Posted by Zombie Wolf on 09/02/05 10:41

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$um2.3781@trnddc03...
> Do you guys torture your CDs and DVDs?? I read the article and it says
> normal care should help your CDs and DVDs last years...
>
>
>
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> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:m7SRe.73505$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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