well typical cd life only extends if you by high end s**t. if you buy cheap, it will crap out early i believe...Planticus guess what..im standing right behind you. look quickly im about to give you one heaping pile of Karls in the face, monkey toss style kid. seriously, get to work Joe is comming.
So, given the information this article has provided, who makes the best CD-Rs? Does the same information apply to DVD+/-Rs? How do CD/DVD-/+RWs factor into all this?I wish this were as simple as my tape deck using days, when I simply had a couple brands and tape grades that I swore upon for best recording.
"sounds like we need to start making CDs out of glass instead of plastic... wonder if that's possible?"Yes, now you just have to worry about dropping them...
Can anyone recommend a good CD-R brand/type? I've long suspected that CD-Rs won't last long (especially after reading about the troubles of CD rot), and I want my CD-Rs to last quite awhile.
@mistermoose: Yes, of course it's possible, but is it desireable? Firstly, glass weighs a lot more than polycarb, so all the drives would have to be reengineered. Furthermore, what would you rather be lugging, a 100-pack of glass or plastic? Secondly, polycarb handles wear and tear a lot better than glass. Drop polycarb from standing height, it'll probably survive. Do that with glass, well, you get the picture. Thirdly, as the article points out, it's not the substrate side that causes the most errors, but the lacquer side, so replacing the substrate isn't going to have much of a benefit.
iceburnSep 22, 2005
While that was an interesting read, it needed to go into the different manufacturer's and say who has good media and who doesn't.
procyonSep 22, 2005
If I need something I burned to a cdr 100 years from now...then I actually am immortal.
flatlineSep 22, 2005
well typical cd life only extends if you by high end s**t. if you buy cheap, it will crap out early i believe...Planticus guess what..im standing right behind you. look quickly im about to give you one heaping pile of Karls in the face, monkey toss style kid. seriously, get to work Joe is comming.
Closed AccountSep 22, 2005
So, given the information this article has provided, who makes the best CD-Rs? Does the same information apply to DVD+/-Rs? How do CD/DVD-/+RWs factor into all this?I wish this were as simple as my tape deck using days, when I simply had a couple brands and tape grades that I swore upon for best recording.
smarterdanuSep 22, 2005
"sounds like we need to start making CDs out of glass instead of plastic... wonder if that's possible?"Yes, now you just have to worry about dropping them...
mooglemanSep 22, 2005
Can anyone recommend a good CD-R brand/type? I've long suspected that CD-Rs won't last long (especially after reading about the troubles of CD rot), and I want my CD-Rs to last quite awhile.
baaronSep 23, 2005
C D-R’s (Compact Dick Recordable)Sorry, had to do it..
altidudeSep 23, 2005
If I can get 70 years out of my compact dick, I will be happy.
pacobellSep 24, 2005
@mistermoose: Yes, of course it's possible, but is it desireable? Firstly, glass weighs a lot more than polycarb, so all the drives would have to be reengineered. Furthermore, what would you rather be lugging, a 100-pack of glass or plastic? Secondly, polycarb handles wear and tear a lot better than glass. Drop polycarb from standing height, it'll probably survive. Do that with glass, well, you get the picture. Thirdly, as the article points out, it's not the substrate side that causes the most errors, but the lacquer side, so replacing the substrate isn't going to have much of a benefit.