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submitted 1 year ago by QuietStorm@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

So my family has a few containers of unused blank dvds that are just lying around collecting dust. i know dvds are almost useless because of streaming, but can they still be used. Theses dvds can only be written to once and they only have like 3 gb of storage on them, can they still be used?, do they have a use?

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[-] Xianshi@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I used them as extra photo backups in case my device and server and backup were to be destroyed. They are cheap and provide an extra option just in case. They are not great for really long but ive found if taken care of they can last for years and they are cheap too so why not take advantage.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

The capacity is quite poor though, blu-ray is MUCH better but burners/players are more expensive and I guess the same is true for the discs.

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