[Ti] OT Durability of DVDs

[Richard E. Meyeroff (REM at Meyeroff-c-c.com)]

>  > -----Original Message-----
>>  From: Murray Kastner [mailto:murrayka at mac.com]
>>  Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 9:33 AM
>>  To: PowerBook G4 Titanium List
>>  Subject: [Ti] OT Durability of DVDs
>>
>>
>>  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 seems that the same general misconception that occurred between 
>the longevity mass-produced CDs and recordable CDs is popping up now 
>that DVD recordables are gaining popularity.  What you need to 
>remember also is that a DVD produced in a factory press is going to 
>last MUCH longer than a recordable DVD.  A production DVD, a 
>mass-produced movie or data DVD, is made by pressing the image into 
>polycarbonate whereas a recorded DVD is made by creating the image 
>of "pits" in a dye layer.  It's the deterioration of the dye layer 
>which is the huge problem and that isn't a problem in a pressed 
>disc.  That is not to say that pressed DVD's are eternal but they 
>will last much longer than a recordable under similar storage 
>conditions.
>
>
>Gregory Markle, Color Technician
>Kleerdex Company - http://www.kydex.com/

GREGORY

Since the dyes have different longevity how do you choose either CD 
or DVD of archival use?
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Richard E. Meyeroff
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