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In Reply to: Re: Nakamichi 550 posted by Marantzguy on November 22, 2005 at 13:21:09:
Hi Richard,I never got into DAT but I remember reading somewhere that there are ways to coax a failing tape into one more playback. It might have been the DAT-Heads Digest:
http://www.solorb.com/dat-heads/
Sorry if I'm getting off-topic. The reliability of CD-Rs depends on a number of things including:
- Where they're manufactured. Bootleg traders have learned to avoid the shiny silver ones made in Taiwan. Japanese Mitsui and Taiyo Yuden disks are considered excellent. Some brands, Fujifilm for example, are really Taiyos. Other "name brands" and retail store brands are a gamble. They can come from many different sources.
- The metal used in the relective layer. Gold is believed to have a much longer lifespan than silver or silver alloy because it's an inert element.
- The protective coating over the reflective layer. Some disks have nothing but a thin coat of easily damaged lacquer. Inkjet-printable disks have a much stronger coating.
- How they're stored. Heat, humidity, and exposure to ultraviolet light can damage the organic dye layer.
There are manufacturers who claim to make disks that will last 300 years - according to simulated testing. I don't believe those claims but even 50 years is pretty good.
Barry
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