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Subject: [OM] Re: Low cost backup
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 08:41:00 -0400
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Winsor Crosby wrote:
> 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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