DVD Rot.

[ShankS]

no it's not the title for a new gore film,

after seeing Vamps new thread asking for help with a scene in Silence of The lambs, I thought I'd check out the film, to see what he's talking about.

anyway, chucked the disk in my dvd rom, and it starts clicking, scene selection wont load and dvd software freezes up. I closed it down and ejected the disk.

the 1st disk is well and truly fucked now, it's all cracked from the centre outwards. I checked the 2nd disk and there's no cracks, but the surface has lost it's shine and it's completely sticky to the touch. The 1st disk is also sticky.

I'm assuming this is disk rot, that I've read about, where the glue sticking the layers together 'rots' the disk.

The version of Silence of The Lambs is the 2 disk Special Edition version (see below), in the cardboard sleve, produced by MGM. Not sure of the date it was made because I bought it a long time after the film was released.

Maybe if any of you guys have this version, would check to see if yours is ok.

[zwoti]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ShankS]

tell me about it :(

I cant remember where I bought it aswell, may email mgm and see what they say, thats if they bother to reply.

[ShankS]

Originally posted by zwoti
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


is yours messed up aswell?????:(

[zwoti]

Originally posted by ShankS
tell me about it :(

I cant remember where I bought it aswell, may email mgm and see what they say, thats if they bother to reply.

yep, totally fucked. i have just e-mailed them moaning about them selling shoddy goods....might be a case for watchdog :mad:

[kpropain]

Damn Shanks that sux dude, can't say I've ever had a problem with any of my dvd's like that....

[ShankS]

yeah.



would be a good idea for all the members here with the faulty disks to post here, to get an idea of numbers.

Unless the problems restricted to UK released versions of the Disk.

[ShankS]

Originally posted by kpropain
Damn Shanks that sux dude, can't say I've ever had a problem with any of my dvd's like that....


just been checking a few other disks, all's well so far.
Checked a few other MGM disks, they look ok.

[Stingy Jack]

Wow. I have never heard of DVD rot before ... and, fortunately, this has not yet happened to me. I know that at the Blockbuster my wife manages, she has a bottle of some sort of DVD restoration fluid, which does things like eliminate small scratches and basically resurface the disk. Unless the damage is severe, which it sounds like ShankS disc is totally fucked.

I have had some bad experiences with DVD players, though. My wife would bring home a brand new DVD, not even released to the public yet, and we would put it in one of our DVD players and it would begin to freeze up halfway through the film. This player does it with practically every DVD we have, now. It sucks ... but ... Players can always be replaced easily. It's hard to replace a collection that has fallen victim to rot.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Stingy Jack
Wow. I have never heard of DVD rot before ... and, fortunately, this has not yet happened to me. I know that at the Blockbuster my wife manages, she has a bottle of some sort of DVD restoration fluid, which does things like eliminate small scratches and basically resurface the disk. Unless the damage is severe, which it sounds like ShankS disc is totally fucked.

I have had some bad experiences with DVD players, though. My wife would bring home a brand new DVD, not even released to the public yet, and we would put it in one of our DVD players and it would begin to freeze up halfway through the film. This player does it with practically every DVD we have, now. It sucks ... but ... Players can always be replaced easily. It's hard to replace a collection that has fallen victim to rot.

this disc is sticky to the touch...........:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Stingy Jack]

Have you tried cleaning it with something? Windex, maybe?

[jay o2 waster]

keep it, it might be worth something some day, but then again, they said that about those damn beanie babys....never again

[ShankS]

Originally posted by Stingy Jack
Have you tried cleaning it with something? Windex, maybe?

wouldnt work unfortunatly, it's the glue they've used to bond the layers of the disk together, thats 'rotting' the outer plasic layer away.

I've read about it and there was something on the tv a while ago.

when the disk spins in the player, the high velocity cracks the outer surface up, because the glue has weakened it, hence an unplayabe disk.

[ShankS]

Originally posted by zwoti
yep, totally fucked. i have just e-mailed them moaning about them selling shoddy goods....might be a case for watchdog :mad:

just sent em an email, waiting for a reply.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by ShankS
just sent em an email, waiting for a reply.

if they don't reply tomorrow, i shall send again.

[ShankS]

OH FFS i've just checked another MGM disk, Terminator 2 disk Special edition

ITS the FUCKING same!!!!!!!!!

[ShankS]

just done a bit of searching, found this


Update: 14:30BST 21/05/04

Apparently it's a known issue, the two disc Special Edition "Silence Of The Lambs" is also affected . . . which I can also vouch for.

Anyway for those in the UK who have a problem ring 0800 3898384. It's a pre-recorded message that asks for faulty discs (only the discs) to be sent to:

FREEPOST
DVD RETURN

Allow 28 days for delivery. Should none arrive after this time ring 0800 0566550.

Don't forget to include your return address.


go HERE (http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-dvd/thread.cgi?1341) scroll down to read the rest of it.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by ShankS
just done a bit of searching, found this





go HERE (http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-dvd/thread.cgi?1341) scroll down to read the rest of it.

at least it looks like we can get our discs replaced..

[ShankS]

yeah,

always hate things like this happening.

[friday13thfan]

that suxs

[Freddy Krueger.]

I take extra special care of all my DVDs. So none of them have rot... yet. Thank God for that. But the reason I do this is mainly because I have herd of such a thing happening to DVD's before. And now that I see proof that it does happen, you better believe I'm going to be treating my DVDs like children. Oh, wait, that would kill the DVD. Well, I'll treat them better then how I treat others. And trust me, thats a good thing. But I check the movies once a month to make sure that they don't have 'rot'. And right now, although it hasn't been a month, I'm checking Silence of the Lambs. Well, it's working fine. Thank God. But even if it wasn't, I always have it on VSH.

[ShankS]

I dont think it's the conditions you keep them in or the way you treat them, that causes the rot, it's the faulty manufacturing process, dodgy glue, or can be the ink thats printed on the top side of the disk that reacts with the disk itself.

no mater how well you look after your disks, if they're gona rot, they're gona rot:(

I've read, things have improved though with the manufacturing now, tends to be old disks that have trouble.