How strong are bluray discs?

[beware]

I only ask because I ordered the Die Hard set online at walmart.com and the 3rd film was lose in the casing and if it has issues during playback, I want to know...

Basically, are they pretty strong? Should it play ok?

[Moviefan2k4]

From what I've heard, Blu-Ray discs have a special coating on them (unlike DVDs), which is notably resistant to scratching. That being said, I wouldn't suggest doing anythng stupid (like scrubbing the play surface with steel wool, for example).

[formula_nebula]

You should be perfectly fine with a loose disc. If it were dvd, then I would be concerned.

[El_Jay]

I own 140 Blu-rays and have owned over 70 PS3 games and have never had an issue with a single one of them, aside from fingerprints.

It's very much anecdotal since I take care of my discs, but even with a number of loose ones sliding around in a multi-jewel case, I haven't had an issue.

You will be alright, BDs are exceptionally strong.

[LetoAtreides82]

Originally Posted by beware

I only ask because I ordered the Die Hard set online at walmart.com and the 3rd film was lose in the casing and if it has issues during playback, I want to know...

Basically, are they pretty strong? Should it play ok?

There is software that can scan the surface of the disc to detect errors. I use CDCheck for the few DVDs I buy used and it has been helpful in pointing out which DVDs would cause problems during playback.

Whenever I open a blu-ray case and a disc is loose I run it through CDCheck just to make sure, but so far I never have found any problems on a blu-ray disc.

[carterk88]

One of the discs in my planet earth collection does the same thing. It's really annoying but it hasn't effected playback any.

[Kessel Run]

Originally Posted by carterk88

One of the discs in my planet earth collection does the same thing. It's really annoying but it hasn't effected playback any.

The Planet Earth case is horrible, I cracked one of the discs trying to get it out.

[Trekkie313]

Originally Posted by El_Jay

I own 140 Blu-rays and have owned over 70 PS3 games and have never had an issue with a single one of them, aside from fingerprints.

It's very much anecdotal since I take care of my discs, but even with a number of loose ones sliding around in a multi-jewel case, I haven't had an issue.

You will be alright, BDs are exceptionally strong.

Yet my Battlefield Bad Company 2 disc cracked in my PS3.

[Eismagier]

The scratch resistant coating makes Blu-ray discs more brittle. So while they're fairly hard to scratch compared to DVDs, they crack far easier.

[kashif]

Dont worry, I have received many times BDs loose inside the amaray and it always played fine.