[xubuntu-users] DVD iso burning 8X?

[James Freer]

On 2 September 2014 18:09, Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Sep 2014 09:02:47 +0100 (BST)
> James Freer <jessejazza3.uk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 2 Sep 2014, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>> > On Mon, 2014-09-01 at 23:52 +0100, James Freer wrote:
>
>> > An issue is the DVDs durability. DVDs and CDs aren't backup medias.
>> > DVDRAM could be used for backups, but using them usually is a PITA.
>>
>> I thought CD/DVD were ok for storage if kept in a ambient room temp
>> environment e.g. like a bookshelf but would suffer in variable temps
>> like a garage/conservatory without central heating. I have put photos
>> on CD which seem to be ok after 5 years.
>
> My personal experience is that my CD and DVD backups, all the way back
> to 1998, are just fine. We live in Central Florida, 90+ degrees every
> afternoon April-October, and our air conditioner is forever breaking. I
> think my office temperature regularly goes into the mid 80's. In the
> winter, we don't use the heater much, occasionally my office goes down
> to the low 60's in the winter.
>
> I keep my CD and DVD backups in a roll-top box, rolled down, preventing
> light intrusion, on a shelf to further limit light intrusion. My only
> backups that went coaster after a period of time (as opposed to being
> burned coasters) were from one set of inferior Blu-ray discs.
>
> I wrote quite a bit about this subject here:
>
> http://troubleshooters.com/lpm/201408/201408.htm
>
> SteveT

Thanks for your replies Steve.

I am going to give wodim a try. But from what you've said it seems
that storage and light intrusion is something I haven't paid heed to.
I also think that there is something amiss with this PC and need to
get someone to check it out.

Like you I wanted to keep kde libraries off the PC so didn't use K3b
for a while. i had no problems with Brasero but unlike you I didn't
like xfburn.

thanks
james