How To Choose Archival CD/DVD Media

Posted by kdawson on Monday December 11, 2006 @08:33AM from the 70-years-or-bust dept.

An anonymous reader tips us to an article by Patrick McFarland, the well-known Free Software Magazine author, going into great detail on CD/DVD media. McFarland covers the history of these media from CDs through recordable DVDs, explaining the various formats and their strengths and drawbacks. The heart of the article is an essay on the DVD-R vs. DVD+R recording standards, leading to McFarland's recommendation for which media he buys for archival storage. Spoiler: it's Taiyo Yuden DVD+R all the way. From the article: "Unlike pressed CDs/DVDs, 'burnt' CDs/DVDs can eventually 'fade,' due to five things that affect the quality of CD media: sealing method, reflective layer, organic dye makeup, where it was manufactured, and your storage practices (please keep all media out of direct sunlight, in a nice cool dry dark place, in acid-free plastic containers; this will triple the lifetime of any media)."

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Help by Anonymous Coward · 2006-12-11 08:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Anyone got any good pr0n links? Ninenine seems to have died.
For further information... by bill_mcgonigle · 2006-12-11 08:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

...please visit our website.

Seriously, everything that can be said about the subject has been here, by people that live and breathe it every day.

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mod 0p by Anonymous Coward · 2006-12-11 09:41 · Score: -1, Offtopic

you can. No, so 0n, FreeBSD went