Page-Mitchell also collects LaserDiscs, and told us that the disc rot phenomenon, where optical discs degrade over time and become unreadable, was highly manufacturer-dependent. He claimed that one ...

Page-Mitchell also collects LaserDiscs, and told us that the disc rot phenomenon, where optical discs degrade over time and become unreadable, was highly manufacturer-dependent. He claimed that one ...

Disc rot is when DVDs suddenly stop working far sooner than the 30 to 100 years they should last when taken care of properly as a result of decay between the protective lacquer and reflective layer.

At one point, Criterion had a similar disc rot issue with some Blu-rays to the one Warner Bros. has with those DVDs, where discs manufactured at a specific plant were highly susceptible to rot.

More like this Acer Expands QD-OLED Monitor Lineup with Predator X32 X2 and X27U X1 Many physical media enthusiasts may be familiar with DVD rot even if you don't know that exact term. The overall ...

At one point, Criterion had a similar disc rot issue with some Blu-rays to the one Warner Bros. has with those DVDs, where discs manufactured at a specific plant were highly susceptible to rot.

Many physical media enthusiasts may be familiar with DVD rot even if you don't know that exact term. The overall problem of disc rot has affected all sorts of products for decades, from LaserDiscs to ...

16 years later, someone found a CD copy of the EP in a thrift store in Nottingham, England and posted about it on 4chan confused and entranced by the music. The CD had disc rot, which gave the EP an ...

Find out how disc rot can corrupt DVDs, how to prevent and/or fix it, and what to do if you have old Warner Bros. DVDs from the 2000s that don't work anymore.