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Saving Your Lifetime Memories Helps Save Lives and Breasts (that’s a good thing, right?)

Hi, my name is Carl Glassford. I’m the marketing director for a revolutionary new product that I refer to as “the predecessor to the Blu-ray disc.”

The average person can use these discs to store their lifetime family memories, share home movies and photos with loved ones in a digital format, copy your favorite music cds and play them in the car, and… anything you can copy to an ordinary cd or dvd, you can do with these, except these discs will actually work, every time.

These discs have the same ultra hard coat protection on the recording surface as the new Blu-ray discs. These are real 24-karat gold cds and dvds on steroids!

It’s like taking a 24-karat gold disc, putting a real silver reflective layer on them (for compatibility), then putting a clear coat that’s 100 times stronger than the disc itself on it to protect your recorded music or data.

On top of all of that, it has a clean white printable surface that you can write on with a permanent marker (which you are not supposed to do on ordinary cds or dvds). Or, you can print your favorite photos or custom-made labels on them using a thermal printer (which looks like a real photo image), or you can print your own custom-made label using a disc-capable inkjet printer.

Until now, this type of surface never existed. If it did, it wasn’t made available to the public, until now. In the past, you either had to purchase labels or you had to purchase a specific type of disc to use in an inkjet printer or an entirely different set of discs to use in a thermal printer.

Our company worked directly with the engineers at Mitsubishi Media (MKM) to create this specific product. These are made by Mitsubishi, so you know you’re getting a high quality product. We have no doubt that these are the world’s finest cds and dvds that you will ever find.

Not one of these fine discs has ever failed to record or play unless completely destroyed beyond recognition. Most discs fail after the smallest of scratches, but these discs keep on playing.

They’re like the energizer bunny of optical media and they’re only available online through CenturyDisc.com and our secure shopping site RMGProducts.com.

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Okay sing it with me, Five! Five Dollar, Five Dollar Couponnnn!
(couldn’t help myself, I’ve been singing this tune – with editorial liberties – since I started thinking about this campaign).

“Thanks for the Memories.” I understand that I may not be around to hear those words from those who will long outlive me, but I know someone, someday, will be thanking me for just that reason.

Thanks to Mitsubishi (MKM) for making the Archival Century Discs. These are one of a kind 24-karat gold and real silver layered cds and dvds which are a rare commodity and will allow me to store my lifetime memories for at least the next 50 – 100 years.

Very few people in the entire world even know these discs exist (hel~lo), let alone why they need them. The truth is, ordinary discs we buy in the store are made as cheaply as possible in order to compete in the price wars and keep their costs down.

For more on why cheap discs are so cheap, here’s another article I wrote, entitled Ordinary Discs Don’t Make the Grade or other articles I’ve posted on the Century Disc Blog and website.

Remnants of photos, videos, emails, and even cards and letters from past loved ones are important to me. I have boxes (I’m sure we all do) of these memories, photos, home movies, and even letters from loved ones of long ago. Why do I keep all of this “silly” stuff? I guess I’m just sentimental or maybe I appreciate where I’ve been and am looking forward to where I am going by remembering where I came from.

When I look at the only copy of a photograph our entire family ever had of my Japanese grandfather, I realize that I know very little about that side of my family. He was gone before I was born so I never got to meet him. All I know is what I heard, and that he was all for my father whisking my mother off to a more promising land to start a family. So, here I am (with 5 other siblings).

As I get older, I realize that not everyone is going to be in my life forever, let alone my being around forever. So, I have taken it upon myself to organize and catalog events throughout my life that I will make copies of and pass them along to loved ones once I am gone, maybe sooner.

It takes a lot of time but I do it in spurts. Hopefully it’ll get done before my time. Then someone in my family will be able to look at my past and see who I was as opposed to a figment of their imagination.

Since my father’s death in 2000, I have developed a totally different view of him as a person than that of when he was alive. We were an estranged pair for many years. Fortunately (for me), I was able to make amends and had a few short years to get to know him as my dad, as a man, and as a friend, before he died.

