Thanks in advance.
To: martin_fierro
I'm not a "technie" when it comes from this but here's my experience:
BLUE - never used
GOLD - 74 minute ones worked flawlessly in every CD player I've used.
Silver - 80 minute ones only played in about 1/2 of the players I tried them in.
I've only burned about a dozen, so I'm not an expert by any means.
2 posted on
01/27/2004 10:24:10 AM PST by
Johnny Gage
(Why do people make rubber duckies yellow, when real ducks are green, or brown?)
To: martin_fierro; Ernest_at_the_Beach; *tech_index
I'm interested as well. Bump.
3 posted on
01/27/2004 10:24:54 AM PST by
LibKill
(My sigil: Two crossed, dead, Frenchmen emblazoned on a mound of dead Frenchmen.)
To: martin_fierro
It doesn't really matter. 2 Gb DVD will be pervasive within a few years. Meanwhile, the CD's are so cheap you can make several copies to reduce your chance of short-term loss. Come 10 or 12 years from now, you probably couldn't find a device to read them You will have transferred them long before you have to worry about deterioriation. For example, I have some 5.25 inch floppies and can't find a drive to read them anywhere.
4 posted on
01/27/2004 10:35:20 AM PST by
NonValueAdded
("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people." GWB 1/20/04)
To: martin_fierro; FrogMom
FrogMom and I were just talking about this on the phone the other day. She said something about the CD's only having an average 6 year shelf life, and recommended storing all of my family photos on DVD.
Not sure where she got that info but since she is my mother I trust her totally.
5 posted on
01/27/2004 10:37:16 AM PST by
EuroFrog
(Moving back to the USA in 17 days!!! (But who is counting?))
To: martin_fierro
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I use these. You can count how many years your data will last.
7 posted on
01/27/2004 10:46:41 AM PST by
Tijeras_Slim
(Come see the violence inherent in the system!)
To: martin_fierro
After much research on the subject, comparing spec sheets from every manufacturer, our corporate archive uses
Mitsui Archival Gold CD-Rs
But NVA is correct. The viability of your files is much more dependent upon the life expectancy of the access system. Today's high-quality media will most likely far outlast the capability of systems to retrieve and interpret the data stored on them. If your files are valuable, you must be prepared to migrate your valuable data to future generations of the technology (both hardware and software).
10 posted on
01/27/2004 10:54:25 AM PST by
ZGuy
To: martin_fierro
MITSUI MAM-A 20110
Home> Optical, CDR and DVD> MITSUI_MAM-A> 20110
MITSUI MAM-A #20110 CDR, 74 MIN, 24X, BRANDED, GOLD, ARCHIVE, WITH JEWEL CASE, 25/PACK
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w/ $75 order |
w/ $200 order |
w/ $1000 order |
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1/Pkg |
42.78 |
39.73 |
36.67 |
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14 posted on
01/27/2004 4:03:23 PM PST by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got!!!!)
To: martin_fierro
16 posted on
01/30/2004 2:21:26 PM PST by
boris
(The deadliest Weapon of Mass Destruction in History is a Leftist With a Word Processor)
To: martin_fierro
Here, I'll post their comment:
Q: What CD-R blank media should I buy?
A: "We only recommend Mitsui, Philips, Kodak, and TDK brand discs. Many people have reported problems with Maxell, Verbatim, and other "cheaper" discs. You can purchase Mitsui discs from "www.mediastore.com" (we are not associated with this company other than we purchase blank discs from them)."
17 posted on
01/30/2004 2:22:55 PM PST by
boris
(The deadliest Weapon of Mass Destruction in History is a Leftist With a Word Processor)
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