@milty40 All too true, I have had DVD-Rs in a box under the monitor quite simply fail to be readable. The chemical dye which a DVD-R recorder changes with its lazer can become unstable. A factory "pressed" DVD which has the optical "notes" inscribed onto a stainless steel master which is pressed into a plastic disk and covered with a thin film could last a very long time. If it is not scratched. With DVD-R we are in the same boat with chemical film reels. They can go bad over time.
If you want to store data on something that doesn't deteriorate, than you must use punchcards made of plastic. They should last millions of years.
tubewatcher77 9 months ago
how
bakonfreek 1 year ago
shines right into the computers hard drive wtf
HDv1de0 1 year ago
im thinkin of making a company that makes stuff that will work with antiques.
like an 8mm film processing kit.
sounds like fun right?
make home videos from 40 year old cameras. lol
mrfourtysevenman 2 years ago
ohhh, I can't wait to see those Super 8 transferred to Bluray! 1080p! : D
bluetorch13 2 years ago
Im glad you have a business, you are doing a great thing...however, telling people that DVD's don't deteriorate is false.
milty40 3 years ago 6
indeed, they should have known that.
RetroSpectreUK 1 year ago
@milty40 All too true, I have had DVD-Rs in a box under the monitor quite simply fail to be readable. The chemical dye which a DVD-R recorder changes with its lazer can become unstable. A factory "pressed" DVD which has the optical "notes" inscribed onto a stainless steel master which is pressed into a plastic disk and covered with a thin film could last a very long time. If it is not scratched. With DVD-R we are in the same boat with chemical film reels. They can go bad over time.
RWRamo 8 months ago