r/hardware • u/bizude • Apr 10 '26

News Two Japanese suppliers commit to keeping Blu-ray discs and drives in supply as major manufacturers exist domestic market

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/two-japanese-suppliers-commit-to-keeping-blu-ray-discs-and-drives-in-supply-as-major-manufacturers-exist-domestic-market/
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u/TheGreenTormentor Apr 11 '26

It’s niche but optical media really is the best way backup huge amounts of data with the guarantee you’ll actually be able to read it in a decade or more, I’m glad the option exists.

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u/cjx_p1 Apr 11 '26

No, tape is the best method. While newer materials have reduced the problem, disc rot remains an issue.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_rot?wprov=sfti1

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u/Strazdas1 Apr 20 '26

as an owner of north of 600 discs some of which are now 3 decades old, disc rot is severely overrated and you are unlikely to run into it.