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by grumps 4531 days ago
I've personally seen rot from junky DVDs. I'm pretty sure the that the actual data isn't redundantly stored on a DVD. On CDs data is stored better, because you're going to hear the difference if a small block of data is missing vs watching it. Similar evidence has been stated before, and be sure to read the pdf in the last paragraph. [1]

[1] http://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2012/feb/23/as...