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Durability: Tests Results


Environmental Chamber Tests at 80C and 85%RH

80 min
CD-R

Initial
0hr

 

Archival 100hr

 

Archival 200hr

Shelf 100hr

 

Dye Type

 

BLER/
cps

Jitter/
ns

BLER/
cps

Jitter/
ns

BLER/
cps

Jitter/
ns

BLER/
cps

Jitter/
ns

 

MAM
CD-R

~5

30

~10

30

10~30

30~35

20~30

30

Phthalocyanine

Company
A

~5

30

2000<

50

3000<

~55

~2000

40

Cyanine

Company B

~10

~40

~2000

50

~2500

~55

~500

~45

Cyanine

Company C

~10

30

~1000

50

~2500

~55

~1200

55

Cyanine

Company D

~5

30

~5

~40

~35

~45

~5

~40

Azo

Company E

~5

25~30

~5

25~30

~5

25~30

~5

35

Phthalocyanine

Company
F

~5

30

~5

30

~5

30

cannot record

 

Cyanine

Company G

5~30

25~30

20~40

30

20~40

30~35

20~30

30~35

Phthalocyanine

Company H

~5

30

10~20

30

~100

~40

~700

~40

Phthalocyanine

Company
I

100~ 300

50

1000<

55

cannot read

 

cannot record

 

Azo/Cyanine??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

media n=3 disc

Comments:

CD-R media using Phthalocyanine dye has very good results for durability (80C 85%RH) except for company H.

Company H's CD-R test results are a result of poor mechanical properties after environmental chamber.