Re: DVDs are worse than CDs

Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester <[email protected]> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 02:33:54 +0100

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Dear Ant:

Thanks again for replying.

On Mon, 10 Nov 2025, Ant wrote:
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|"> Does using a LASER really destroy it?                               |
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|No idea. I do know drives do wear out. I had an internal Plextor IDE CD|
|burner that only lasted a year right after its warranty expired. I     |
|rarely used it to burn, but used to read my discs a lot. :( "          |
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HTTPS://WWW.CDRFAQ.org/faq05.html#S5-27
says:
"Recording for an hour at high speed will take a greater toll on the laser 
than playing a CD for an hour.

The bottom line is, there really isn't anything you can do to make the 
laser last longer. It'll last a very long time when used to read CDs, so 
there's no point in reserving the drive just for recording."