CD Lifespan / CD Ripper

[SpedeRacer]

I was talking to my friend the other day about burning cds and he said that over time the cds will lose their data (even if you never touch it after creation and store it in a closet). First of all, is this true and if it is, why does it do this and how long will it take? Secondly, does the same happen to professionally recorded cds such as music cds you buy from like Best Buy, etc.?

Due to this fear of losing all of my music, what is the best cleanest non-bloated non-glitchy cd ripping program that allows me to create lossless files?

I am a paranoid person, yes, I know

 

[sswingle]

Yea, its true. It happens over years though.

 

[firewall]

After many many years......

Use Audiograbber, WMP, RealOne or any other software you prefer. All can make lossless .wav files or any other format if you have the plug-in......

 

[kukyfrope]

EAC + FLAC
Google
Go

 

[nakedfrog]

One of the cheapest CD-Rs I bought back in 98 or so is no longer readable, and it just sat in a box for quite some time. The disc now has funky colors on the bottom of it. I haven't checked some of my KHyperMedia ones from 2000, but I may out of curiousity.

 

[Kaervak]

Originally posted by: asadasif
After many many years......

Although by the time that happens either the CD format will be dead and buried or you will be. There is the possibility of the CDs corrupting faster than that if they're improperly stored/handled or poorly manufactured though.

 

[ShadowBlade]

today i took the giant ziploc bag of old CDs out of my drawer and threw them against a concrete wall

 

[MrChad]

How long do CD-Rs and CD-RWs last?

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: ShadowBlade
today i took the giant ziploc bag of old CDs out of my drawer and threw them against a concrete wall

Uh.....good for you?

 

[SpedeRacer]

Originally posted by: kukyfrope
EAC + FLAC
Google
Go

Haha concise. I love it.

 

[SpedeRacer]

Originally posted by: Kaervak

Originally posted by: asadasif
After many many years......

Although by the time that happens either the CD format will be dead and buried or you will be. There is the possibility of the CDs corrupting faster than that if they're improperly stored/handled or poorly manufactured though.

It is really important to me to have the cd in basically mint condition (although out of the package because I try to get the cd jackets signed...I never play them and I don't even rip them although I might start now). It's almost as if I collect music cds...I'd like to know that they work 60 years down the road even if I have no device to play them. It's an OCD type syndrome, I know...I can't help it.

 

[firewall]

Why not make an image of the cd? An ISO image, perhaps, instead of ripping them?

Keep the originals in some dry air-tight place to minimize the environmental effects if you want to keep them in mint condition.

 

[firewall]

Originally posted by: MrChad
How long do CD-Rs and CD-RWs last?

:thumbsup:

 

[LuNoTiCK]

Originally posted by: asadasif
Why not make an image of the cd? An ISO image, perhaps, instead of ripping them?

Keep the originals in some dry air-tight place to minimize the environmental effects if you want to keep them in mint condition.

EAC + FLAC would probably be better, saves a lot of space.

 

[elektrolokomotive]

EAC FTW.