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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We used CostCo to have ancient Super-8 movies converted to DVD. Worked fine. Took maybe 6 weeks. [/quote]

Do those DVDs still work? And do you think those DVDs will still play five to ten years from now ?[/quote]

Assuming you keep them safe and in a somewhat climate controlled environment, DVDs will last 10 years and 30 years is not unheard of. Of course, you can easily copy the contents of a DVD to any other digital medium you want including storing an encrypted copy on the cloud so that you can have multiple copies in case of a disaster. If the video codecs become obsolete, there will always be someone to convert them for you.[/quote]

DVD's are rated to last 100 years if properly stored in 40-50% humidity and around room temperature and kept out of UV light sources. They are considered the longest lasting digital material for archiving materials, according to the National archives, so that's a pretty glowing recommendation. [/quote]

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