Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
CDs and DVDs are definitely going to become more and more niche as time goes by. I'm anticipating that we're on the cusp of CD-priced solid-state storage... considering how dense the medium has become, already.

Would be less prone to damage than CDs, though I don't know how they'd compare in terms of longevity.

We really need a new high-terabyte permanent storage solution. It sucks that none of our current tech will outlast properly stored microfiche and microfilm files.
Even Thomas Edison era music recordings are still perfectly playable. We can't say the same thing with current electronic storage media yet.