Amoxtli@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAfter 18 years, Sony's Blu-ray media production draws to a close — shuts its last factory in Febwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down14
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkAfter 18 years, Sony's Blu-ray media production draws to a close — shuts its last factory in Febwww.tomshardware.comAmoxtli@thelemmy.club to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoOptical media is not long term. Hurry up to backup your DVD videos and games, before you can’t anymore.
minus-squaredaggermoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoRecordable media isn’t. Factory pressed media if stored correctly should outlast the person who bought it.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoShould. Real is about 20 years even for big libraries. I’ve seen bad DVD (plastic gone dull) in the library of ETHZ.
Optical media is not long term. Hurry up to backup your DVD videos and games, before you can’t anymore.
Recordable media isn’t. Factory pressed media if stored correctly should outlast the person who bought it.
Should. Real is about 20 years even for big libraries. I’ve seen bad DVD (plastic gone dull) in the library of ETHZ.