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post #31 of 60
7/10/05 at 10:06am
My Apollo 13 collector's edition went bad on me, as well as my copies of Blade and Driven. All three played fine originally, but over time they just took a dump. However, the one title I keep expecting to go bad hasn't - the original first pressing of Contact, which has had a lot of complaints.
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post #32 of 60
7/11/05 at 8:27am
I just played Appolo 13 the other day, and it's still
playing fine. Another title that somebody mentioned
is Lone Star. I played that one recently with no problems.
Fortunately I haven't come across a dead DVD in my library
yet.
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post #33 of 60
5/1/06 at 6:31am

Re: Dead DVD Titles!

Went to watch my Looney Tunes Volume 2 Disc 3 this morning and found a foggy span on the outer rim of the DVD with dark spots scattered here and there on it. All of the telltale signs of a rotted DVD.

I'm now a believer.

FWIW, the DVD was manufactured in Canada. DVE0312843.
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post #34 of 60
5/2/06 at 6:17pm

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jesse Skeen
"Kentucky Fried Movie" is another title famous for rotting...

I can see it now: "I put the disc in my player, and it was, like, totally fried."
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post #35 of 60
5/4/06 at 12:42pm

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The first edition of "Devil's Advocate" is a known rotter, as is this frst pressing run of Contact. Avoid early DVD-9s from Warner Bros.
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post #36 of 60
5/5/06 at 5:49pm

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The first Rain Man SE I got didn't play when I tried to play it on 2 different players. It was quite a while from when I bought it to when I went to play it, so I can't say if it was bad from the time I bought it. I didn't send for a replacement because they can be found in stores for relatively cheap. The new DVD I got works fine so far.
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post #37 of 60
5/11/06 at 9:43pm

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I have a few DVDs that have started to develop hairline fractures starting at the inner rim.
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post #38 of 60
5/24/06 at 5:10am

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Have been considering picking up Daylight but wondered if anyone can tell me if it's one of the Universal discs that was and/or is prone to no longer playing?
Thought I'd ask as I checked my Apollo 13 today and it no longer wants to play on my Pioneer (but it will still play on my PC!!).

Many thanks
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post #39 of 60
5/24/06 at 6:32am

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I checked ithe original Devil's advocate this weekend it started up ok, but after an hour or so
it lmesses up..multi colored pixels pop up..then the dvd player goes off.. it'sreally weird.
the disc looks fine and there are no scratches..
I can skip a few chapters and get to the end.. but a good chunk it damaged.
I tried it on 3 different dvd players all different from when originally I bought the disc.
is this dvd rot or is it a playback/flagging issue?
will warner replace this disc?
I felt so honored to have the original version in my collection.
I wouldnt trust buying another copy..
I feel so vulnerable, I never noticed a bad disc in my collection before..
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post #40 of 60
5/24/06 at 7:31am

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Hi Stephan:
I've had good results from Warner in replaceing a disk that had problems.
Try......
Warner Home Video
Business and Legal Affairs
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, Ca. 91522
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post #41 of 60
5/24/06 at 7:37am

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Antonio,

Warner will only replace the old Devil's Advocate with the new, altered version. Stephen will have to go to eBay to locate another original (and risk that one being defective as well).

-Lyle J.P.
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post #42 of 60
5/25/06 at 11:26pm

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My Heathers SE will only play in a couple players.
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post #43 of 60
5/26/06 at 11:20am

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My Criterion ,"Night To Remember" stopped playing. Only DVD I have had a problem with so far.
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post #44 of 60
7/24/06 at 11:12am

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My NIGHT TO REMEMBER no longer plays on any of my machines. i've try to contract CRITERION using their "problem" e-mail to see if something can be done. It has been two weeks now and i was wondering if anyone knows how long it should be, before i get a response.

thanks.
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post #45 of 60
7/24/06 at 11:25pm

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This is really weird, because I only just discovered the other day that my Criterion 'A Night To Remember' has died as well. Won't boot up at all in my Pioneer or Panasonic standalone players, and a DVD-Rom drive in my PC can't read it either.

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post #46 of 60
7/25/06 at 4:31pm

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O Brother, Where Art Thou
Apollo 13 (DD orig)
Ocean's 11 (Clooney)
Kentucky Fried Movie
From the Earth to the Moon (orig set)
Scary Movie
Bad Boys S.E.
Good, Bad & Ugly
Enemy of the State

All played perfectly when new, but months/years later showed varying degrees of dead-ness!


