Disappointed in Blu Ray durability

[JenniferinFL]

Maybe I'm mistaken, but I thought that Blurays were supposed to be more durable than DVD's and that was one of their selling points. I've been buying up pretty much every single Disney Blu-Ray as they are released.

Now, I have a three year old and the movies get rewatched. Finding Nemo now skips horribly, it has been watched around 15 times. I've been the only one to handle the disc, it looks flawless, but it skips. Bought a new blu ray player in case that was the issue, but the disc still skips. Tangled only made it through 4 viewings before beginning to regularly skip.

I don't understand this. The DVD's I own still work just fine. They skip if they have scratches or fingerprints, they don't skip when they aren't scratched. What in the world is going on with my Blu ray collection?

Are they only supposed to last a few viewings? It makes me regret buying them in Bluray format, should have just bought digital even though the quality would be lower.

[CouncilSpectre]

Think you've just been unlucky. I've never had a BD stick or skip. Yet, touch wood....

DVDs on the other hand, particularly earlier in the generation, were prone to sticking/skipping, even on new discs in some instances.

[MifuneFan]

That's certainly not typical. Blu-rays are much more scratch resistant than DVD's, but I believe are more brittle too. Where are you storing your discs? I've heard a few instances of too much humidity leading to "disc rot"

I would contact Disney and see if they'd be willing to offer you replacement discs for the damaged ones. They should be able to replace them, but there might be a small fee included.

[wormraper]

when you bought a new blu-ray player did you get the same model? or similar? try updating the firmware

[Impossible]

Maybe you shouldn't eat your dinner off them?

[rdodolak]

Have you tried wiping the surface of the disc to see if it resolves the issue? Just take a wet cloth to the disc or run it under water and then dry the disc off.

Due to the smaller pit size of the data tracks combined with the fact that the data layer is closer to the disc surface Blu-rays are more sensitive to dust and dirt.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Have you tried wiping the surface of the disc to see if it resolves the issue? Just take a wet cloth to the disc or run it under water and then dry the disc off.

I have no idea if it works the same with BD's, but whenever I had any skips on my DVD's, and noticed very fine scratches, I was able to solve it by covering the bottom with white toothpaste, and then cleaning that off under water.

[JeffTheMovieGuy]

My Halloween 2 skipped at the climax of the film skipping to the very end. I just rewound it then played it back a couple times. It did the job.

[The Edge]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Have you tried wiping the surface of the disc to see if it resolves the issue? Just take a wet cloth to the disc or run it under water and then dry the disc off.

Due to the smaller pit size of the data tracks combined with the fact that the data layer is closer to the disc surface Blu-rays are more sensitive to dust and dirt.

Sometimes I'll use Dawn dish soap, lukewarm water, and a soft cloth.

[Shagadelic]

check over the outer edge of the disk for a chip or ding.
blu-rays are tougher than DvD, but not as flexible too.

[Geoff D]

Funny thing about Blu-rays, they can look pristine but *very* close inspection under direct light might yield a little scratch or mark. As tough as they're supposed to be, IIRC the data is closer to the surface than on a DVD so even a tiny little nick can do more damage than people might think.

I had a copy of Hunger Games which skipped every time at a certain spot. I kept looking at the disc, running over the surface with a cloth etc etc, couldn't see anything until one day I noticed a teeny tiny blemish. It cut deep enough for me to be able feel the deviation on the disc's surface if I ran my fingernail over it, and that was it: disc went in the bin, bought a new one, worked fine.

[Pelican170]

Originally Posted by Shagadelic

check over the outer edge of the disk for a chip or ding.
blu-rays are tougher than DvD, but not as flexible too.

Id argue this... Ive had many dvd's that crack when being flexed just from removing from a case. I recently tried to destroy a Bluray disk and it wouldnt crack. I was able to fold it like 4 times and still wouldnt...

