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Lifestyle => Tha G-Spot => Topic started by: 40oz GRApHire on September 03, 2003, 04:48:35 AM

Title: 10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: 40oz GRApHire on September 03, 2003, 04:48:35 AM: I just readed about a Belgian magazine that tested the bigggest & best quality CD-R brands & came to the conclusion that 10% of the CD-R's are unreadable within 2 years. This goes for Mp3 & Data disk also. The magazine suggests that you reburn your CD-R's each year to make sure that the quality of disk remains best. This is just a warning for those that burn Data on disk for life timage usage must think twice or reburn it each year.

I think this is a scam from the CD-R companys towards the public! ::)
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: CRAFTY on September 03, 2003, 05:04:54 AM: ^^^^That's what I was thinking. ::)
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: OpTiCaL on September 03, 2003, 05:19:35 AM: This is true in a sense..

...before i used to burn up to 100 a week...

...to save time id burn it 12x because thats a safe speed for my recorder...but i found that since a couple come up with crc error..whereby the computer doesnt recognise them...all i do now is to make sure i burn very slowly (4x) and this seems to work (touchwood.)
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: Don Seer on September 03, 2003, 05:51:27 AM: damn thats sucky... what about dvd-r's?
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: 40oz GRApHire on September 03, 2003, 06:24:20 AM: Quote from: Overseer on September 03, 2003, 05:51:27 AM
damn thats sucky... what about dvd-r's?

Not sure it doesnt say anything about it, probally because its too new to test...
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: Watch me while I do my thang on September 03, 2003, 06:38:46 AM: i think its true, cuz ive also noticed some of my old burned music-cds dont really work anymore, i mean some tracks cant be played anymore or they have annoying noises.

but thats a lotta work, copyin all of em once each year.
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: Don Seer on September 03, 2003, 06:52:19 AM: i'm now glad i'm too lazy to back stuff up, and just keep buying huge harddisks! :D
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: 40oz GRApHire on September 03, 2003, 07:03:58 AM: Quote from: Overseer on September 03, 2003, 06:52:19 AM
i'm now glad i'm too lazy to back stuff up, and just keep buying huge harddisks! :D

Lol Im always afraid it will crash :o
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: Noon Bank$ on September 03, 2003, 07:08:28 AM: Damn..That fucken sucks.

I dont backup shit anyway, I dont think I'd know where to start.
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: 40oz GRApHire on September 03, 2003, 07:11:55 AM: I just checked my older Data's & they seem fine so far but I dont trust this at all :o!

For the Belgium ppl: het artikel over dit staat in de nieuwe P-Magazine.
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: [Stoned]Jesus H. Christ[Wheat] on September 03, 2003, 10:30:44 AM: I got burned CDs from over 2 years ago and they work great.
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: Don Seer on September 03, 2003, 10:41:36 AM: i got some from 7 years ago that still work fine :)

but some cheap ones have been a bit iffy :/
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: Eidolon_Ravi on September 03, 2003, 10:51:47 AM: man I got sum imp project details on the CD-r's.. probbaly i'll need to make a backup...

Thanx for the info..
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: CRAFTY on September 03, 2003, 11:18:46 AM: Quote from: 40oz GRApHire on September 03, 2003, 07:11:55 AM

For the Belgium ppl: het artikel over dit staat in de nieuwe P-Magazine.

Ah zo...okay, da's cool. Btw, nu we het hebben over de nieuwe P-Magazine, wie staat er op de cover deze keer? Is het de moeite om te kopen? 'k Ben van plan eens een P-Magazine of Ché te kopen maar iedere keer als'k naar de winkel ging waren de modellen niet echt de moeite :'(
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: 40oz GRApHire on September 03, 2003, 11:37:23 AM: Quote from: CRAFTY on September 03, 2003, 11:18:46 AM
Quote from: 40oz GRApHire on September 03, 2003, 07:11:55 AM

For the Belgium ppl: het artikel over dit staat in de nieuwe P-Magazine.

Ah zo...okay, da's cool. Btw, nu we het hebben over de nieuwe P-Magazine, wie staat er op de cover deze keer? Is het de moeite om te kopen? 'k Ben van plan eens een P-Magazine of Ché te kopen maar iedere keer als'k naar de winkel ging waren de modellen niet echt de moeite :'(

Joke Van De Velde staat op de Cover. Ché heb ik een keer gekocht maar ik vind het te duur voor wat het eigenlijk waard is. Ik hou het bij mijn weekelijkse P-Magazine
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: Slim-x on September 03, 2003, 12:58:00 PM: Its just the CD some time i can buy 1000 and all are great but then i can have some that will not work. And some that i write too but can't read. DVD/WR/R are good i use them the most because of the easy use of the program i use.

Kevin Knight

P.S

Buy a removable hard drive to back your files up
I have a 60 GB removable hard drive...........
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: Jome on September 03, 2003, 05:47:31 PM: I don't believe Dutch scientists.. :P

You gotta buy "Verbatim", they seem to be best brand when it comes to CD-R or DVD-R(W)
Those cheap ones suck.. either the DVD-burner won't accept them, or the CD/DVD-players won't play them when they're finished..
Title: Re:10% of CD-R's not readable after 2 Years!
Post by: 40oz GRApHire on September 04, 2003, 06:31:58 AM: Quote from: LiL Fame on September 03, 2003, 05:47:31 PM
I don't believe Dutch scientists.. :P

;D