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[log in to unmask]" type="cite">========================================================= Important Subscriber Information:Ellen, DVD players definitely have a lifespan. For continuous play, 6 months is about as long as one could expect to have consistent, quality play, even with proper cleaning and whatnot. I have burned out two in the past year in exactly that way. It turns out to be cheaper to buy the 60 dollar versions every six months, than the multi-hundred dollar professional grade versions every two to three years. Sometimes you will luck into one that lasts for much longer. Rather like light bulbs. They may last for a long while, but when they go they go. Worn out DVD players can definitely damage disks played in them, both physically and informationally. If the skips/glitches are always in the same place then your disk may be damaged, but if they are random it is likely your player. If new copies of the disk still have glitches when run in a new player, then the data on your original is faulty for some reason. The DVDs themselves also have a lifespan, and can begin to lose data in as little as a year, depending on their quality and material composition. Continuous play will shorten their lifespan considerably. Make sure to have an archival(unused) copy of anything you intend to play alot, from which you make your copies. Do not copy a heavily played disk. If we are talking about truly valuable archival information or art, then the disk(s) should be copied every few years, whether or not they are played/accessed. Essentially, we need to make sure our collections policies include the fact that CDs/DVDs are not permanent media storage, and they should not be treated as such. Good luck. Mark Janzen Registrar/Collections Manager Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection Wichita State University (316)978-5850 Ellen Carrlee <Ellen_Carrlee@CI .JUNEAU.AK.US> To Sent by: Museum [log in to unmask] discussion list cc <[log in to unmask] SE.LSOFT.COM> Subject DVD foibles 07/21/2005 04:08 PM Please respond to Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask] SE.LSOFT.COM> We have a DVD of our local history film that we play continuously in the summer for our visitors. It gives us glitches, skips, and other troubles fairly frequently, even if we switch to a new copy or a new TV. I'm wondering if other institutions play a film continuously and what the parameters might be for wear-and-tear on the machine or the DVD. Our situation: DVD built-in to a TV (from Costco) DVD on repeat DVD removed nightly and put in its case DVD and DVD player cleaned regularly DVD plays 7 hours per day, 7 days per week We have only recently switched from using a VCR to show our film and I'm hoping folks out there might be able to tell us something about our problem. Thank you! Ellen Carrlee Curator of Collections and Exhibits Juneau-Douglas City Museum 155 S. Seward Street Juneau, AK 99801 (907) 586-3572 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).
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