How many times can a burned cd/dvd be read/accessed?! Is that unlimited?

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#1

Hi,

First of all, is it true that both rewritable cds and dvds can be rewritten 1000 times?

But what I also would like to know, how many times can you read/access a burned cdr and dvd discs. Is this unlimited or not?! I would like to know this for cdr, dvd+/-r and dvd+/-rw. Is there a difference between those media regarding how many times they can be read/accessed?! Does a cd last longer then dvd and is there difference between + and - and whether it’s rewritable media or not?!

So far I have only burned cdr’s, I use a Plextor drive and Plextor media (I believe that is Taiyo Yuden).

Thanks!

#2

is it true that both rewritable cds and dvds can be rewritten 1000 times?

No. The real number is somewhere between 1 and a few hundred, depending on the particular media and the drive.

how many times can you read/access a burned cdr and dvd discs

Same answer. Nobody really knows. The real limiting factor has more to do with how the discs are handled and stored.

Does a cd last longer then dvd and is there difference between + and - and whether it’s rewritable media or not

No, and no, and RW media is far less reliable than R.

#3

The readability of discs depends on the quality of the disc and how you handle it.
If you have Grade A CD-R media stored appropriately they should be redable for at least 5years (the oldest i have are 5years old). DVD should be about the same.
But i know of DVD players which have too strong lasers and destroy your disc after the first read…