Optical media tests are finished. (almost)

[Daniel D. Teoli Jr.]

I thought I'd be done by now with optical media stress tests. But Smartbuy BD-R and Ridata BD-R proved to be better than I thought. You never know about these things. Memorex BD-R proved to be one of the worst and you would think it would be among the best! I have to update the article, but addendum test results are here below. Here are previous BD-R stress tests.

Blu-ray Discs …they are not all the same. – Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection – II (home.blog)

Memorex BD-R 25GB single layer 6x. Tested twice. Both tests failed within 30 days of sun. 

Smartbuy BD-R 25GB 1-6X. Passed 2 months of sun and tests are ongoing.

Ridata BD-R 25GB 6x. Passed 2 months of sun and tests are ongoing.

None of the BD-R I've tested have been interim champs. In other words, they die within a month of sun or will last a year of sun; so it will be interesting to see what these 2 discs can actually take.

If you have Memorex BD-R, I would not use them for archival work. Personally, I use the remaining stock I have for temp work only.

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Edited September 7, 2023 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr.

[Daniel D. Teoli Jr.]

Just an update...

A little less than 3 months of sun and the Smartbuy BD-R 25GB 1-6X had some errors. Once a disc shows errors, I fail it. But, most of the Smartbuy disc was still fine...as far as still photo scans go.

The Ridata BD-R 25GB 6x passed 3 months of sun, and sun tests are ongoing. Beside M-Disc BD-R and Japan / Taiwan Verbatim BD-R, which all lasted a year of sun; the Ridata seems to be a decent choice for cheap BD-R. Time will tell if the Ridata lasts a year of sun. I will update if it fails or after 9 months of sun tests are finished.

 

Edited September 30, 2023 by Daniel D. Teoli Jr.

[Daniel D. Teoli Jr.]

Update: 3.30.24

Ridata 25gb Blu-ray is still good after 9 months of sun. Test will conclude in 3 months. Pretty impressive performance from Ridata. It is the only Blu-ray disc to last this long other than M-Disc, Japan Verbatim and Taiwan Verbatim BD-R's.