[ale] DVD life expectancy

[Dow Hurst]

I would expect from Philips or Verbatim a normal life span of 
5-10years.  But, the cheapo disks by nonamers could die really quick.  
Heat, oxygen, and radiation levels could all affect the life expectancy 
too.  Maybe the exposure rate during the burn at a low speed versus high 
speed could affect the data life.  I don't know.  I know the quality of 
DVDs varies alot.  Here is an interesting link:

http://club.cdfreaks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=33

I discovered this forum when getting info on Nero Linux which is a sub 
forum of Club CD Freaks just like this forum is.  There is a ton of tech 
info on DVD and CD media, hardware, and so on here.
Dow


James P. Kinney III wrote:

>Any clue as to the anticipated lifetime of a burned DVD? Not a
>commercial purchased, stamped variety (those should last a fairly long
>while).
>
>I have had a recent rash of failed DVD's all from the same batch. They
>_used_ to work but now I get errors. 
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