Archival DVD - R's worth the price

Does anyone know if the ARCHIVAL DVD"S - R are worth the extra cost? They tell me they should last 100 years, but how would they know that?
Also, technology changes so rapidly so truthfully whatever I use, will need to be upgraded in a few years.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Thank you for your post. For valuable recordings, DVD+R discs generally have a longer life due to the recording method. Archival discs are designed to last longer but you cannot rely 100% on them never failing, so if you have any precious memories on DVD it's recommended that you have several copies and also transfer the file as an ISO image on a backup drive as well.

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