*ALL* of my Blu-ray Discs got internally damaged. *FIXED* - Blu-ray Forum

BluGamer · 01-17-2008, 03:04 PM

I recently moved my DVD/Blu-ray collection to basement (it was huge), along with cabinet of course. After a week or so, I put in a Blu-ray movie and it didn't work. I tried another, didn't work. I checked the back of those discs, they have waves on them (like they're wet or something). NOTHING WORKED! What the hell happened? No one touches my collection. The basement stays very cold, could that be the reason? If so, what a terrible disc. I have lost so much money. WTF.

My DVDs are still fine.
These discs were not near any source of heat or radiator.

I really hope there's a solution for this, I have 30+ discs. I'd hate to lose so much money.

Registered here to ask this question.. can someone help me out?!

Danno · 01-17-2008, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluGamer

The basement stays very cold,

duh.

KretzJ · 01-17-2008, 03:08 PM

Can you post a HQ picture of one of the discs? I'd want to see the situation first-hand.

You already thought of my ideas... heat, cold, etc. What is your Blu-Ray player? Is it the same player that plays regular DVD's just fine?

Dave · 01-17-2008, 03:08 PM

I keep mine in very cool places for months and they are just fine... strange.

Bourne1 · 01-17-2008, 03:09 PM

Hmm, weird.

Weez_Dawg · 01-17-2008, 03:10 PM

Yes, please post pictures.

bairda · 01-17-2008, 03:10 PM

It might be your BR player...
-Alex-

CAB · 01-17-2008, 03:10 PM

Did you drop your BD player in said move?

P.S. Welcome to the forums.

badboi · 01-17-2008, 03:11 PM

What's that smell?

blu lover · 01-17-2008, 03:11 PM

have you tried another player?

bdLuvr · 01-17-2008, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave

I keep mine in very cool places for months and they are just fine... strange.

Im in midwest Canada. Average winter temp is -20c. My BDs are in the basement and temps around 15c. How cold is your basement? Weird Ive never had probs and I have media sitting outside (storage) over the years and have checked them time to time.
No probs. Surely BDs are not much diff than the bargain basement CDRs Ive used in the past

Go Blu · 01-17-2008, 03:14 PM

The data is packed in a far greater density on a BR disc than DVD.
So you can see how temp can easily effect it.

Even with the hard coating a little bit of finger print grease could make a disc unreadable until you clean it off. Just an example of how sensitive the laser is.

I hope its just a temp issue.

coolmilo · 01-17-2008, 03:15 PM

It's got to be the player. I suggest that you take a few of your movies to a local Blu-ray dealer and do some further testing.

blugasm · 01-17-2008, 03:15 PM

All my discs (Blu and DVD) have survived a few days at < 12C. We were snowed in and without power (and therefore heat) in early December. No physical damage to the discs (not that I expected any).

Unless your basement is actually a vat of liquid nitrogen I wouldn't expect any damage either. Let's see some pictures of the discs.

Without pics, this has a certain aroma to it...

Icemage · 01-17-2008, 03:17 PM

Post some pictures of what you're seeing.

Could be something like mold, or could just be your player went bad. If, as you say, you're seeing some sort of pattern on the discs (all of them? truly?) then it should show up in a photograph.

I don't think it's the cold though. I've not seen any unusual complaints about Netflix or BBO, and we've got tons of people here who've now had their discs for 2 winter seasons in areas that are much colder than your environment.

DezNutz · 01-17-2008, 03:18 PM

LoL First post...

tron3 · 01-17-2008, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badboi

What's that smell?

Troll? Thought I was the only one who smelled it.

BluGamer · 01-17-2008, 03:18 PM

Damn, it seems like it could be my player but it does play DVDs/CDs with no problems.

It's a Philips Blu-ray Drive (BDD-1001) on my PC, which I connect to TV as well. The discs were working FINE before I moved the stuff.

My bro has a PS3. I will borrow it from him tonight to check further.

By the way, I can say for sure there were NO wavy patterns on the discs before. It looks like a rainbow, ya know. Sorry, can't provide pictures... =/

glenn22 · 01-17-2008, 03:20 PM

This really smells like BS to me, but if we can see some pics of the discs that might help the credibility issue.... otherwise I'll consider this an isolated incident at best.

