[dba-Tech] 1000-year DVD

Arthur Fuller fuller.artful at gmail.com
Mon Jan 14 10:13:33 CST 2013


There's a piece on ZDNet about this new type of DVD that is purported to
last for 1000 years. It uses a new technology that uses an inorganic
mineral layer to store the data, and it actually burns a hole in the layer,
so it won't change over time. The company is called MDisc. Not all current
burners support it, but according to the story, current burners from LG do
support it. The cost is about three dollars a disc.

There does remain the problem of the MTBF on DVD players, but I'm sure
somebody will solve that.

Blu-Ray equivalents are promised for this summer.

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Arthur
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