Tested: Creation Optical Media DVD-R Data Storage Ver. 2.0 – A Greek Relic!

Being all the way in Australia, even at the tail-end of optical media’s relevance, I am surprised by just how much we’ve missed out on. While we get inundated with the Taiwanese-regulars along with occasional samplings of Japanese and Indian media, stuff from the EU and US rarely make it here in volume. Today’s post is about a brand of media called “Creation Optical Media”. At first, I rubbed my eyes just to check – no, not Imation, but Creation! Originating from the EU, this set of discs was generously donated by pepst and is, in itself, both a historical Greek relic but also was part of a journey for me to learn a little bit of history as well. It was also a chance for me to give it “my best shot” on discs very likely to be around 25 years old. History of Creation Optical Media Every new media I receive seems to come with its own story of the past. Many of these are products of defunct manufacturers, some with very short lives, but all have somehow survived thanks to collectors and…

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