Think its safe to trust your precious memories on DVD Discs?
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ok, thankyou. But what does that tell us about the reliability of DVDs?
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tells us both the PAP and Opposition Parties should try using DVD-r to back up all they important data...and use DVD-r to transmit their rally speeches over the internet ot TV so no need go Live hear them tokOriginally posted by nightzip:ok, thankyou. But what does that tell us about the reliability of DVDs? 
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I apologize for the loss of disc quality scan pictures. I have only discovered the disappearance of the scans recently as I was very busy and do not have the luxury of going online frequently every day.
I am not sure if the photovideoi.com server has a policy of automatically deleting the pictures after a few days of uploading the pictures to the server. I will try to use the imageshack server from now on. Hopefully they will keep the pictures for as long as possible.
Please bear with me as I try to re-upload the disc quality scans which have been lost over the next few days. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.
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Flash drive can never be the top, that a factOriginally posted by nightzip:From what i see on That's IT at channel news asia a couple of days ago, the people there say that:
In terms of reliability (best to worst):
Flash drive ==> HDD ==> DVD ==> CDs.
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Disc test results which were previously lost have been restored on pages 62, 63, 64.
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if unsure burn a few.
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Memorex, a manufacturer of DVD recordable discs, has openly admitted that DVD recordable discs are far more sensitive to humidity than CD-R discs in environmental tests, in its whitepaper on lifetime expectations on optical discs, dated March 2006. This means that DVD recordable discs have a much shorter lifespan compared to CD-R discs.
To know more, please refer to Page 65, post #964 or click on the following link:
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Please pass on the above message to your friends and relatives to let them know that if humidity problems are not handled properly, they could lose their data.
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Critical information about humidity updated.
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Weather reporting on Singapore:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showpost.php?p=18914046&postcount=972
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Page 65 and Contents Page updated with new information.
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PDF e-books on DVD Longevity / Lifetime / Degradation are now available for offline reading.
[1] Really Disappointed with DVD Discs Media
Filename: ebook.zip
Filesize: 124 MB
Version: 11 June 2006
Last Page of e-book: 66
md5sum: 35933fe5c7de68576f53fd41bdbcfd68
Download Link:
http://s5.quicksharing.com/v/5678953/ebook.zip.html
[2] Experimental Data on DVD Longevity
Filename: ebook.zip
Filesize: 9 MB
Version: 10 June 2006
Last Page of e-book: 13
md5sum: 45de8c4fb00fce89c7870adf86a884f8
Download Link:
http://s7.quicksharing.com/v/9697463/ebook.zip.html
[3] The Unofficial HWZ Surviving DVD Media Durability Scan Thread
Filename: ebook.zip
Filesize: 36 MB
Version: 11 June 2006
Last Page of e-book: 12
md5sum: 046cf448bb82ee92cff1c2641567eb95
Download Link:
http://s3.quicksharing.com/v/2936697/ebook.zip.html
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just buy a vacuum box or dry box and put all the DVD/CD(s) inside...as long as not mouldy DVD/CD(s) lifespan should be quite long...
vacuum box is quite cheap only...some DIY shops selling S$18... -
PDF e-books on DVD Longevity / Lifetime / Degradation are now available for offline reading.
Please note that there are some broken links in the previous versions (10 & 11 June 2006) of e-books. These broken links have been fixed in the current version (15 June 2006). All hyperlinks in PDF files should work now.
The filesizes are so much smaller now and should take less time to download. The current version of e-books also features full color graphics.
[1] Really Disappointed with DVD Discs Media
Filename: ebookv2.zip
Filesize: 46 MB
Version: 15 June 2006
Last Page of e-book: 66
md5 checksum: c00a736c524499d1f8fb70c20229fde6
Download Link:
http://s9.quicksharing.com/v/5379432/ebookv2.zip.html
[2] Experimental Data on DVD Longevity @ cdfreaks
Filename: ebookv2.zip
Filesize: 2.55 MB
Version: 15 June 2006
Last Page of e-book: 13
md5 checksum: 55957ac5fb56084f28b14e3134766bd6
Download Link:
http://s2.gimehost.com/v/5434801/ebookv2.zip.html
[3] The Unofficial HWZ Surviving DVD Media Durability Scan Thread
Filename: ebookv2.zip
Filesize: 10 MB
Version: 15 June 2006
Last Page of e-book: 12
md5 checksum: 14652c226020be65d3f41e46ac9033e2
Download Link:
http://s9.quicksharing.com/v/4618437/1ebookv2.zip.html
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There are some minor issues in viewing the latest version (15 June 2006) of the e-books with Adobe Reader 6.0 and 7.0.
In some PDF files, Adobe Reader will report "A drawing error occurred.".
You may want to try the FREE Foxit PDF Reader 1.3. I have tested it and there should not be any problems in viewing the PDF files.
To download the Foxit PDF Reader, click on the following link:
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It's been a while since I last updated this thread. Pushing this up.