Home recorded silver (aluminum) cd's and dvd's have been shown to be
unreadable in as little as 2 years. Gold cd's and dvd's use gold for
the reflective layer which does not oxidize.
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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
http://www.zuiko.com | omtech1 AT verizon.net
John Hudson wrote:
> Is there any consensus on whether brand name "gold" coloured CDs and DVDs
> provide any better image storage protection than the more usual "silver"
> coloured disks?
>
> If this topic has been aired of late I apologise for asking now; my message
> delete key has been busy lately.
>
> jh
>
>
>
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