Re: Blue Room

I kinda figured that cdrs wouldn't last as long as pressed Cds. I have
discs bought back in the mid 80s that still play perfectly.

I've never liked sticker disc labels. Ive thought about backing up the few
irreplaceable cdrs I have for some time now. Guess I'd better get off my
butt!

Dave

On Mon, Jan 27, 2020, 9:13 AM Robert Wear [email protected] [tadream] <
[email protected]> wrote:

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> The longevity of CDRs depends on the quality of the disc. The blue
> substrate discs are the poorest. Paper labels can cause CDRs to degrade.
> Taiyo Yuden now owned by JVC is probably the best. JVC has discontinued
> making the TU CDRs. But there's still many in stock. I use the ink jet
> printable ones. Falcon Media also makes great CDRs. Blank CD-R | Blank
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> DVDRs have a short lifetime due to the poor quality ink used for the
> substrate. Even real DVD movies are prone to losing data. Bluray is much
> better.
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> On Monday, January 27, 2020, 10:06:59 AM EST, Dave Brewer
> [email protected] [tadream] <[email protected]> wrote:
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> How long are cdrs supposed to last? The blue room disc is 20 years old
> now. I should check my copy too. My only concern's been the disc label
> peeling off.
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> Dave
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> On Sun, Jan 26, 2020, 1:44 PM '[email protected]'
> [email protected] [tadream] <[email protected]> wrote:
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> My CD-R of Blue Room demo has deteriorated- does anyone have a lossless
> copy I can “borrow”?
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> Jim
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