KretzJ · 01-17-2008, 03:21 PM

Definitely try the PS3 before you freak out completely. And about the only way we can get a good hard diagnosis of the disc is with a picture.

Let us know the outcome... very interested personally since I recently started thinking about the long-term storage needs of Blu-Ray since I'm looking to use it for data archiving myself.

-John K.

01-17-2008, 03:04 PM	#1
BluGamer Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:NY, US Blu-ray collection:55 Blu-ray reviews:1	**ALL of my Blu-ray Discs got internally damaged. FIXED** I recently moved my DVD/Blu-ray collection to basement (it was huge), along with cabinet of course. After a week or so, I put in a Blu-ray movie and it didn't work. I tried another, didn't work. I checked the back of those discs, they have waves on them (like they're wet or something). NOTHING WORKED! What the hell happened? No one touches my collection. The basement stays very cold, could that be the reason? If so, what a terrible disc. I have lost so much money. WTF. My DVDs are still fine. These discs were not near any source of heat or radiator. I really hope there's a solution for this, I have 30+ discs. I'd hate to lose so much money. Registered here to ask this question.. can someone help me out?!

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01-17-2008, 03:08 PM	#3
KretzJ Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Phoenix, Arizona USA Blu-ray collection:1	Can you post a HQ picture of one of the discs? I'd want to see the situation first-hand. You already thought of my ideas... heat, cold, etc. What is your Blu-Ray player? Is it the same player that plays regular DVD's just fine?

01-17-2008, 03:08 PM	#4
Dave Expert Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Somewhere	I keep mine in very cool places for months and they are just fine... strange.

01-17-2008, 03:09 PM	#5
Bourne1 Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007	Hmm, weird.

01-17-2008, 03:10 PM	#6
Weez_Dawg Active Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:New Mexico	Yes, please post pictures.

01-17-2008, 03:10 PM	#7
bairda Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 1	It might be your BR player... -Alex-

01-17-2008, 03:10 PM	#8
CAB Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:::1 4K collection:88 Blu-ray collection:1827 Trading Score:4	Did you drop your BD player in said move? P.S. Welcome to the forums.

01-17-2008, 03:11 PM	#9
badboi Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Atlanta	What's that smell?

01-17-2008, 03:11 PM	#10
blu lover Active Member Member since:Dec 2007	have you tried another player?

01-17-2008, 03:14 PM	#12
Go Blu Special Member Member since:Feb 2007	The data is packed in a far greater density on a BR disc than DVD. So you can see how temp can easily effect it. Even with the hard coating a little bit of finger print grease could make a disc unreadable until you clean it off. Just an example of how sensitive the laser is. I hope its just a temp issue.

01-17-2008, 03:15 PM	#13
coolmilo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Silicon Valley Home Theater Gallery:16 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	It's got to be the player. I suggest that you take a few of your movies to a local Blu-ray dealer and do some further testing.

01-17-2008, 03:15 PM	#14
blugasm Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Vancouver Island	All my discs (Blu and DVD) have survived a few days at < 12C. We were snowed in and without power (and therefore heat) in early December. No physical damage to the discs (not that I expected any). Unless your basement is actually a vat of liquid nitrogen I wouldn't expect any damage either. Let's see some pictures of the discs. Without pics, this has a certain aroma to it...

01-17-2008, 03:17 PM	#15
Icemage Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007	Post some pictures of what you're seeing. Could be something like mold, or could just be your player went bad. If, as you say, you're seeing some sort of pattern on the discs (all of them? truly?) then it should show up in a photograph. I don't think it's the cold though. I've not seen any unusual complaints about Netflix or BBO, and we've got tons of people here who've now had their discs for 2 winter seasons in areas that are much colder than your environment.

01-17-2008, 03:18 PM	#16
DezNutz Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:24	LoL First post...

01-17-2008, 03:20 PM	#19
glenn22 Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Vancouver, Canada	This really smells like BS to me, but if we can see some pics of the discs that might help the credibility issue.... otherwise I'll consider this an isolated incident at best.

01-17-2008, 03:21 PM	#20
KretzJ Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Phoenix, Arizona USA Blu-ray collection:1	Definitely try the PS3 before you freak out completely. And about the only way we can get a good hard diagnosis of the disc is with a picture. Let us know the outcome... very interested personally since I recently started thinking about the long-term storage needs of Blu-Ray since I'm looking to use it for data archiving myself. -John K.

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