02-01-2010, 05:58 AM
Doc wrote:
[quote=samintx]
Does this mean the media is going bad?
Yep.
Back 'em up.
Keep your DVDs away from heat and humidity and they might be good for more than 10 years. Key-word: "might."
There's no optical media available at the moment that's rated to last much longer than that.
Mitsui/Mam-A Pthalocyanine dye gold reflective layer CDs have a 200 year shelf life. I have hundreds that are 15 years old. Not sure about DVD blanks though. CDs ARE still optical media .......