Blu-rays and scratches - Blu-ray Forum

DukeTogo84 · 03-06-2018, 06:37 PM

So I've recently been buying a lot of used Blu-rays and while most have worked perfectly fine some, have had issues.

What's weird though is that I have a couple of discs that have huge scratches on them, and they play perfectly fine. However, there are a few discs that have one or two TINY scratches and the disc barely plays. I'm no pro on how these discs are made, but just wondering why this might happen?

I would figure the larger scratches would be the ones that don't work, while a few with tiny scratches tend to stop working.

Vilya · 03-06-2018, 06:43 PM

The location of the scratch is a big factor. Radial straight line scratches, such as from disc center to outer edge, are tolerated far better than an arc shaped or circular scratch.

03-06-2018, 06:37 PM	#1
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4931 Blu-ray reviews: 62 Trading Score:139	Blu-rays and scratches So I've recently been buying a lot of used Blu-rays and while most have worked perfectly fine some, have had issues. What's weird though is that I have a couple of discs that have huge scratches on them, and they play perfectly fine. However, there are a few discs that have one or two TINY scratches and the disc barely plays. I'm no pro on how these discs are made, but just wondering why this might happen? I would figure the larger scratches would be the ones that don't work, while a few with tiny scratches tend to stop working.

03-06-2018, 06:43 PM	#2
Vilya Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Sep 2011 Location:In the gloaming 4K collection:772 Blu-ray collection:5292 DVD collection:3918 Digital collection:1695 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:17	The location of the scratch is a big factor. Radial straight line scratches, such as from disc center to outer edge, are tolerated far better than an arc shaped or circular scratch. Last edited by Vilya; 03-06-2018 at 06:53 PM.

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