According to our U.S.Government, namely the Library of Congress and the National Archives, ordinary discs they tested, may not even last a decade. In fact, they believe (based on their tests and studies) that average cds and dvds will be lucky to be around more than 2 – 14 years.

They also state that people who use cds and dvds for recording their data and digital photos “should check these discs at least every two years” to make sure they are still usable. That’s nice, but there’s no meter on media that indicates that it is about to fail on you. It either works or it doesn’t and if you don’t have these discs, or don’t have additional copies somewhere, you’re out of luck. Everything that you thought was on that disc, is not.

I have no doubt this is one of the many reasons people no longer backup their data (digital photos, home movies, manuscripts, etc.) onto discs like they used to. We have come to realize that cds and dvds are not as reliable as we once thought they were.

People rely on their hard drives to store just about everything (especially now that external hard drives are even more affordable). Figuring they won’t be that 1 in 5 people who’s hard drive fails. Or, maybe they just don’t think about it? I am willing to bet that even the above average person (like me) believes that, if they burn something (digital photos, important documents, manuscripts, etc.) to a cd or dvd, that it will be there forever. I never gave it any thought, I honestly thought cds and dvds would last forever, or at least all of my lifetime and then some.

That was until I learned the difference. I’m trying to save you anguish and hours of having to studying this stuff. If you’d like to save your family’s legacy or even your own personal history in a digital format for just a few pennies a year for the next 100 or so years, then the Archival Century Disc is the disc for you. Honestly, it’s a no-brainer.

These discs, without a doubt, without fail, and with a 100% lifetime money-back guarantee (which no other disc manufacturer in the world gives you), are the discs you have been looking for and until now, probably didn’t even know they existed. Now you know.

Read my article Why the Century Disc Became So Important To Me then you’ll know why I jumped at the chance to tell the world about these amazing products.

Then hopefully one day, you and/or your family will say
“Thanks for the Memories, Carl.”

When office networks became commonplace and companies began installing LANs and WANs (Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks), a method for backing up the entire system needed to be installed. Usually, this consisted of a backup tape that someone needed to change daily and/or weekly.

But, even magnetic tape backup systems would fail from time to time. When CDs became more prominent and popular, people began backing up their own data on CDs just in case the tape backup system didn’t network correctly and get the most recent revisions from a workstation.

Have you ever bought a pack of CDs or DVDs and every once in awhile you came across one that for whatever reason just wouldn’t record anything? And then, came across some that said they recorded your data, only to find later that the disc still appeared blank? Yet, at that point, even though it appeared blank, it read as though you had already recorded on it, only to have to discard yet another disc.

That was the point where you and I both began to feel that CDs and/or DVDs were not as reliable as we once thought they were. I mean, isn’t a disc just a disc? Aren’t all discs created equal?

The truth is, most DVDs and especially CDs lost their value early on. Back when CDs were first introduced, they were practically giving them away with new computer purchases just like Microsoft WindowsTM. Back then, if you bought a new computer with a CD player/burner, you may have gotten a coupon for free CDs or a discount on a particular brand of CDs with your computer purchase (nowadays most computers come standard with a dvd player/burner).

I know that the disc industry frowns on my telling you this, but for years now, you and I have been buying a mixture of grade A, B, and even grade C discs from the local office supply store and especially cheap discs online. But, the truth is the truth and that’s what happens. The manufacturers began “mixing” the great with the good and the bad in order to keep their costs down and to get the general public accustomed to using CDs.

Now that CDs and even DVDs have become ‘the norm’ for recording music, images, photos, and even home videos, people are becoming more aware that there has to be a better way to store all of these things.

So, here’s the jist of all of this. Bad discs are bad simply because they are manufactured in mass production runs and at the end of these runs, the stamper die which includes the silver metal layers, the media dye, and the plastic substrate that the disc is attached to, are not pressed as accurately as the those in the beginning of the production run.

