Verbatim DVD Lifetime Expectancy
http://www.verbatim-europe.com/inde...&menu2=link2019

PDF 檔案中有圖文說明，其簡單結論如下：
More than 100 years projected lifetime for DVD+R 2.4X / 4X
More than 50 years projected archival life for DVD+RW
More than 60 years projected lifetime for DVD-R Authoring
More than 100 years projected lifetime for DVD-R General
More than 50 years projected archival life for DVD-RW

內文中推估該牌產品能達到上述狀況的環境要求：
- A writer with normal performance records data.
- There is no corrosive gas in the air.
- There are no scratches or fingerprints on the media surface.
- Temperature is controlled within 25 +/- 2 degrees.
- Humidity is controlled within 55 +/- 5 RH%.
- Media is stored in the jewel case.
- Media is not exposed to direct sunlight or any other source of UV light.