[Cortiz]

This happened to me at least once with Sleepy Hollow BD. Bought the disc when it first came out in 2007 and watched it a few times without any issues. Last year though, it would not play any longer, on any BD machines I tried including the mighty PS3. I bought a new BD copy and viola! it played fine. So yes, my original Sleepy Hollow went bad.......I never had this happen to me on any DVD's though.

[The Edge]

Originally Posted by JenniferinFL

Maybe I'm mistaken, but I thought that Blurays were supposed to be more durable than DVD's and that was one of their selling points. I've been buying up pretty much every single Disney Blu-Ray as they are released.

Now, I have a three year old and the movies get rewatched. Finding Nemo now skips horribly, it has been watched around 15 times. I've been the only one to handle the disc, it looks flawless, but it skips. Bought a new blu ray player in case that was the issue, but the disc still skips. Tangled only made it through 4 viewings before beginning to regularly skip.

I don't understand this. The DVD's I own still work just fine. They skip if they have scratches or fingerprints, they don't skip when they aren't scratched. What in the world is going on with my Blu ray collection?

Are they only supposed to last a few viewings? It makes me regret buying them in Bluray format, should have just bought digital even though the quality would be lower.

Question: Do you let your kid touch them or the player?

Edit: Oops, just re-read the question, but I am one to treat the discs as though they are precious and should be handled as such. I believe they should be handled very carefully, even if they are a little more durable than a DVD.

Could it be the player?

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by JenniferinFL

Maybe I'm mistaken, but I thought that Blurays were supposed to be more durable than DVD's and that was one of their selling points. I've been buying up pretty much every single Disney Blu-Ray as they are released.

Now, I have a three year old and the movies get rewatched. Finding Nemo now skips horribly, it has been watched around 15 times. I've been the only one to handle the disc, it looks flawless, but it skips. Bought a new blu ray player in case that was the issue, but the disc still skips. Tangled only made it through 4 viewings before beginning to regularly skip.

I don't understand this. The DVD's I own still work just fine. They skip if they have scratches or fingerprints, they don't skip when they aren't scratched. What in the world is going on with my Blu ray collection?

Are they only supposed to last a few viewings? It makes me regret buying them in Bluray format, should have just bought digital even though the quality would be lower.

I own over 1500 and most have been watched more than once. I have never experienced those issues.

[I KEEL YOU]

The only time I've ever had anything that resembles those problems is with my Casino blu ray that skips a split second at a specific point, not really distracting. It did that the first time so it was obviously a manufacturing fault.

If you take care of your discs like you're implying, then maybe your discs are exposed to humidity or heat or sunlight without you noticing. Other than that, I don't know what the problem could be.

[rdodolak]

At the moment there's just too many variables to determine what the issue is with Jennifer's Blu-rays. Many things can affect the playability of the discs such as dirt and grime, smoke, Blu-ray player quality (lens and mechanism), or how the discs are stored (original case or binders, etc.).

[blonde_devil]

I always wonder when I see a thread like this just what people are doing to their blu-rays as I have never run into this issue yet and when you consider cds have been around for over 2 decades and hold up pretty well under normal wear and tear, it seems pretty odd. I'll admit the cheap packaging the studios like to use does result in more scratches but I have yet to have a disc not play or skip due to a scratch. I have a PS3 and you think that would be one of the worst for movies since there is no tray and the disc has to slide in and out everytime you change it but so far nothing.

And the cloud is forever - until they upgrade and suddenly things are no longer compatible

[KINGDANGER]

The OP's 3 yr old may have introduced a foreign object into his previous BD player that created the initial damage to the discs. When my son was 3 yrs old, he invented DVD technology by stuffing as many CD's as he could into my VHS player.

[Packerfan75]

Never had a problem with blu's. I've been nothing but impressed by the resilience of bluray discs.
Dvd's on the other hand are another story. I've created surface scratches on those just by cleaning them. Never with blurays even with the same cleaning techniques.
Most all of the used ones I buy are virtually spotless minus some occasional fingerprints which easily clean off.
By the way, what kind of barbarian holds a disc by the top and bottom, and not by the edges?