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Re: CDR longevity

Matt:

You're on the money re: the Fellowes Quality Matte finish labels. Those
suckers also have a tendency to bubble. Not good. They sound like a stick 
on
a picket fence when they're spinning around in a CD-Rom drive.It seems to
happen to select CD's after a couple months.

Regards, Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Lawrence" <dlawren@pacbell.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: CDR longevity


> >> i know that some of you all do your
> >> own CD-R releases for selling at gigs, etc.
>
> I had been giving out a lot of demos for my projects on CD-R (burned with
> Nero and Plextor) and have gotten a couple e-mails that some skipped etc
...
> who knows if it was the burner or reader that was at fault ... I just 
>send
> them a new one. Most people don't even know or care that the packing 
>isn't
> totally pro, but I do print up nice labels and inserts.
>
> On a side note, there is one brand of CD labels that has a tendency to 
>get
> stuck in car CD players since it's surface is slick ...  Fellowes Quality
> Matte finish ... great for print quality, but I stay away from those now.
>
>
> >> i've heard that there is an issue of longevity
> >> with this medium (as opposed to regular CDs)
> >> - - errors, decay, etc.
>
> Check these links for some general numbers ...
>
> http://www.cd-info.com/CDIC/Technology/CD-R/Media/TDK.html
>
> http://www.cd-info.com/CDIC/Technology/CD-R/Media/Kodak.html
>
> They are claiming 200+ years ... although I have heard of people who live
> near the ocean having CDs fall to pieces after only 10 years.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Clifford Novey" <om@om-studios.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 2:41 PM
> Subject: Re: CDR longevity
>
>
> > I have seen cheap cdr with deteriorating metal film layer- but only on
the
> > cheap stuff- I would suggest buying from reputable co - I have good
> > experiences with Fuji, Memorex, TDK- but have seen a few bad PNY brand
> which
> > I bought heavily for a little while- and nowadays even the decent ones
are
> > below cheap- 50x80min Memorex $16 before $10 mail in rebateat Best Buy
> last
> > week.
> > Cliff
> >
> >
>