Testing DVD-media for longevity
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:32 am
Back from the dead...
I'm planning a short accelerated dvd media longevity test with a colleague of mine (or you could say he does the the testing, I do the analysis).
Anyway, with limited time and limited resources, I'm soliciting your help again on selecting media to test.
We're trying to find a best match between availability (locally and within EU) and popularity. Both assumed 'good' and 'bad' media will be chosen. One or two RW discs, one DL disc and the rest -R/+R discs. No -RAM discs will be tested.
I've been thinking of the following:
1. Plextor DVD+R (TY) 8X - widely available 'quality disc'
2. Verbatim DVD-R 16x (MCC 03RG20) *Taiwan very popular and widely available
3. Sony DVD-R tai +R (Sony) - widely available locally in stores
4. TDK DVD-R 8x (TTH02) - as above
5. Philips (CMC or Ritek or) - as above
6. LG DVD+R 8x (Prodisc R03) - an example of Prodisc, sold under many brands
? 7. fake TY DVD-R/DVD+R () - an example of faked TY disc
8. Budget DVD-R (Princo) - a really bad quality disc
9. Verbatim +RW (MCC) - most popular RW locally
10. Verbatim +R DL (MCC) - most widely available/popular DL
11. MAM-E:n DVD-R 8x (MCI) - possible hi-quality in longevity test?
12. Ricoh DVD+RW 8x (Ricoh) - possbily fairly tolerant RW
13. Maxell DVD-R 16x (MXL RG04) *Japan - easily available (locally) quality disc
*local=within FIN
Now, comments? Is there overlap? Do I run the risk of getting CMC in TDK MID codes? Are there huge known quality differences within each disc version currently (we can only test max 3 specimens from each disc type)? Anything you'd add or take away? Which fake TY (widely available/sold) would you pick?
I'd appreciate your thorough feedback as usual. I've been out of the loop mostly since last summer, when I finished my last big drive round up.
It was too traumatic to get back into the scanning game too soon afterwards (hundreds of tests + statistical analysis + 10 pages of text), but now I've slowly recovering and getting back into the game :)
best regards,
halc
I'm planning a short accelerated dvd media longevity test with a colleague of mine (or you could say he does the the testing, I do the analysis).
Anyway, with limited time and limited resources, I'm soliciting your help again on selecting media to test.
We're trying to find a best match between availability (locally and within EU) and popularity. Both assumed 'good' and 'bad' media will be chosen. One or two RW discs, one DL disc and the rest -R/+R discs. No -RAM discs will be tested.
I've been thinking of the following:
1. Plextor DVD+R (TY) 8X - widely available 'quality disc'
2. Verbatim DVD-R 16x (MCC 03RG20) *Taiwan very popular and widely available
3. Sony DVD-R tai +R (Sony) - widely available locally in stores
4. TDK DVD-R 8x (TTH02) - as above
5. Philips (CMC or Ritek or) - as above
6. LG DVD+R 8x (Prodisc R03) - an example of Prodisc, sold under many brands
? 7. fake TY DVD-R/DVD+R () - an example of faked TY disc
8. Budget DVD-R (Princo) - a really bad quality disc
9. Verbatim +RW (MCC) - most popular RW locally
10. Verbatim +R DL (MCC) - most widely available/popular DL
11. MAM-E:n DVD-R 8x (MCI) - possible hi-quality in longevity test?
12. Ricoh DVD+RW 8x (Ricoh) - possbily fairly tolerant RW
13. Maxell DVD-R 16x (MXL RG04) *Japan - easily available (locally) quality disc
*local=within FIN
Now, comments? Is there overlap? Do I run the risk of getting CMC in TDK MID codes? Are there huge known quality differences within each disc version currently (we can only test max 3 specimens from each disc type)? Anything you'd add or take away? Which fake TY (widely available/sold) would you pick?
I'd appreciate your thorough feedback as usual. I've been out of the loop mostly since last summer, when I finished my last big drive round up.
It was too traumatic to get back into the scanning game too soon afterwards (hundreds of tests + statistical analysis + 10 pages of text), but now I've slowly recovering and getting back into the game :)
best regards,
halc