[colug-432] DVD+R

[Joshua Kramer]

As a side note, if anybody is looking for archival media, the M-Disc is a
DVD technology that purports to last for 1,000 years.  Obviously it's hard
to test the temporal aspect of that claim, but they do submit the discs to
MIL-spec torture tests and they have a demo where they take a disc, soak it
at 180 degrees F, then dip it in liquid nitrogen - and it's still readable
after the fact.

The DVD media requires a special burner (about $15-$35 at Micro Center) but
they plan to come out with Blu-Ray media in 2nd quarter of this year that
is writable by any Blu-Ray writer.  The DVD media is a tad expensive at $30
for a 10-pack (Micro Center, you can find it cheaper online) but is
interesting nevertheless.


On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 9:58 PM, FiL Farris <philipfarris at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.digitalfaq.com/reviews/dvd-media.htm
>
> The above is a good page for information on types of DVD's, who makes
> them, etc etc.
> On Apr 1, 2013 9:51 PM, "Angelo McComis" <angelo at mccomis.com> wrote:
>
>> I've had problems in the past with Maxell and the Tayo Yudens (JVC)
>> media. But Kodak -- I've had in the past and not had problems.
>>
>> I concur -- -R was considered more compatible than +R but admittedly,
>> most DVD players these days will play either.
>>
>> Media isn't terribly expensive these days so its not hard if you want
>> to rule out your drive or a bad batch of media. Swap a blank disk with
>> a friend and try a burn. If you can burn their media fine, and they
>> can't burn your media either, you have a bad batch. If you can't burn
>> their media but they can burn yours, you have a bad burner.
>>
>>
>> On Apr 1, 2013, at 8:29 PM, tom <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On 04/01/2013 08:20 PM, Rick Hornsby wrote:
>> >> What specifically are you having trouble with?  What model of optical
>> drive do you have and how old is it?  Not all writable media is created
>> equal, but I don't recall any particular issues with Kodak DVD+R.
>> >>
>> >> IIRC, -R was the generally more compatible format with a wider range
>> of read devices.  That was years ago when the -/+R battle was raging.
>> >>
>> >> Sent from my iPhone
>> >>
>> >> On Apr 1, 2013, at 20:10, tom <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Anybody have experience with Kodak DVD+R media?
>> >>>
>> >>> Tom
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>> > No problem at all. I am currently using Verbatim Media. Stopped using
>> > Memorex. Memorex bad. Heard lots of people complain about Memorex DVD's.
>> > Just want to know if anybody has had quality issues with Kodak brand
>> media.
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