Longevity of Burnable Digital Versatile Discs

I just read another article about the low lifetime  for burnable DVDRs.  The author of this article was stating that his burned home DVDRs only lasted about 5 years.   This is a fairly common occurrence and a general failing of both the industry providers of blank media and consumers who want cheap media.  Blank media manufacturers products exhibit a wide range of good to bad media.  Some companies produce very inexpensive DVDRs, of which the dye is out of spec and degrades quite quickly.  Unfortunately the unsuspecting consumers who purchase these blanks will find that some of these discs will burn and play at the onset, however, after 6 months, 1 year , 5 years the DVDs no longer play.  This is due to the dye that is used in manufacturing of the DVDRs.  All DVDR dye is organic, and as such has a half life and a lifespan.  A quality blank manufacturer’s discs may last to projected lifetime of 100 years , where a poorly manufactured disc may only last for 6 months after it has been burned.  At DVDduplication.net we are constantly communicating to our clients that using quality blank media is of paramount importance.  If you need your DVDs to play on the widest variety of set top players and computers and you want the DVDs to last, there is a cost vs. quality trade-off.  Most times you wont even know you have trouble discs until 6 months down the road your DVDs don’t play.

So if you want your home movies that you have burned on disc to last, spend the extra money and buy a good brand name so you don’t end up with a bunch of “coaster” instead.

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New Low Carbon Footprint Flex Disc comes Under Fire

I just read and interesting article.

For the past few years there has been a more earth friendly DVD that has been produced by CD Digital Card in Rancho Cucamonga.  We have done business with CD Digital Card in the past and I have found them to be a very good company.

Their innovation is called a flex DVD and has only half the plastic that a normal Digital Versatile Disc has.  This innovation is a real step towards helping reduce the carbon foot print of the Video and Film industry.

It looks like this innovation is potentially at risk according to an article I just read in the Earth Times which states that  CD Digital Card “is taking the DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation (DVD FLLC) head on”.

From what I surmise, the FLLC is trying to stop the manufacture of the Flex Disc domestically.  I would like to have more information regarding this case, as it looks to me to be an issue of legal protectionism vs. an innovation that can do some real good for our environment.

I will try to stay abreast of this situation and keep posting my finding.