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Synthetic Stone DVD Claimed To Last 1,000 Years

Posted by timothy on from the will-your-progeny-the-warranty dept.

Lucas123 writes "A start-up launched a new DVD archive product this week: a disc that it says will hold its data for 1,000 years. The company, Cranberry, says its DiamonDisc product, which can be used in any standard DVD player, is not subject to deterioration from heat, UV rays or material rot due to humidity or other elements because it has no dyes, adhesives or reflective materials like standard DVD discs, and its discs are made from a vastly more durable synthetic stone. Data is laid down on the platter much in the same way as a standard DVD disc, but with DiamonDisc the burner etches much deeper pits. Cranberry said it is also working on producing a Blu-ray version of its 1,000-year disc."

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  1. Presumably... by popo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... they also make a DVD player that lasts 1000 years?

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    1. Re:Presumably... by QuoteMstr · · Score: 5, Insightful

      By the way: if you think this is an interesting thought experiment, you'll love A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller.

  2. Curious... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    TFA quotes temperature resistance of 176 degrees. Fahrenheit. For a "synthetic stone" product that is supposed to be super durable, that is chickenshit. It's barely warmer than parked-car-in-summer-sun.

    I have to wonder, did some journalist fail at accuracy, or are these things actually pretty painfully unexciting in terms of temperature resistance?

  3. Re:1,000 years? by bcwright · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Also, it may not be vulnerable to humidity in a controlled environment, but in the outdoors, a few seasons of freezing/melting and it'll be shot. Water beats rock every time.

    I really don't care if my archival storage can stand being left outside for several years, because I don't intend to do that. I'd be quite happy if it were at least as durable as a book, which if well made and with reasonable care can last at least a couple hundred years, possibly over 1000 under ideal conditions. So what if it can get ruined if it's left in the rain? If I care enough about the data, I just make a few copies and put them in different places and hopefully if I've chosen well at least one will survive. Right now it's not at all clear that typical CD's and DVD's are even as durable as cheap pulp paperbacks.

  4. If you're actually interested in buying these... by Foggiano · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'd recommend going straight to the company Cranberry is licensing from, Millenniata. It looks like you can purchase identical products for about 1/3 the price. Cranberry's got one heck of a mark-up.

  5. Re:Nonono... Blackadder explained it all by TheThiefMaster · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Anyone who hasn't seen Blackadder, I recommend you find a way to do so.

  6. Re:Serious reply by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Do not presume upon the mercy of God.
    I certainly wouldn't (if he existed) - by all accounts he's clearly a psycopath.