DVD Longevity and Reliability

What is going on with DVDs? The industry states that discs should last 50 to 100 years, but on-line reports claim significant problems with both pressed and recordable discs. Can movie discs wear out and fail from " DVD rot?" Is recordable DVD a trustworthy archival media, or is there evidence that discs can wear out from extended play? And what is the situation with the compatibility of recordable media? Is there a way to guarantee reasonable compatibility, some magic combination of formats and brands, software and burners, content and players? DVD was supposed to be the answer: reliable and compatible, from movies on the set-top to digital video on the desktop. Instead, it just seems to get more confusing and frustrating.Longevity and compatibility were among the issues explored at the DVD 2003 International Conference, held in June in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This is the annual conference of the DVD Association, an independent organization of DVD professionals, and co-sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology , an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce involved in developing and promote technology, measurement, and standards, from atomic clocks and automated teller machines to mammograms and semiconductors.The conference included sessions on "Preserving Digital Assets on DVD" and "DVD Quality, Longevity, and Compatibility," and did promise some answers from independent testing of DVD characteristics.

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