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Are DVDs Archival?

A perennial personal initiative I never quite get around to is to convert, once and for all, my crowded shelves of Beta, U-Matic, Hi-8 and VHS samples of my work I’ve accumulated through the years to a stable, archival digital video medium, namely DVD. After all, shelf space in Manhattan is precious real estate. A trim, compact row of DVDs would do wonders for my overflowing studio apartment. No more dubbing hassles or costs either. I could readily burn DVD copies as needed using my own computer. I could dump those legacy VTRs and VCRs and free up ...

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