In order to save money and in order to make a ‘complete run’ most manufacturers considered 500,000 to be the threshold. Which means that the last 100,000 or so, would be less effective than the first 100,000.

In 2007, Mitsubishi created a new disc, which we call the Century Disc. This disc is not only fine-tuned to be accurate every single time you use it, it has so many features that I almost have to write a book about it.

The Century Disc has ultra-precise groove tracking simply for one reason. This reason is that Mitsubishi did a lot of testing over the years and decided that 25,000 discs per production run is the threshold where they feel the stamper die (more on this below) begins to lose its near-perfect impression power.

Every manufacturer has to use a machine that ‘stamps’ the metal layer and the media dye on the substrate (the plastic part of the disc). The difference is in how well the stamper die is manufactured, the media dye being used, and the recording layer (which is usually silver or semimetallic form of silver/alloy).

The machine presses each substrate at a high rate of speed and stamps each disc like a cookie cutter. Each time it presses a disc, it creates pits and grooves on the recording surface and these are the areas the laser writes your data to. If you have a misprint like an offset penny or coin, then you can relate to this analogy and how important it is to get it right from the onset.

If you have an offset or misprint disc and it is not detected, then, your data either gets recorded incorrectly or not at all, and the end result is the same. No recognizable data on your disc either way.

Years ago, this didn’t seem to be a problem. Why? Because none of us (at least not the average person) knew that there was a difference in disc quality. I, for one, always thought that a disc was just a disc and there was no difference between them.

There is a difference and that’s why a lot of recording professionals prefer one brand over another and computer geeks prefer another brand over other generic brands. Unless you researched this, you probably didn’t know and had no reason to check into it. I know that I didn’t give it any thought until I came across the Century Disc. Now, I seem to absorb everything I come across about discs, substrates, media dyes, and anything related to optical media.

If you read my article on “Why The Century Disc Became So Important To Me” you will understand my passion for this product. I don’t want to get into all of that right now so that I can stay on subject.

If the average or ordinary CD or DVD is manufactured at the rate of a half-a-million or more at a time, using the same stamper die/press, and at the end of that run you end up with a mixture of A-rated, B-rated, and C-rated discs all boxed together, how can you tell which of these discs will be good or bad?

You can’t tell by looking at them, you just have to take your chances, throw some away, hope that the ones you have recorded to are good ones and end up with 10% or more being trash. That’s the way it used to be.

With the Century Disc, only 25,000 discs are manufactured per stamper die run. Which means, even though you may pay more for a more precise and more accurate disc, you get the peace of mind in knowing that every disc you use is dead-on accurate. No worries about whether or not your presentation, video, critical data, or even your photo images are actually on your disc.

The peace of mind to me, is worth the extra cost. I hate it when I used to think that I backed up my files onto a disc, deleted those files from my hard drive (assuming I had them on disc), and later found that I no longer had those files because they were nowhere to be found.

You get the idea. Have you ever had to copy your files, whether photos, data, etc. more than once? I’m sure if you’ve used discs you have already experienced this problem. I look at what my time is worth and realize that I would rather buy an expensive disc that I can count on each and every time then to buy cheap discs only to rerecord something I thought I had already recorded.

The fact that the BLER (Block Error Rate) on the Century Disc is consistently tested at 15 BLER per second or less, compared to the average decent disc which inherently and consistently has 30 – 50 BLER per second, this leads me to believe that the Century Disc is always at least twice as good as any other disc I could buy.

What is Block Error Rate anyway? First of all, all discs have Block Errors. Block Errors are what determines whether a disc works or fails. The industry has determined that a disc (CD or DVD) is trashed at the rate of 220 BLER (block errors per second).

I don’t want to get into the technical aspects of block error rates in this discussion, but I will tell you that block errors are one major factor in determining whether a disc is A++ grade like the Century Disc or a low C-grade as in many other mass-produced discs. Since CDs and DVDs have ratings, why don’t they put these ratings on the packaging? So far, I have never walked into an office supply store and seen a CD or DVD package that states “A, AA, AAA, or A++ rated discs.

