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Old 10-08-2011, 05:35 AM   #1
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There's no doubt that blu-rays are incredibly scratch resistant, but I'd be hard pressed to believe that anyone with 200+ films in their collection don't have a single blemished disc in their collection

I take very good care of my discs, but I still have a number that have scratches on them. Some I notice months after I buy the disc... maybe I did it, maybe I just never noticed it...

As obsessive as I am about most other things (condition of slipcover/box even though I don't collect them, dents in steelbooks, condition of cover insert, etc.) I tend to be quite forgiving with scratches, as long as the movie plays through

Anyways, I have about 7 discs with blemishes

Rating them on a scale of 1-10 (1: Hairline, less than 1/4" long, barely noticable, shallow, 10: long, deep, very obvious, still no skips however, if a disc skips, it's garbage)

Alien 3 and one of the bonus discs - 4
Batman Returns - 1
Casino Royale - 1
Collateral Damage - 1
Dark City - 5
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones - 2
(The ones I rated 1 I swore I noticed a scratch before, but can't find them ATM )

Anyone else :P

Feel I should add this: I take incredibly good care of my discs. Of the 7 discs mentioned, 5 discs had marks upon removing them from packaging for the first time. The other two I may have caused myself. Why didn't I return these? Well, to put it bluntly, they just don't bother me enough to make me go through the hassle of returning them, and then there's always the chance that the replacement will be worse. Do I really want to go through it twice? three times? Just doesn't bug me...

EDIT: Now that I've thought about it some more. I can confidently say that all 7 discs were not scratched by mishandling on my part. Alien & Star Wars I blame on the North American packaging, Batman, Casino Royale & Dark City were scratched upon inspection for the first time, Collateral Damage I just noticed last night, but I've only played the freakin' thing once

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Old 10-08-2011, 05:51 AM   #2
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My only scratched Blu-rays are some of the BBV 5 for $20 ones I got. How do people scratch something they only have for a few days? I have movies and games on my shelf for years, and they still look flawless. But these people rent a movie for 2-3 days, and scratch it. No big deal though. They all work fine.
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Old 10-08-2011, 05:52 AM   #3
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I have 1500 of them without a single mark.
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Old 10-08-2011, 05:58 AM   #4
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I have 1500 of them without a single mark.
Really?! Even held up to a bright light and everything?! Absolutely no marks.

I'm guessing you've taken your fair share back because of scratches?
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Old 10-08-2011, 06:12 AM   #5
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I haven't scratched any of my 493 blu's. The only 3 I own with 1 or 2 light scratches on them are disc 2 of The Fellowship of the Ring EE, Rambo 1st Blood, and Back to the Future 3, which were all bought brand new like it. I exchanged those discs at the retailers where I bought them a few times (I couldn't see the scratches under the fluorescent lighting in the stores, but could instantly under my lighting at home) as every copy from the batches they had in stock had scratches on them (obviously accidently caused in the manufacturing process) and ended up settling for the best discs amongst the batches they had.

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Old 10-08-2011, 06:19 AM   #6
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Not me dood. My Blu-ray discs including PS3 games are well treated with love and care. Even the over 500 dvds I own have no scratches unless it was pre-owned by someone else and even then that's considered rare to find.
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Old 10-08-2011, 06:30 AM   #7
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Maybe 5? (can't remember which, but mostly pre-viewed ones from Blockbuster, Hollywood Video or GoHastings).

It surprises me just how bad some people handle DVD/Blu discs (maybe because they're rentals?). Even digital copy discs (which should be used.. once?) have been completely mangled.

Fortunately Blu "Takes a beating" much better than the other formats (and can be cleaned or will work perfectly).

I have a big HDDVD collection, and those scratch easily and don't do well with scratches (freezes/skipping, more than DVDs)
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Old 10-08-2011, 06:32 AM   #8
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Minus BBV or used products bought, mine are tip-top. I work at a used movie store, and actually came across a Blu-ray disc that had TONS of hairline scratches over the surface in the right light, and the customer exchanged saying it wouldn't play. How people scratch discs, let alone Blu-rays, is beyond me. Kids would be the obvious reasoning, but some of the people I come across trading in... Yeah. Lol.
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Old 10-08-2011, 06:34 AM   #9
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When I had over 700 films in my collection, not a single one had as much as a speck of dust on them. I have approaching 150 again and same situation, perfect condition. I don't let ANYONE touch my discs, not even my wife. I've asked her to do it a few times and she was surprised. Hundreds of Cds, thousands of DVDs not a scratch. Pride. I am a collector and take damn good care!!!!
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Old 10-08-2011, 07:57 AM   #10
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Just had a quick look at a few BD's that I have had for awhile and I have lots of finger marks over them, guess I am just careless in regard to handling them, then again I tend to put cd's face side down on occasions as well
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Old 10-08-2011, 08:01 AM   #11
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Just had a quick look at a few BD's that I have had for awhile and I have lots of finger marks over them, guess I am just careless in regard to handling them, then again I tend to put cd's face side down on occasions as well
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Old 10-08-2011, 08:56 AM   #13
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Not a scratch on mine. First thing I do is check when I get it. Never had a scratch. Only blemish I've had was a bad disc that got replaced for me.
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Old 10-08-2011, 09:29 AM   #14
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What is with the happy face in the thread title? It sounds like you are happy if Blu-Rays are scratched
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Old 10-08-2011, 09:30 AM   #15
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All in fine condition, none of them is scratch.

Sometimes it is not a scratch, but dirt look like scratch, using soft clothes slightly wipe it and it will be gone.
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Old 10-08-2011, 09:45 AM   #16
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How people scratch discs, let alone Blu-rays, is beyond me.
Not putting them back in the case, leaving them on top of the player etc. would be my guess.
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Old 10-08-2011, 12:42 PM   #18
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Only one scratched pre-owned in my collection and it is a childrens BD. I take care of not touching any discs or remotes etc. without having atleast one perfectly clean hand..
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Minus BBV or used products bought, mine are tip-top. I work at a used movie store, and actually came across a Blu-ray disc that had TONS of hairline scratches over the surface in the right light, and the customer exchanged saying it wouldn't play. How people scratch discs, let alone Blu-rays, is beyond me. Kids would be the obvious reasoning, but some of the people I come across trading in... Yeah. Lol.
I have no idea either. For discs (not blu) that I had no more use for, I flung them acoss the room, dropped them, generally handled them poorly and there was still minimal scratching. I try and scratch them on purpose to see and I still can't do it.
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Some people are just plain destructive, careless! Not only to their Blu-rays, and DVD's, but to everything else they own as well. They are worse than their children (if they have any.)
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