Backing up Duo Games

[Arkhan]

yeah you want Thermal printing stuff.

I used ink on a printy one once and when i sprayed cleaner it somehow started a chain reaction of bleeding and running and i was like O_O wtf.

[spenoza]

No matter which brand you use you shouldn't count on them being usable after several years. They most likely will be, but CDRs just generally aren't an extremely stable storage medium. Dyes degenerate over time. Also, remember that the label side of the CD is the thinnest and most sensitive to damage. I know there are some CDs that use a thicker protective layer on the top but they might not balance properly in all CD drives.

[override]

Nice! I'll have to try those..

I had a bunch of other discs printed with ink and it screws up and bleeds through over the years... making em unreadable. I guess the thermal printing is the way to go. Also prolly depends on the brand. I was using some generics.

If your going to be burning games for the Duo I HIGHLY recommend the Diamondsilvers...They are a dyeless CD-R so they are the closest to an original you can get!

[override]

No matter which brand you use you shouldn't count on them being usable after several years. They most likely will be, but CDRs just generally aren't an extremely stable storage medium.

Spenoza is very correct! Almost any CD-R will eventually loose its data....If you want a media that is very stable and will out last any old CDR try the Diamond Silver data protective ones or any other CD-R's with DATA Protective surface on it!  :-"

Dyes degenerate over time.

The Diamondsilver CD-R's are DYELESS! They will last longer and work the best in any unit!

Also, remember that the label side of the CD is the thinnest and most sensitive to damage. I know there are some CDs that use a thicker protective layer on the top but they might not balance properly in all CD drives.

Also Very true! Data Protective CD-R's......A good way to help balance a cd out is to take a pencil and stiffly run/rub it on the outside of the disc to knock off the "extra" crap. If you look a the outer edges you will notice how its uneven....Although this doesnt always work.

[override]

yeah you want Thermal printing stuff.

I used ink on a printy one once and when i sprayed cleaner it somehow started a chain reaction of bleeding and running and i was like O_O wtf.

Thermal Printers are usually very expensive and harder to find....When I say expensive I mean for a good one about $1000 bones.

Not to mention to be able to get the best out of them you need to have a printer that will allow you to have more than one ribbon or will take more than one color ribbon. Alot of them only accept black ribbons. BUT yes they are much more sturdier, waterproof, etc. AND you can make a disc look almost identical to an original Duo CD!

[Arkhan]

I said get the thermal printable ones

I didnt say get a thermal printer!

Find a friend with one   


and , the diamond silverbacks really turned out to be the best CDrs I ever got.  100 for 21.99 or whatever is a real great bargain esp. since I burned the entire PCFX library with them .  best ghetto collection ever had for just 22$

[override]

I said get the thermal printable ones

I didnt say get a thermal printer!

Find a friend with one   

Well yeah when you put it that way!!! I wish I had a friend with one....