Damn non-pirated DVDs

[OwlHoot]

Eh? Are you saying digital recordings stored on hard disk drives degrade in quality if they are stored for long periods of time?

I believe so - The magnetic domains start degrading and merging into each other, almost like melting ice, and stray cosmic rays zap the odd domain every now and then.

Also, microscopic flakes start peeling off the surface - They say you should always spin up a disk at least every three months to avoid these building up too much.

I guess regular copying deals with most disk problems though (and similar problems probably affect DVDs, although less so).

[NotAllThere]

The best quality DVD (factory produced) and DVD-R are expected to last in excess of 300 years. The worst quality can fail in a week.

[MarillionFan]

The best quality DVD (factory produced) and DVD-R are expected to last in excess of 300 years. The worst quality can fail in a week.

300 years! Is that it!

FFS. It'll take me weeks to reburn all my DVDs in 2311. On my rate then that'll cost me about £127 million in lost billing.