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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2006 at 12:42

Originally posted by krusty krusty wrote:

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There is no chance that CDs and DVDs will be obsolete in 30 years.Whether they are still desirable is another matter.



mmmm, bold statement at the end there
I remember Bill Gates stating no one would need more than 640Kb of RAM

People still play LPs the technology is over 100 yrs old,they still use tapes for recording music,of course we'll still be using our CDs in 30 years time...I mean Sony only stopped producing Betamax Decks in 2002!!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2006 at 13:46
Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

Originally posted by krusty krusty wrote:

Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

There is no chance that CDs and DVDs will be obsolete in 30 years.Whether they are still desirable is another matter.



mmmm, bold statement at the end there
I remember Bill Gates stating no one would need more than 640Kb of RAM

People still play LPs the technology is over 100 yrs old,they still use tapes for recording music,of course we'll still be using our CDs in 30 years time...I mean Sony only stopped producing Betamax Decks in 2002!!



Yep, very true. Although these older technologies incure a premium now because of limited demand.
I didn't know that Betamax made it to 2002!! Perhaps I could transfer my Betamax videos to PC and/or DVD then?




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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2006 at 14:45
There's no issue with CDs becoming obsolete, because even if they are there's no reason for the optical disc drives to stop supporting it (how many DVD drives don't play CD or VCD these days? And how many people use VCD?). Provided the dimensions stay the same, it's so little work to include backwards compatibility that there's no good reason not to.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2006 at 02:17
I now use Taiyo Yuden CDR discs exclusively as they also boast a 100 year guarantee. I have never had a failure with them. If I'm still around to complain about a damaged disc in 90 or so years, I'd have to say I would have got plenty of good mileage out of those blanks. They use the best quality inks and dyes and seem to be indestructible as far as musical content is concerned.
 
My best advice to ensure longevity for all your CDR burning issues:
 
1. Use quality media only
2. Burn at the slowest possible speed - i.e. 2 x speed or 4 x speed only. (surprised no-one has raised this point already).
 
 
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