Delkin's 25GB Archival Gold BD-Rs will be around longer than you

Archive master Delkin has stepped up to the plate once more, this time aiming to please those with way more horror films than a typical CD-R can hold. The Archival Gold Blu-ray recordable media is the first of its kind "guaranteed to preserve data safely for over 200 years." The 4x discs feature the outfit's proprietary ScratchArmor technology, which is designed to fend off the terrifying effects of UV light, heat, humidity and careless fingernails. The units are available now in 1/5/10/25 packs for an undisclosed price.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2008 9:15PM]

OK Engadget, enough with all the Friday the 13th easter eggs... it's dark out now and I'm starting to freak out.

[Roberini Posted Jun 13th 2008 9:43PM]

I just don't believe their claims. I have commercially-released CDs that have no scratches and have spent most of their lives in their cases that have see-through spots that cause playback problems. The problems started showing within 5 years after purchase.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2008 10:09PM]

What kind of a burner, besides Blu-Ray can record 25 gigs?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2008 10:41PM]

oops, I was just looking at the image, not the title..

[CarpeD1em500 Posted Jun 13th 2008 10:17PM]

Alright I'm bored, so I'll go ahead and be "That guy"

The image is of a DVD-R, not a BD-R...

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2008 10:25PM]

So, do these come with a lifetime guarantee?

[SeanR Posted Jun 13th 2008 11:01PM]

Finally.. I can pass my movie collection down through the family for generations.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 13th 2008 11:09PM]

The best part about the claim... if they don't come through... you won't be around to sue.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 14th 2008 10:07AM]

Is this company a division of Monster Cable?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 14th 2008 6:07PM]

Boosting the longevity of the media is great, but chances are there won't be any devices around to read it even 50 years from now, let alone 100. I mean, how many 5.25" floppy drives do you suppose are around?

This could provide some good insurance against data loss though.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 15th 2008 3:15PM]

Don't worry, some techie 199 years from now will pop one of these in some ancient machine they have saved just to test this out.

I own one stack of Gold DVDs and it's not because I think I'll be around in 100 years, though technology is getting to the point that some will be able to extend their lives far longer than most people now believe possible.

It's because they do last longer, and even if longer is only 25 years, for the price that's enough for me. I have a BD drive now and buying a few of these to back up the cream of my stuff on just a disc or two will be nice.

Though my DVDs don't get scratched that much, I copy all my CDs and take the copies around to play in the car etc. I have a few rarer ones that are now about 100 dollars to replace since they are out of print, and ones I lost in a car theft that I can't even find anymore.

Nowadays if I buy a CD, it's copied right away to extend the life.