Patient Zero 2.0 on 09/02/05 08:39

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
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> "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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