How long DVD-RW Contents Last

[dbminter]

For anyone wondering, I have a somewhat more definitive answer to the question of long the contents written to a DVD-RW last. I came across some Optodisc 2x DVD-RW's that I had burned DVD-Video contents to 8 years ago. I've been reading them to image files and then writing them back to DVD-R's for longer storage longevity. All of these discs have read to image files after 8 years in storage. So, good quality DVD-RW disc contents should last for at least 8 years. Thus, 10 years is probably also a good estimated value for long the contents should last.