Originally posted by: petrob
digitalfreaknyc is right! Buying "El Cheapo" discs to save a few bucks is one thing. But for archiving purposes it's definitely worth it to pay extra for the quality a good brand name will provide. You want your movies to last forever, so stick to tried and tested brands. Personally, I swear only by Verbatim. Excellent lifetime durability and not expensive at all but still more expensive than the "no label" type. Believe me, it's worth it!
digitalfreaknyc is right! Buying "El Cheapo" discs to save a few bucks is one thing. But for archiving purposes it's definitely worth it to pay extra for the quality a good brand name will provide. You want your movies to last forever, so stick to tried and tested brands. Personally, I swear only by Verbatim. Excellent lifetime durability and not expensive at all but still more expensive than the "no label" type. Believe me, it's worth it!
I've been using these DVD's (or the like) and giving them to family members for about three years now and I have NEVER had a DVDr fail on me except for scuffs and scratches.
SURE they use some lower cost materials but just by buying and using name brand media does not prevent scratches or a 4 year old from running around the house with your DVD's screaming - look at the shiny DVD mommy!
I've always handle my DVD's like they were gold regardless of how much I pay (or how fast my son is
) and it's paid off as I have some of the very first CDr's from 6 years ago and DVDr's from 3 years ago that work just fine. SO I feel it's really in how you handle them not the brand. I only use actual Hard-Drives for archiving purposes as they are way more reliable that burnable media sure it may be worth it to pay extra for the quality a good brand name will provide BUT the truth is most of these BRAND named DVD's when scanned with DVDinfoPRO you can see that most of the DVDr come from the very same factories as the el cheapos.
Rik