Re: [ARSCLIST] Memorex CDs

[John Spencer <js@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, it certainly helps perpetuate the myth that CD-Rs on a shelf  
will be easily read 100+ years from now.

For some reason, every time I consult my crystal ball, I can't get an  
accurate answer on the availability of playback equipment for CD-R  
media 100 years from now!

John

John Spencer
www.bridgemediasolutions.com


On Jan 12, 2006, at 8:57 AM, Karl Miller wrote:

> Anyone familiar with these discs and/or the truth to the claims?
>
> Karl
>
> Gold Media Goes Mainstream
>
> Remember the days of gold media? Well, gold is in again--using the  
> same
> process that Mitsui perfected back in the early days of CD recording.
>
> For years, MAM-A Matsui has been offering gold "archival" discs in
> specialty stores. The discs are so called in part because using a
> 24-karat gold substrate instead of the usual silver makes the disc  
> less
> susceptible to oxidation, should the disc's polycarbonate bonding  
> fail.
>
> Now Memorex plans to go one step further, by adding its DuraLayer
> scratch-resistance technology to gold archival discs in order to  
> protect
> them from wear and tear. The Memorex Pro Gold Archival CD and DVD  
> Media
> come backed by a lifetime warranty. According to the company, the  
> discs
> will be the only gold archival media available at retail in the United
> States.
>
> Memorex says the discs are rated with an archival life of up to 300  
> years
> for CDs and 100 years for DVDs. In the lab, the company says it has  
> found
> this media to be resistant to the usual artificial-aging torture tests
> such as ultraviolet light, heat, and humidity.