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DVDs are the new vinyl records: Why Gen Z is embracing physical media (www.latimes.com)
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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Rotted within 20/30 years? Honest question where did you get that ? I have 40 yo cds that are in pristine condition why would dvds be different?

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    The density of DVDs makes them less resilient than CDs, but CDs will also suffer the same fate. It's going to be a very serious conservation problem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_rot

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    Exactly, and I imagine blurays and DL dvds will suffer even quicker. However the quality of the plastic is also important, we started cheaping out and it's noticable, look at VHS or Tapes as we moved forward the quality of them dropped.

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