Bought another JVC HR-D470U..

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Originally Posted by Electronic M

I gotta start saving the discs. Tape lasts centuries if stored right, digital on HDD lasts as long as you have 2 copies and check them for function, but recordable DVDs die fast and easily especially if exposed to sunlight...

I have CDs recorded in the previous century, they still work fine, were stored in an album. I don't think DVDs should be much different.