What makes a gold disc better than the rest? Gold! As in real gold. Most media has a silver reflective layer as one of the disc components. Gold media uses real gold which does not corrode over time. The inert qualities of gold keep the disc from corroding and leading to disc rot.
There are a few manufacturers of Gold media out there. At Encore Data Products we carry a wide selection by MAM-A, Delkin and Verbatim.
Gold media is very popular with photographers, archivists and government agencies who require disc storage that will be there long-term. Gold media is available in CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R and Blu-ray formats.