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Subject: [OM] Re: Low cost backup
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 17:19:12 -0700
Any recommendations for a DVD? My most recent purchase of disks cannot  
produce a universally read copy. Looking around on the web I found a  
site that said that there is no relationship between the brand on the  
outside and the disk inside. It recommended a special software that  
would read the makers ID on the disk which does not help much if you  
have to buy the disk and analyze it to determine whether it is reliable.



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On / May 13, 2008 CE, at 4:55 PM, Moose wrote:

> In both cases, it's not just the gold reflective layer that gives the
> longevity. The second major component in computer writable CDs and  
> DVDs
> is the dye that changes color when the laser hits it. The only dye so
> far known that doesn't fade/deteriorate relatively rapidly is patented
> by Mitsui. I think all name brand gold disks use the Mutsui dyes, but
> there's nothing to stop someone from making gold disks with inferior
> dyes to make a quick buck.


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