| twesterm said: I haven't read this whole topic, but since on the topic of Sony needing to change their game plan, they might as well change how they make their Blu-Ray discs while they're at it. -edit- And just to save myself from the horrible backlash I'm sure I'm going to get, I'm half serious. half joking here. This does sound like it could be a problem, but it's only source is from a forum and nowhere else so could be not so much of a problem. |
Well the exact same thing has been reported numerous times about dvds as well but there doesn't seem to be much of a problem with 360, Wii, PS2, and Xbox dvds so I'm thinking it probably won't be a problem.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/31/1043804519345.html
A bad case of DVD rot eats into movie collections
By Sue Lowe
February 1 2003
If you think your prized collection of DVD movies will last a lifetime, think again - some are already starting to rot while others are falling apart.
Unofficial estimates put the number of affected discs at between one and 10 per cent. Yet some of the largest distributors for Hollywood Studios are accused of refusing to accept the problem exists and replace faulty products.
Last year Australians spent $398 million buying 13.3 million DVD movie titles - a three-fold increase on the 4.3 million sold in 2001, according to research firm GFK.
The technology, sold as a replacement for VHS video tape, with added interactive content, is now five years old and the DVD industry claims it is the most successful packaged media in consumer electronics history.
The failures are a combination of corrosion - known as "DVD rot" - and delamination, where the layers of the disc separate.
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