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| Thread ID: 115634 | 2011-01-27 10:01:00 | DVD rot | Netsukeninja (13296) | Press F1 |
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| 1173104 | 2011-01-27 10:01:00 | I just got a new DVD and the surface of it looks sort of suspicious, like maybe DVD rot or some other kind of defect. Here's a pic www.imagef1.net.nz Lets me know what you think. :D |
Netsukeninja (13296) | ||
| 1173105 | 2011-01-27 10:04:00 | Play it and find out. If its stuffed / doesnt play take it back | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1173106 | 2011-01-27 10:04:00 | does it play ok? | GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 1173107 | 2011-01-27 10:11:00 | Yes it plays fine. I'm just wondering about how long it will last... Does it look like DVD rot? |
Netsukeninja (13296) | ||
| 1173108 | 2011-01-27 10:26:00 | My Benny Hill 1976 dvd has a bit that looks like that. It played perfect, and it's been a year since i got it. So it should be fine. |
goodiesguy (15316) | ||
| 1173109 | 2011-01-28 07:21:00 | I can understand your concern. From the colour I assume it is a professionally pressed disc, which should be pretty reliable. If it's a burnt disc then I'd not be surprised if it 'eroded' over time. I've had terrible issues with DVD-R reliability, to the point where I now don't burn anything - I just use a variety of removable HDD for all data storage / media etc. Easiest solution - take an image of the disc or copy it - then you're covered whether it fails or not. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1173110 | 2011-01-28 08:42:00 | I can understand your concern. From the colour I assume it is a professionally pressed disc, which should be pretty reliable. If it's a burnt disc then I'd not be surprised if it 'eroded' over time. I've had terrible issues with DVD-R reliability, to the point where I now don't burn anything - I just use a variety of removable HDD for all data storage / media etc. Easiest solution - take an image of the disc or copy it - then you're covered whether it fails or not. I've made a backup-copy of the movie. Thanks for your help everyone. |
Netsukeninja (13296) | ||
| 1173111 | 2011-01-28 11:42:00 | It's not CD-Rot. That shows up as little holes in the reflective layer which get bigger and bigger. I am not sure what causes the weird colour ring as in your photo. I have seen it on several discs of my own, mainly on some Netguide CDs I have. They didn't read as well as other discs, and I get the impression its due to some cheap and crappy manufacturing job, but I'm not sure exactly what they are doing differently. |
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