[mythtv-users] Long-Term Video storage - Was: Is upgrading an ancient...

[Rudy Zijlstra]

Brian Wood wrote:
> David Campbell wrote:
>   
>> Rudy Zijlstra wrote:
>>     
>>> Keeping it on DVD is also not safe. Many DVD will not keep much past 10 
>>> year...
>>>
>>> My personal solution is to store on 2 separate raid systems, who are 
>>> physically apart (even different buildings), so i  can repare where needed.
>>>       
>> My solution:
>>
>> Don't have anything *that* critical only stored electronically.
>>     
>
> Agreed, and as I said I'm not aware of anything that critical.
>
> But it is an interesting question for folks here: What's the safest
> really long-term storage method for video?
>
> DVDs have their drawbacks, as has been pointed out.
>
> I have VHS tapes over 25 years old that still play OK, and I'm aware of
> 2" quad tapes almost 50 years old that are still OK, though finding a
> machine to play them these days is difficult.
>
> I guess the "safety in numbers" theory would apply. Store anything
> critical in multiple places with multiple methods.
>
>   
The only video i will store that way are digitized home videos starting 
from the 1920's. As we are no longer able to play the original "tapes" 
(8mm celluloid), and we do not want to loose them....