>>>From: The Browns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home recorded dvds whether audio or video are not stable and may only last some 5+ years.<<<
With CDs (and presumably DVDs), you get what you pay for. Cheap disks develop pinprick holes in the reflective backing (not the recorded side that everybody's so careful about). Re-writeable disks are worst, because they don't burn as deeply (in order to be able to "erase" and rewrite). More expensive disks are supposed to last longer (ca. 20 years, like tapes). This has been a big issue for information conservation. Magnetic media are not "archival" because they are so easily corrupted by light, heat/cold, magnetic fields from anything electrical, etc. But many CDs are not long-lasting, either. For information, nothing has beaten the track record of acid-free paper. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
