How To Choose Archival CD/DVD Media 225
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)."
Moo (Score:5, Funny)
How apropos.
'slashdotters' can eventually fade due to five things that affect the quality of slashdot comments:
He forgot the most important one... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Price is all that matters in the short run (Score:3, Funny)
Oh come on now! (Score:-1, Funny)
Mod up, douchebags!
You don't get (Score:5, Funny)
Re:He forgot the most important one... (Score:3, Funny)
Long term storage (Score:2, Funny)
Out of direct sunlight, cool dark place (Score:3, Funny)
Well, it's good to know that 95% of slashdotters are already following this practice by inherently storing their media close to themselves, next to their computers.
Re:You don't get (Score:3, Funny)
Re:He forgot the most important one... (Score:3, Funny)
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