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Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?

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by: JMB99 - Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:45 UTC

On 28/09/2023 08:56, Brian Gaff wrote:
> I never found recordable DVDs very reliable between machines. Lots of
> break up etc. These days I'd have thought most people use flash ram
> sticks for things they wish to move between machines, assuming the
> copyright police have not stopped you doing it. Brian

I use to regularly send programmes on DVD / BR to some friends in the
colonies who wanted relief from the rubbish on American TV.

Rarely had any problems with the DVDs, I sometimes would check on an old
DVD player that I have but mostly did not bother. I just put them in a
standard C5 envelope also - adding protection increased the thickness
and put into a more expensive postal charge.

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by: Vir Campestris - Thu, 28 Sep 2023 20:55 UTC

On 28/09/2023 09:30, alan_m wrote:
> I can remember when CDs/DVDs were hailed as the reliable way to archive
> valuable records. 10 to 20 years on that has proved not to be the case,
> especially with the writable spinning plastic disk varieties.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_dark_age>

It's a known problem. At least in some circles...

Andy

Long life is in store for you.

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Subject	Author
Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Jeff Layman
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	SH
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Jeff Layman
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	SH
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	SH
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	SH
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	SH
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	NY
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Tweed
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	David Quinton
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Brian Gaff
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Scott
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Woody
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Jeff Layman
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	alan_m
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	David Wade
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Clive Page
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Peter Johnson
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	R. Mark Clayton
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Jeff Layman
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	MikeS
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Jeff Layman
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Peter Johnson
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Brian Gaff
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	alan_m
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	Vir Campestris
Re: Are Freeview PVRs a dying breed?	JMB99