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Testing DVD-R and CD-R 25 years later: optical disks from Japan

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176 points csdvrx | 1 comments | 01 Apr 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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LiquidPolymer ◴[02 Apr 25 00:48 UTC] No.43552743[source]▶
I also thought this was a longevity test.

I do love optical media and have a considerable CD, DVD, minidisc, and blu-ray collection. Like a Luddite, I still enjoy burning my own.

I especially like my Superscope disc copier. It completely disregards copy protection and I frequently make a backup of my favorite CDs which I store. Although much of my stock are older blanks (like those listed in this article)I’ll be sad if CD-R disappears from the market.

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Teever ◴[02 Apr 25 03:29 UTC] No.43553387[source]▶
Could you recommend a usb CD drive for ripping audio CDs? A local library that I frequent has an extensive jazz collection and I'd like to rip it before they remove it, as I think it's just a matter of time before they do so.
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1. tuyiown ◴[02 Apr 25 08:21 UTC] No.43554644[source]▶
Note of caution about others comments that suggests using cheap CD drive, audio CDs tracks have no redundancy checks, and production of ripping artifacts is directly related to the drive raw accuracy.

That said CD seek is so slow that drives cannot really afford to rely much on redundancy checks, so maybe this is not of concern.