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Old 14th December 2010 | 20:20
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Saab Dastard
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Keep ya'tapes.

They might look a bit scratchy in years to come, but they'll out last DVD
Yes, but not by a great deal!

Home VHS tapes, of good initial quality, properly stored should last (as recorded, without data loss) 10-15 years, 20 if you are lucky. DVD WORM about 8-10, although this is still based on largely on accelerated testing than actual elapsed time.

Good quality 35mm polyester-based cine film stock or still negatives (remember those?) are expected to last 100s of years.

I can't help thinking we are sacrificing longevity for the sake of storage density and convenience.

SD
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