Posted by billyhouston4 on 09/25/07 05:26

It's just been discovered that DVDs are failing. For some unknown
reason the media on them is vanishing very quickly. Scientists and
technicians examing the problem said that it does not matter where
these people live, thus it's not related to a specific country,
weather conditions, magnetic poles, electromagnetic pulses, or the
equipment that manufactured them. The problem is universal and world
wide. The plastics used to create the disk has come from numerous
sources and manufacturers and all of them are failing. It appears the
decay process begins about three years after they are made. Some
decay faster than others, but almost all of them over three years of
age are rapidly losing data. Once the data begins to decay it's only
a matter of time before the DVD is useless. It does appear that the
ones that are played regularly have a tendency to decay faster. It's
just a matter of time before entire DVD collections will no longer
contain any useful data. When questioned about this matter, most of
the manufacturers refused to speak with reporters. One manufacturer
did state "the technology is still new and experimental, we have no
control of what the buyers do with them".

If you have valuable data stored on DVD, consider making a backup copy
on another media.

Billy

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