“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases
“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases
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“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases
This is why I rip discs as soon as I get them. I also like going to the thrift store and purchasing discs there. I'd say about 60% I'm able to rip, the rest have varying levels of failure.
Wouldn't have thought the failure rate would be as high as 60%.
I've had failure rates as high of new BD discs, even.
The US BD pressing plant shut down a while ago and the new ones are very hit or miss, I've gotten several that were heavily scratched or otherwise unreadable – brand new in sealed case, from the only NA factory.
Prolly mostly from scratches. I always check the disk before buying.
Some people are brutal to their disks.
You’d be surprised. I purchased new, unreadable discs on a semi-regular basis.