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01-14-2002, 11:31 AM
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"DVD Rot" problems
I've been reading over at DVD Talk about the possibility of some widespread "DVD Rot" problems. Now this isn't traditional rot as with LDs, but rather a euphemism used to describe what happens when the glue used in dual-layer DVDs starts to loosen and affect DVD playback. Have you guys had any problems with DVDs where initially they played perfectly but after some time wouldn't play correctly in any player, no matter how you clean them?
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=170454
-Tom
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01-14-2002, 01:31 PM
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No,
But then again, who has time to re-watch all their DVDs in a large collection.
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01-14-2002, 01:39 PM
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All I can say is, I sure hope NOT! I was kinda hoping DVD's would last a lifetime, they should, they cost a lot!
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01-14-2002, 03:48 PM
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Is it possible that it is the DVD players fault, I noticed my new Sony 700p gets the disc very very hot compared to previous dvd players.
So is it possible that the player is reheating the glue or something. It seems the most of these problem occur at the dual layer switch from what I have read.
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01-14-2002, 05:20 PM
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Contact is the only DVD, that I know of, that has constantly come up with this problem.
Movies are: "The Greatest Artform".
HD should be for EVERYONE!
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01-14-2002, 06:25 PM
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David people have tried different DVD players and the disc has the same problem so I think in most cases, DVD players can be ruled out.
Jeff
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01-14-2002, 06:30 PM
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Quite a few problems with My Fair Lady (another WAMO disc) as well. My Contact is going strong, but MFL chokes up both DVD players at the change. Also, I've heard that Devil's Advocate suffers from the same problem. I hope not because I have the pre-we-got-sued-and-had-to-change-the-sculpture version that is now OOP. If that goes...  |
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01-14-2002, 07:10 PM
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I'm always amused when this topic comes up. You can bet that several replies will be along the lines of "make sure the disc is clean," "it's your player," etc.
While those things certainly matter the absolute fact is that some discs have gone bad after initially being fine, and that in nearly every case they were manufactured by WAMO and are dual-layered (RSDL) discs.
So far for me it has happened with MY FAIR LADY, YELLOW SUBMARINE, and GHOSTBUSTERS. All played fine upon purchase, all later wouldn't play correctly in the second layer. Discs were clean and unscratched and the problem occurred on multiple players.
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01-14-2002, 07:14 PM
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Good point, Glenn. I keep my discs clean, never handling them outside of touching the ring and edges, and no one, I mean NO ONE ELSE handles them. When I encountered the MFL problem I looked at the disc in interior, and then natural light to see if I could see any fingerprints, dust, etc. Nada. But I did see towards the outer edge of the gold disc (RSDL) some slight discoloration of that gold, like it had changed properties or something.
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01-14-2002, 07:17 PM
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The Kentucky Fried Movie also experienced this problem.
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