| CDR lifespan ? [message #101039] |
Wed, 12 November 2008 15:45  |
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John [1]
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Registered: September 2005
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I've got CDRs that are going bad after just a couple of years. They have
no scratches and are in perfect condition. Apparantly the dyes are unstable
and fail from what I'm reading.
Has anyone researched this to know what the best brands are and what can
be expected or are they all bad this way?
Thanks,
John
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| Re: CDR lifespan ? [message #101047 is a reply to message #101046] |
Thu, 13 November 2008 15:38  |
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I also use Taiyo Yuden. Don't know about shelf life but they play on everyone's
machines where some others do not. I do not use Sharpies. They can leach
thru and destroy data. I use felt tip pens designed for CD-R's. They're
not too hard to find.
Gantt
"Ted Gerber" <tedgerber@rogers.com> wrote:
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>(soft) Sharpie (oxymoron) should be fine.
>We use Taiyo Yuden
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>Ted
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>"John" <no@no.com> wrote:
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>>This particular disk that went bad has a full cd size adhesive label on
>it.
>> Maybe the glue hosed it.
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>>Can I write on the backs with a sharpie or will that mess them up (as I
>have
>>200 dvds with sharpie on them already).
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Gantt Kushner
Gizmo Recording Company
Silver Spring, MD
www.gizmorecording.com
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| Re: CDR lifespan ? [message #101061 is a reply to message #101049] |
Thu, 13 November 2008 20:12 |
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Staples or Office Depot should have them.
Gantt
"John" <no@no.com> wrote:
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>I just ordered some Taiyo Yuden's. Where do you get the CD-R felt tip pens?
> Staples, Office Depot or somewhere else ?
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>thanks,
>John
Gantt Kushner
Gizmo Recording Company
Silver Spring, MD
www.gizmorecording.com
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| Re: CDR lifespan ? [message #101066 is a reply to message #101060] |
Fri, 14 November 2008 00:10 |
Erling
Messages: 156
Registered: October 2008
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First of all, DVDR+ is a newer format that, as one of the two
standards, can be used on "more things", as far as I remember.
Here's one of the internetsides with som explanations:
http://www.videohelp.com/dvd
Erling
On 14 Nov 2008 13:16:51 +1000, "John" <no@no.com> wrote:
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>Are you serious ? I just ordered 100 of the - and I just want to store
>data.
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>Taiyo Yuden 4.7GB DVD-R, 16X, Silver
> Thermal, 100 Disc Spindle
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>"Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>Just remember.... + for data, - for video discs.....
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>>AA
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>>"Ed" <askme@email.com> wrote in message news:491c445d$1@linux...
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>>> I Have discs stored in my garage that were burnt sometimes over 8 years
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>>> ago...
>>> they still work and get read fine. They are different brands. I also
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>>> have
>>> had issues of reading discs... but it was usually the disc reader that
>was
>>> the problem. They do wear out after some time. Of course they are pretty
>>> cheap these days and easy to replace. Unless it is a notebook. That
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>>> isn't
>>> so easy or cheap. I would suggest to try to same discs in a different
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>>> reader
>>> before pointing the finger at the discs. Of course a big culprit to this
>>> dillema had to do with the manufactures and the fight for plus or minus
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>>> (+/-).
>>> I have a pile of mp3 minus (-) dvd's that were burnt long ago... but some
>>> disc readers do not like them. So I make it a habit to purchase nothing
>>> but the plus (+) discs. They seem to be more uniform or universal --
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>>> imho...
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>>>
>>>
>>> "John" <no@no.com> wrote:
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>>>>I've got CDRs that are going bad after just a couple of years. They have
>>>>no scratches and are in perfect condition. Apparantly the dyes are
>>>>unstable
>>>>and fail from what I'm reading.
>>>>
>>>>Has anyone researched this to know what the best brands are and what can
>>>>be expected or are they all bad this way?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>John
>>>
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>>
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