DVDs that last 1,000 years claimed
A STARTUP OUTFIT claims to have worked out a way to make the data on a DVD last for 1,000 years.
Cranberry's Diamondisc product holds a standard 4.7GB of data, which roughly amounts to 2,000 photos, 1,200 songs, or three hours of video.
However the media is unharmed by heat as high as 176 degrees Fahrenheit, ultraviolet rays or normal material deterioration, according to the company.
The discs have no dye layers, adhesive layers or reflective materials that could deteriorate and the company thinks they could last 1,000 years.
But we want to ask, how do they know this for certain unless they made one in 1009?
The outfit claims its technology has been proven by researchers using the ECMA-379 temperature and humidity testing standards to outlast the durability of competitors that claim a 300-year shelf life.
Of course in 1,000 years time it is unlikely that there will still be a DVD player around that can unlock the data.
If you look at one of the discs, it is transparent instead of having a silver or gold reflective surface. The discs have no reflective layer.
Unlike standard recordable DVDs, which use a 650 nanometer wavelength laser diode to etch a small pit into a disc's media surface, the Diamondisc uses a higher-intensity laser to etch data into the "diamond-like" surface of its synthetic stone disk.
The Diamondisc technology was invented by researchers at Brigham Young University and was first brought to market by Springville, Utah, startup Millenniata.
When compared to other consumer archive DVDs, such as Kodak Gold Preservation Write-Once DVD-R, which costs around $6, each Diamondisc costs $34.95, two or more individual Diamondiscs go for $29.95 apiece, and a five-pack is priced at $149.75.
The Diamondisc DVD burner though, now that will set you back $4,995. But, for $5,000 you also get 150 Diamondiscs to play with. µ
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I dont want tony robinson the twelth digging up my pr0n collection to show the world
Aye, VP, and I doubt L'Inq hacks want all their feral apostrophes exposed to an intelligent race, either.
DISKS (or discs), ferchrissakes! It's a plural not a bloody possessive, nor is this shit hard.
Ed, sincere apologies. You didn't make that mistake, having re-read the article. Don't bother deleting my comment, let it stand and I will take the embarrassment as punishment.
reactions are a typical consumerism BS, if i dont need it or is too expensive to store my kids pictures or my porn collection then its a worthless tech?
Think bigger than yourselves, think libraries, think national, regional even city archives. We dont use magnetic tapes any more in homes, but those institutions still have such records as well as magnetic tape readers to read them and there is a niche industry serving that. A durable digital optical media is a GOOD tech even if its not practical in home.
Humour: does not compute! does not compute!
The only technology proven to last for thousands of years.
@ludite
What future is there if present members of society can't be bothered with uppercasing and apostrophes? Will anyone still be able to read after the next hundred years?
for these things to start jamming up landfills for the next 1000 years..
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SHEK'EN or Stirrups?
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drashek
What's the benefit to companies to make this for customers? They LIKE it when your discs go bad and you have to buy a new one.
"we want to ask, how do they know this for certain unless they made one in 1009?"
Uh, this isn't rocket science. You store some at elevated temperatures until they fail, fit an exponential curve, and then extrapolate to the failure rate at room temperature.
If you really want ordinary DVDs to last, nitrogen purge and put them in a freezer.
Making yet another ignorant comment : -1
Owning up to it : +10
Asking for your comments to stay so you can be eternally reminded of your stupidity : priceless
That is one splendid demonstration of virtual moral rectitude, and rarely seen at that. Congratulations !
Aren't we supposed to have crystals that hold 900 million yottabytes already?
I only read the article once & it clearly states that,"the company 'thinks' they will last a thousand years".
The article as quoted by 'blind' Ed doesn't say," the company 'knows' they will last a thousand years".
Time to collect your pension Ed.
Who in the hell would be using DVD's for more than 20 years? DVD is a quickly dying breed and these geniuses make one that lasts 1000 years, epic fail.
I don't understand why they didn't use all that talent to make an 18 inch data cassette reel that lasts 1000 years, it would sell just as good.
E-P-I-C F-A-I-L
You poor people still live behind the moon.
Heard this all before, when cd's first came out marketing told us they would last a 100 years. Few years ago we were told that you should make two copies of your loving porn you want to keep, and make copies every 4 yrs. Seems quality went for a shit and oxygen between the layers would start to deteriorate the material used for etching. Well if these disks last for even 500 years at $39 bucks a pop, I can live with that.