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What DVD format is best for archiving purposes?

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Daniel270:
If you keep it stored away, why not use SD cards for your important records, then use DVD or whatever for the stuff that's not quite so important? 

Donkey_Kong:
Another cutting edge, but expensive option could be HD or Blue Ray. Blue Ray discs will hold like 50 gigs each. You would have the expense of a BR burner...about $500, then the blank discs run about $30-$50 depending on the quantity you purchase. I don't currently have any of this equipment so I can't say how well it works, but I would like to someday.

SirPeale:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 16, 2008, 01:17:00 pm ---
A hard drive may not be all that more reliable in the long run.
--- End quote ---

That's why I'm suggesting several smaller drives with redundant backups.

protokatie:
On top of using a DVD or similar system, you might want to think about Web Based backups as well. It would be good to know that if your house were to burn down, that you still have all those photos and everything like that that you hold dear. The only thing is, you typically have to drop about 50 a year for the service. Carbonite.com seemed the best and easiest to use web service... And offers unlimited backup storage space...

Grasshopper:
Thanks for all the replies. There’s some very useful info here.

To be honest before reading this thread I’d never heard of Taiyo Yuden. But I’ve done a lot of googling and they do indeed appear to be the most highly regarded DVD manufacturer.

So I’m now leaning towards buying Taiyo Yuden DVD+Rs. But I’m still not sure whether to go for 8X or 16X disks.

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