Suggestion to thread owner:
How about collating the titles in alpha order in the first post, so we have a handy lookup list similar to the way the 'EX encoded DVD' thread is running?
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post #47 of 60
7/27/06 at 3:23am

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I can also confirm my Psycho dvd is dead.
Having read this thread I couldn't believe a dvd could just die since I take such good care of them. But sure enough after testing in 4 players, not one could recognize or read the disc. But my Vertigo and Apollo 13 discs seem to still be working. I'm definitely going to go through many of my older titles (Especially the Universal ones) and post if I find any other 'dead' dvds. I wonder if this will become a very serious issue with collectors who have purchased 1000s of dvds. Pretty big investments can just stop working! Not a fun thought.
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post #48 of 60
7/29/06 at 1:11pm

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Only title I've had that does anything like this is Pat Benatar's Choice Cuts music video DVD. It just won't be read on my main DVD player any more a few years old Onkyo 5-disc carousel. It plays fine on my pc and the cheap DVD player I have in the bedroom, but the Onkyo just refuses to read it at all any more.
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post #49 of 60
7/29/06 at 3:49pm

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Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyD

maybe the op could update the first post of this thread with a list of effected titles.

ryan you still around.

or someone else?
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post #50 of 60
7/29/06 at 4:03pm

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Re: A Night to Remember

Check out my posts on page 2 of this thread

My problem had a happy ending. However, it could be that Criterion is going to remaster A Night to Remember anamorphically, and cannot replace it now?
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post #51 of 60
7/29/06 at 9:29pm

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Originally Posted by Sean A
I mentioned this before, but my Psycho and Vertigo DVDs that I bought in 1998 will no longer play. And a co-worker told me that her original Carlito's Way disc has the same exact problem .
It seems most of the problem titles were from Universal


jut popped my psycho and vertigo, both first releases into dvd rom and both still work for me.
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post #52 of 60
2/3/08 at 11:08am

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I thought i would bring this old thread back to life. My Judge Dredd DVD died today. Yea, its not that good a movie, and its not anamorphic, but still it rotted. Just wanted to let you all know.
The outer edge had a white haze on one end, and it entire outer rim was turning purple.
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post #53 of 60
2/3/08 at 1:29pm

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Originally Posted by RickER
The outer edge had a white haze on one end, and it entire outer rim was turning purple.

Very odd!


My copy of Contact died last year. The disc looks perfect, with no scratches, but it won't play.
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post #54 of 60
2/3/08 at 4:15pm

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My Boogie Nights disc, the 3rd DVD I ever bought, quit working recently. The disc hasn't changed color or anything, but nothing I load it in will read it. I think it was manufactured by Panasonic. This is the single-disc version too which is out of print, so I can't buy a brand-new copy of it.
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post #55 of 60
2/4/08 at 11:32am

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Quote:
Originally Posted by KamyarB
My Criterion Collection dvd of Federico Fellini's
AMARCORD doesn't run anymore. I have tried it on 4 different players, and i don't see any damage to the disk.

K
Mine rotted as well. Criterion will not replace out of print discs.
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post #56 of 60
2/4/08 at 4:03pm

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Maybe Best Buy should offer extended warranties on DVD's.
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post #57 of 60
2/4/08 at 6:37pm

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Today i noticed my Hammer Abominable Snowman has some strange "water mark" type stains on it. But for now it still plays. Damn, this is what i get for looking at ALL my DVDs!
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post #58 of 60
2/5/08 at 8:04am

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My Criterion SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS recently died. My player says "Can't read disc" Luckily I have a playable copy on the Universal Sturges set, but the Criterion had some unique extras.
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post #59 of 60
2/5/08 at 11:03am

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Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffMc
Maybe Best Buy should offer extended warranties on DVD's.
Not sure about Best Buy, but, Circuit City offers it on thier dvds. At least as of a month ago. If you buy used titles from Hollywood Video on your account and ever have a problem they will refund or replace a dvd for you.
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post #60 of 60
2/5/08 at 11:23am

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Dead dvds are a pain, but, I have over 2500 titles on dvd. When you collect like me you expect a certain level of manufacturer error. I think a big problem with earlier dvds is when the intial run took off they started to outsource the production. Some companies may have even done that from day one. It's not so much to say that workers in other countries don't produce quality product. However, some countries may have lower QC standards while others have higher. What I find really interesting is, if you've ever read your dvd player manuals there is a print in there that says "all dvds may not work with all players." I'm speaking beyond just different types of discs. Specifically,sd dvds for that printed statement. Makes you wonder if they knew of problems before hand. I also wonder if current dvd players are less forgiving than older models around that time. Now, I'm sure some with this problem will say that they have the same dvd player since way back in 97/98 and the problem is still there. Over the years companies make improvements on products, some good, some bad. I wonder if they have snuck something in over the years that may explain the problem on some players not reading certain dvds?
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