View Full Version : Movies that don't play?
Arioch
08-20-2004, 06:13 AM
Vodstock seemed to have this problem with one of his movies so i was wondering how common it was....
My dvd version of The Thing wont play at all in my dvd player, or my ps2, its not scratched and nothing is on the disc, and it USED to play but now doesnt....
Anyone else have this problem with some of their movies?
Egekrusher
08-20-2004, 06:19 AM
It's called DVD rot. Not much you can do about it except bitch at the manufacturer, and they're just going to ignore you.
Arioch
08-20-2004, 06:20 AM
I have older dvd's that work fine tho....:confused:
Egekrusher
08-20-2004, 06:21 AM
Originally posted by Arioch
I have older dvd's that work fine tho....:confused:
It all depends on the quality of the materials used to make the DVD. If they used cheap materials, there's a good chance that it will break down faster.
Arioch
08-20-2004, 06:24 AM
Very...very gay...
ShankS
08-20-2004, 06:45 AM
yes very gay... I've had 2 boxset DVD's crack up and fall to bits.
Arioch
08-20-2004, 06:58 AM
ughhh...
Egekrusher
08-20-2004, 07:00 AM
The funny thing is, I still have VHS tapes from the late 80's that work great.
DVD is SO much better... :rolleyes:
Arioch
08-20-2004, 07:02 AM
DVD is SO much better...
Hey don't let Bloodrayne see this...im still trying to get her into digital....
Im having a hard enough time with getting her to watch a movie WIDESCREEN.....since all movies are really filmed in 4:3 TV ratio...:rolleyes:
God shes such a n00b...
Egekrusher
08-20-2004, 07:04 AM
Originally posted by Arioch
Hey don't let Bloodrayne see this...im still trying to get her into digital....
Im having a hard enough time with getting her to watch a movie WIDESCREEN.....since all movies are really filmed in 4:3 TV ratio...:rolleyes:
God shes such a n00b...
Ha...
DVD is definitely better, don't get me wrong. But this part of it sucks.
Widescreen is good... as long as you have a TV that is widescreen. If you have just a standard TV, widescreen is crap.
Edit: Had to look it up to be sure. 16:9 (aka 4:3) is standard format. Widescreen is 2.35:1.
Arioch
08-20-2004, 07:08 AM
I MUST have a widescreen TV....High Def, too....ive wanted one for so long....someday.....
Ya the whole scratching element of DVD's is pretty lame...
Vodstok
08-20-2004, 07:12 AM
better than rewinding the tape, hearing a snap, then the rewind goes on forever because the tape broke... then you have to disassemble it, try not to lose any of the parts, then tape it, and try getting it back together.... God i hate vhs..
what i was trying to watch was a cd with a divx version of AOD and there was an error...so no ash for me :(
I do like Snatch, though. I love how brad pitt talks in that movie... probably one of his best performances.
"Godamnit... i fucking HATE Pikeys...."
bwind22
08-20-2004, 08:30 AM
Originally posted by Egekrusher
The funny thing is, I still have VHS tapes from the late 80's that work great.
DVD is SO much better... :rolleyes:
Agreed 100%
I still have most of my movies on VHS and they work just fine. My DVDs work fine too, but they're expensive and I don't really watch the extra stuff too often, so it really isn't worth it for me to switch my whole collection to DVD. What's the point? In 5 years, something better will come along anyways...
Originally posted by Vodstok
I do like Snatch, though.
Don't do it newb...its too easy......I gots to.
ME TOO.
bloodrayne
08-20-2004, 09:24 AM
@ Arioch...
Originally posted by Egekrusher
The funny thing is, I still have VHS tapes from the late 80's that work great.
DVD is SO much better... :rolleyes:
AND...
Originally posted by bwind22
Agreed 100%
I still have most of my movies on VHS and they work just fine. My DVDs work fine too, but they're expensive and I don't really watch the extra stuff too often, so it really isn't worth it for me to switch my whole collection to DVD. What's the point? In 5 years, something better will come along anyways...
