-=> On 09-25-19 03:20, August Abolins wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 AA> I haven't explored my really old DVD's yet, but my commercial CD
 AA> collection seems to be unaffected by deterioration.  Among the very
 AA> first CDs I bought was Roxy Music - Avalon in 1982.  My copy is
 AA> manufactured in Germany.  It has outlasted 3 CD players over the years.

Interestingly, I've never had any issues with CDs, just DVDs for some reason. 
In both cases, I'm talking about commercially pressed discs bought through
normal retail stores.

 AA> The plan is to produce lossless copies of my collection to gain the
 AA> convenience of searching for songs and creating playlists.

 AA> The added benefit would be a sort of "backup".

 AA> Might be wise to consider the same conversion strategy for the DVDs
 AA> that you can still play?

Suffice to say there are ways and means to achieve an equivalent result. :)


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