archival cd-r - really true?

[Richard]

In article <200603091201.k29C1Egs018039 at mwave.heeltoe.com>,
    Brad Parker <brad at heeltoe.com>  writes:

> My concern is that things I record now on cd-r might not last even 5-10
> years.

I'm skeptical when someone says that CD-Rs won't last, because as you
mention with sunlight, how the disc is stored and treated is probably
just as important, if not more, than the media itself.  For instance,
film can last a really long time if stored properly (although certain
stock varieties "fade to purple" and things like that), but can
deteriorate rapidly if stored improperly.

I have CD-Rs that I burned probably 10 years ago that are still fine.
Its not a scientific sampling, but they aren't kept on the dashboard
of a car, either.  Does anyone know of any kind of scientific study of
media lifetimes and not just something that was repeated on the
reuters news wire as a bit of fear mongering?
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