Re: [ARSCLIST] Memorex CDs

[David Lewis <davlew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

IMHO that's a good thing. Memorex' cassettes were the worst.

David N. Lewis
Assistant Classical Editor, All Music Guide


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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Memorex CDs

The problem is that Memorex does not make its own media. Any test results
are valid only so long as they do not change their supplier.

Jerry
Media Sciences, Inc.

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karl Miller
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:57 AM
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> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Memorex CDs
> 
> Anyone familiar with these discs and/or the truth to the claims?
> 
> Karl
> 
> Gold Media Goes Mainstream
> 
> Remember the days of gold media? Well, gold is in again--using the same
> process that Mitsui perfected back in the early days of CD recording.
> 
> For years, MAM-A Matsui has been offering gold "archival" discs in
> specialty stores. The discs are so called in part because using a
> 24-karat gold substrate instead of the usual silver makes the disc less
> susceptible to oxidation, should the disc's polycarbonate bonding fail.
> 
> Now Memorex plans to go one step further, by adding its DuraLayer
> scratch-resistance technology to gold archival discs in order to protect
> them from wear and tear. The Memorex Pro Gold Archival CD and DVD Media
> come backed by a lifetime warranty. According to the company, the discs
> will be the only gold archival media available at retail in the United
> States.
> 
> Memorex says the discs are rated with an archival life of up to 300 years
> for CDs and 100 years for DVDs. In the lab, the company says it has found
> this media to be resistant to the usual artificial-aging torture tests
> such as ultraviolet light, heat, and humidity.