Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: =?UTF-8?Q?Niocl=C3=A1s_P=C3=B3l_Caile=C3=A1n_de_Ghloucester?= Newsgroups: it.comp.hardware.cd,nl.comp.dvd-branden,comp.publish.cdrom.hardware,rec.video.dvd.misc,it.comp.hardware.dvd,alt.comp.periphs.cdr Subject: Re: DVDs are worse than CDs Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 02:33:54 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 21 Message-ID: <41bcbe2e-09ef-57d5-b195-d966fc3e62e1@irrt.De> References: <10eotmg$302if$3@dont-email.me> <10erede$3m8bm$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Injection-Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 01:33:58 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="c0235905634cb7ebeddf517bb944987a"; logging-data="3884278"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/RPMetUs8Hg6ulQErEy8qAB0rB3aOHhPlRiTXzpQdEWA==" Cancel-Lock: sha1:CtsJZ6KmQ6nKk14e7Gu8Bn32Z+o= In-Reply-To: <10erede$3m8bm$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com it.comp.hardware.cd:134 nl.comp.dvd-branden:735 comp.publish.cdrom.hardware:24 rec.video.dvd.misc:109 it.comp.hardware.dvd:1258 alt.comp.periphs.cdr:20 Dear Ant: Thanks again for replying. On Mon, 10 Nov 2025, Ant wrote: |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |"> Does using a LASER really destroy it? | | | |No idea. I do know drives do wear out. I had an internal Plextor IDE CD| |burner that only lasted a year right after its warranty expired. I | |rarely used it to burn, but used to read my discs a lot. :( " | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| HTTPS://WWW.CDRFAQ.org/faq05.html#S5-27 says: "Recording for an hour at high speed will take a greater toll on the laser than playing a CD for an hour. The bottom line is, there really isn't anything you can do to make the laser last longer. It'll last a very long time when used to read CDs, so there's no point in reserving the drive just for recording."