Haven't YOU AND I had this conversation?.....And...You were saying?... lol
...BTW, in reference to the title of your thread...Sorry, I can't sympathize...I don't have that particular problem...ALL of MY movies still play:p :D
Vodstok
08-20-2004, 09:32 AM
Friggin ludites.....:D
Egekrusher
08-20-2004, 09:38 AM
Originally posted by Vodstok
Friggin ludites.....:D
Hey! Not me. I'm all about technology. It's crappy, easy to break technology that I don't care for.
bloodrayne
08-20-2004, 10:15 AM
Originally posted by Egekrusher
Hey! Not me. I'm all about technology. It's crappy, easy to break technology that I don't care for. HELLO...*With a finger snap*...lol:p
meetthecreeper
08-20-2004, 10:17 AM
Someone told me, dont know how true this is, that DVDs have a shelf life, and it also depends on how you stack them. Bunch of !@@#$%$^&*(*^&%T% if you ask me.:eek: If that is true I am going to be out several hundred dollars.b
Vodstok
08-20-2004, 10:20 AM
Originally posted by Egekrusher
Hey! Not me. I'm all about technology. It's crappy, easy to break technology that I don't care for.
Hehe, i was picking on Bloodrayne specifically, but hell, im impressed you knew what i was talking about. that is a pretty obscure word. :)
Egekrusher
08-20-2004, 10:24 AM
Originally posted by meetthecreeper
Someone told me, dont know how true this is, that DVDs have a shelf life, and it also depends on how you stack them. Bunch of !@@#$%$^&*(*^&%T% if you ask me.:eek: If that is true I am going to be out several hundred dollars.b
Stacking has nothing to do with it. They do have a shelf life, however. Nobody really knows the exact shelf life, but it's somewhere in the range of 8-12 years. That also depends on the quality of the materials used to manufacture the DVD.
Egekrusher
08-20-2004, 10:24 AM
Originally posted by Vodstok
Hehe, i was picking on Bloodrayne specifically, but hell, im impressed you knew what i was talking about. that is a pretty obscure word. :)
Yes, it is.
I told you that I'm a nerd. Believe me now?
Vodstok
08-20-2004, 10:29 AM
I already believed you, you are too much like me not to be :)
bloodrayne
08-20-2004, 10:48 AM
Originally posted by Vodstok
Hehe, i was picking on Bloodrayne specifically, but hell, im impressed you knew what i was talking about. that is a pretty obscure word. :) LOL...You make me feel like Charlie Brown..."Why's everybody always pickin' on me?"...Actually, technology isn't really 'all that'...I mean if something isn't broken, don't fix it...I like my VHS tapes just fine, and my Nintendo 64 games have already FAR outlasted some of these playstation discs
...And what's with all of this electricity and indoor plumbing shit?...What you can't light a candle?...You think your arm's gonna fall off if you go outside, pump some water from the well, and heat it on a fire to fill your washtub?...lol:D
fluffho
08-20-2004, 11:06 AM
keep em out of the sun and keep them in their case. oh yeh, keep them cool
my dvds are all fine. now my cds in the car THOSE are fucked. hahaha, which is exactly why theyre all burns of the originals :D
Sam The Egg
08-20-2004, 01:53 PM
I still don't understand why anybody would watch a movie in pan-n-scam. Old movies that were originally in the 1.33:1 ratio is one thing, but I prefer seeing what's going on on the far left and right of my movies, thank you very much.
wufong
08-20-2004, 11:39 PM
Originally posted by Arioch
Vodstock seemed to have this problem with one of his movies so i was wondering how common it was....
My dvd version of The Thing wont play at all in my dvd player, or my ps2, its not scratched and nothing is on the disc, and it USED to play but now doesnt....
Anyone else have this problem with some of their movies?
i had sorta the same problem with the last samuri. the main menu would come up, but no movie.......