[Ti] OT Durability of DVDs

[Sam Hotchkiss]

On 9/10/03 7:32 AM, "Murray Kastner" <murrayka at mac.com> wrote:

> Now someone tells me that there may be a lawsuit going on somewhere in
> Europe for precisely opposite factor. Can anyone either confirm, deny
> or advise on this? I was of the opinion that videocassettes fade with
> time while DVDs are much, much longer-lived.

It has to do with the dye in the DVD deteriorating, but a burned disc should
last at least 5 if not 10+ years
-- 
Samuel W. Hotchkiss
President, Contractor Services, LLC.
hotch at zlit.net

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