The Century Disc is an A++ rated disc which also has the same scratch-resistant protection as the new Blu-ray discs. I say this because it is manufactured at the same facility as our TDK OEM Blu-ray discs and the hard coat is applied using the latest technology and newest equipment available today.

The Century Disc is a truly archival media. It has a 24-karat gold layer that encapsulates and protects the silver recording layer. It is tested to last well over 100 years. I know, we won’t be here then and why should we care? I used to think exactly the same way. Then, I began to think, “Hey! I can save all of my family photos for my grandkids and I can save all of my mom and dad’s photos from when they were young and pass them on too.”

Not only is the Century Disc designed to last a lifetime (over 100 years), but it is also designed to be compatible with almost every CD and DVD recorder/player on the market today and yesterday. Why? Because, the Century Disc uses Mitsubishi’s patented DRL (Dual Reflective Layer) Technology. Most discs have a silver reflective layer, the Century Disc takes that into consideration and gives you a 24-karat gold protective layer on top of a real silver (AG) metal reflective layer for extra compatibility. Now you get the best of both worlds all in one disc.

The Century Disc has a unique, universal printable surface. This means, you or I, can make labels on the computer for our discs, save them on to a disc and take them to a printer or someplace that can print onto the disc surface for us. Now you can have custom looking discs without having to mess with labels that throw your discs out of balance, get crinkled, or smear from the ink not being dry yet. Inkjet printers with a built-in disc printing tray are becoming more popular and are more affordable for the average person now.

Personally, I never use those do-it-yourself labels to make disc labels. Partly, because I didn’t know that you weren’t supposed to write on the top side of CDs. Like I said, I was an optical media novice. No one ever told me not to write on my CDs with a permanent marker, that it could eventually ruin the recording. Now I know.

So, let’s recap.

Ultra-Precise Groove Engineering gives you a higher quality near-perfect disc everytime. Only 25,000 discs manufactured per stamper die run compare to mass quantities of 500,000 (yes, literally a half-a-million).

Ultra-Hard Coat protects your recording surface from scratches, fingerprint smudges, and other elements that could easily render your discs useless.

Universal Print Surface allows you to use the Century Disc with an inkjet printer, thermal printer, have them mass-produced by a silk-screen company, or write on the top of the disc with a permanent marker and none of these processes effect the recording.

Near-Perfect rotational balance because of the design and substrates used, I thought this was worth mentioning because some discs actually have flaws and are warped but undetectable to the average eye. The Century Disc is designed in such a way that it has a near-perfect rotational balance which causes less wear and tear on your laser servo and disc drives overall.

That just about covers it. Did I mention how great they look too? There’s something about the look of the disc that it even looks sharp and unique without printing.

So, here’s my offer. I know you figured there had to be a pitch somewhere right? This offer is actually to your benefit.

I challenge you here and now, buy the Century Disc, available in CD-R or DVD-R and if you do not think it is absolutely the best disc you have found, then return them for a complete refund for up to one-full-year from the date of purchase.

I promise you that each and every disc will perform as it is supposed to perform; and each and every disc will work every single time you use it. It will burn accurately the first time you burn to it and it will read on every CD or DVD player you play it on, or I will gladly refund your money. No bones about it.

Then, I played it on my DVD player. It played flawlessly. It has a resin-based scratch resistant recording surface (SRS Technology) that protects your recordings from fingerprint smudges, scratches, abrasions, and other elements that could easily render a disc useless.

After playing the disc in the DVD player, I tested it on my laptop using VSO Inspector. I first ran the ‘Surface Test’ which showed absolutely no flaws, errors, or problems. Immediately after the Surface Scan Test, I ran the ‘File Test.’

Again, no errors, no problems. The software didn’t even detect the scratches. My disc drive didn’t skip a beat.

Check out the report and screen shots at
http://rmgproducts.com/store/Scratched_CenturyDisc_Results.html

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