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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: GmanJoe on February 03, 2003, 05:56:50 AM

Title: Your DVD disc may not last forever after all.
Post by: GmanJoe on February 03, 2003, 05:56:50 AM

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/31/1043804519345.html

Well.....who ever thought that DVD discs could "rot"?

I\'ve heard of lamanates peeling off....but come on....DVDs rotting?

I need to check my old collection of DVDs.

Title: Your DVD disc may not last forever after all.
Post by: ##RaCeR## on February 03, 2003, 06:07:59 AM

i heard of this a while back, major problem with dual layer discs apparently.

Title: Your DVD disc may not last forever after all.
Post by: project86 on February 03, 2003, 06:12:36 AM

(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2FffxImage%2Furlpicture_id_1043804519318_2003%2F01%2F31%2Fnws_dvd.jpg&hash=a04edba4c5beca98f8ee78dd14560a4d7da87238)

Portrait of a real genius. I guess I had better get to checking my DVD\'s.

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Post by: Kurt Angle on February 03, 2003, 08:33:40 AM

I had a cd rom game that rotted once, had to chuck it.

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Post by: Darth Joyda on February 03, 2003, 08:45:05 AM

DVDs are still safer than VHS-tapes though.

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Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on February 03, 2003, 08:47:07 AM

A DVD is guaranted for 100 years, time enough to use it several times :D

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Post by: project86 on February 03, 2003, 08:49:49 AM

Well, at least I know I wont be around when mine rot away.

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Post by: GmanJoe on February 03, 2003, 09:23:51 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Adan
A DVD is guaranted for 100 years, time enough to use it several times :D

Who keeps their receipt for more than one year for a DVD?

Title: Your DVD disc may not last forever after all.
Post by: Living-In-Clip on February 03, 2003, 09:33:14 AM

*yawn*
DVD and LaserDisc\'s both can suffer from "rot". Dvd\'s are just less likely. Nothing special. Nothing new.

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Post by: kopking on February 03, 2003, 01:33:16 PM

hmm intresting, never heard abou this b4.... but most dvd are not that expensive, so even if they did , its no biggie to replace them

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Post by: (e) on February 03, 2003, 04:28:32 PM

Heard of it.

Doubt its really going to affect business or anything, I still buy/rent VHS\'s when I dont have the money for DVD, or am to lazy to use the dvd player.

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Post by: THX on February 03, 2003, 07:07:23 PM

We might as well throw our DVDs away now.

Actually by the time they do show signs of rot we\'ll be on the format after HD-DVD.  Porbably even further down.

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Post by: Mr. Kennedy on February 03, 2003, 08:15:27 PM

well, Im sure they\'ll still last longer than VHS...

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Post by: SER on February 04, 2003, 12:47:02 AM

Yeah.... And eventually, you can just reburn them once technology like that becomes more affordable. :D