Supreme Cmdr Posted August 26, 2003 Report Posted August 26, 2003 Goddamn lying bastards. So much for that. I've CDR's I recorded back in 1999, now I gotta go transfer them to DVDs?
LostInSpace Posted August 26, 2003 Report Posted August 26, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: Goddamn lying bastards. So much for that. I've CDR's I recorded back in 1999, now I gotta go transfer them to DVDs? Damn that sucks. Now I know what CD-R really stands for CD-Rippoff .
Eclipse Posted August 26, 2003 Report Posted August 26, 2003 I have CDR's I recorded around 98, 99 and so far I've not had any problems reading them. Did these guys stick the things in the microwave or leave them outside?
Kevin Trotter Posted August 26, 2003 Report Posted August 26, 2003 Look on the bright side SC, You now have a good weekend project to look forward to on a rainy day.
Supreme Cmdr Posted August 26, 2003 Author Report Posted August 26, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Race Bannon IV: Look on the bright side SC, You now have a good weekend project to look forward to on a rainy day. heh, thats what I said
echo Posted August 27, 2003 Report Posted August 27, 2003 I know htis isn't totally related to the readability of cd's well mabey sorts. Wasn't there once a conversation about using toothpaste to fill a scratch? How and what kind?
Marvin Posted August 27, 2003 Report Posted August 27, 2003 quote:Originally posted by echo: I know htis isn't totally related to the readability of cd's well mabey sorts. Wasn't there once a conversation about using toothpaste to fill a scratch? How and what kind? Toothpaste can be used on some plastics to get rid of small scratches without smudging the surface. It works like very fine rubbing compound. But I doubt it would repair a CD that's gone bad with age.
DennyMala Posted September 12, 2003 Report Posted September 12, 2003 I simply not believe that..... I've always be suspicious about CD-R.... magneto-optic.....mixed thing usually don't look good, but I don't think that well conserved CD-R will be ruined in such a short time..... However...SC you'll better make double copy of any of your CD-R especially if they contains data on BC series..... WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR YEARS WHILE YOU MAKE UP ANOTHER GAME FROM SCRATCH!!!! BC RULES!!!!!!!!
DennyMala Posted September 12, 2003 Report Posted September 12, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Marvin: quote:Originally posted by echo: I know htis isn't totally related to the readability of cd's well mabey sorts. Wasn't there once a conversation about using toothpaste to fill a scratch? How and what kind? Toothpaste can be used on some plastics to get rid of small scratches without smudging the surface. It works like very fine rubbing compound. But I doubt it would repair a CD that's gone bad with age. Some kind of CD repairing kit are also available, don't knows if they're good but you can try...
rworbey Posted September 12, 2003 Report Posted September 12, 2003 I have heard that storage is critical. CD jewel cases apparently out-gas the plasticiser used in their production, which ruins the coating on the disc - result: one unreadable CD. Until recently, Lloyd's of London Reinsurance Brokers were required by Lloyd's to hold all claims documentation for 80 years. Now try selling me (IT Manager at a Lloyd's Broker) a CD-R based archiving system!
Epsilon 5 Posted September 12, 2003 Report Posted September 12, 2003 i have a 5 year old CD-R and i can still use it fine ..
TopSpeed Posted September 12, 2003 Report Posted September 12, 2003 I bought my first CD-R drive in 1990. I know this because it was a few months after I got out of the service, and that was July, 1989. Why is this important? Becuase I have burned around 1500 discs since then, and I still have every single one. I have all types of software, patches, docs, etc., etc. I use the cheapest CD-R media I can find. (not necessarily crappy discs, just whatever is on sale. Day was when they ran $2.00 a pop and more.) I have used many of those early discs several times, especially for old DOS games that game on discs and I burned them to CD for longevity reasons. For example, all my university work (circa early 1990's). I have never had a disc 'go bad' yet. I have had some that wouldn't burn (bad media), and I have gone through several drives, and several programs to burn with. There are some caveats, however. I don't get fingerprints on them (skin oils break down almost anything over enough time). I don't expose them to temperature extremes (no dash board resting for my CD's!). And I don't stack them all on top of each other (weight pressure and time makes diamonds; what can it do for a CD?). So, I wouldn't worry about it overmuch. Just take some easy precautions and you should be good for years and years to come. Has I understand it, although DVD's use a different 'layering' technology so they can store more data, they basically suffer from similar issues as CD's. Also, you know that little plastic thing that's shaped like a CD and included in almost every brand of CD-R and CD-RW's? Well, that IS a CD-R/CD-RW. All it's missing is the thin layer of metallic coating. Break a CD in half and see what happens when all those flakes come off. Anyway, don't lose confidence in CD-R/CD-RW's just yet.
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now