Posted by Phisherman on 11/07/07 23:28

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:23:11 -0600, lakedweller@ohionet.com wrote:

>I know that vcr tapes wear out from playing them. I was originally
>told that dvds never wear out but now I hear different. One thing I
>dont understand is that when a dvd is burned, a laser melts the data
>on to the dvd. Then that same laser plays the dvd later. It only
>makes sense that each time a dvd is played the laser melts more of the
>disk, so eventually the dvd wears out or should I say the data melts
>away. This got me asking how many times a dvd can be played before it
>dies? I heard that dvds made at home die much sooner than the
>commercial ones because the commercial ones are made more durable. Is
>this true?

A lot depends on how the DVD is handled rather than played. There are
minor differences between burners and DVD brands. I've burned over
7000 DVDs over the past 10 years, both personal and commercial and not
one "went bad" unless it was abused.

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