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ooterness@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

This is terrible advice. Writable DVDs degrade quickly, even if they’re stored away from sunlight and heat. Every single one of my burned DVDs from more than s few years back is completely unreadable.

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traches@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Do you remember what kind they were? For awhile they made them with organic dyes and those died quickly. I believe they stopped producing those, and the inorganic ones are supposed to be much better.

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- ooterness@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Yes, they were organic dyes. At the time, those were the only kind. Maybe it’s gotten better over the years.
  
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