Disc Rot?

[vwnut13]

This is my copy of The Love Bug on DVD from the Disney Herbie 4-Movie Collection.




I watched the movie and it played fine, but I'm concerned as none of my other DVDs look like this.

[Legend293]

Originally Posted by vwnut13

This is my copy of The Love Bug on DVD from the Disney Herbie 4-Movie Collection.




I watched the movie and it played fine, but I'm concerned as none of my other DVDs look like this.

I think I may have a few that look like that and I think they all work fine.

[Jay H.]

Originally Posted by Legend293

I think I may have a few that look like that and I think they all work fine.

Same here, and many looked like that brand new. Pretty sure it isn't disc rot.

[CV19]

I've come across a number of DVD's with that "cloudy/milky" pattern (not sure how else to describe it), but they've always played perfectly and the discs were already like that from new. In fact I still have some discs from way back to the early years of DVD's which have that pattern and they still play fine - no problem.

On another forum when this has been mentioned, one reason given was because of the adhesive used between layers not drying evenly. It certainly won't be disc rot, as otherwise I would have thought the DVD's would become unplayable within a short period of time after buying them.

[Katatonia]

I think it's just the silver metalized reflective layer that's imperfect, or something like that.

I have quite a few pressed DVD's from various studios that look that way (since they were newly purchased) but they play perfectly fine and I've not had any playback problem with them years later. It's not the same as disc rot.

[canucksam]

I agree with the comments above. If you have a disc that looks like that and doesn't play right, the appearance is most likely not the cause. I have a lot of DVDs right out of the box that looked like that and all played fine.

[PileOfFudge]

I purchased Clear and Present Danger on DVD back in 2006 and the disc had that same exact cloudy/milky pattern on it. It still plays just fine all these years later.

[zeze]

I got an Xbox 360 game (Halo Wars) like that on release day and had no problems with it for several years before I sold it. I'm fairly confident that is not disc rot.

[seafiant]

Disc rot makes the outside go a funny dark golden copper color. A couple of mine have done so and it always starts at the outside. As a best note its supposed to be DVDs have a best before life of 20 years.

I was looking at picking up the TV show Angel recently for a really cheap price on the original release but as it was put out in 2000 I skipped it. Since the re-release discs were 2011 or so it means I won't have to worry about the discs warping any time now, but instead in a decade.

Maybe this helps to know.

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by seafiant

Disc rot makes the outside go a funny dark golden copper color. A couple of mine have done so and it always starts at the outside. As a best note its supposed to be DVDs have a best before life of 20 years.

This kind of disc rot can happen with Blu-ray's too:

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Handling discs with hot hands that are perspiring, and cloudy moisture forms on the underside of the disc around where your finger tips are touching the sides of the disc, can cause this.

[Katatonia]

Originally Posted by Cevolution

This kind of disc rot can happen with Blu-ray's too:

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Handling discs with hot hands that are perspiring, and cloudy moisture forms on the underside of the disc around where your finger tips are touching the sides of the disc, can cause this.

This Blu-ray of mine has rotted and looks just like that pic near the outer rim of the disc. It now won't even load at all on any of my players.

I really only played it once about 5 years ago when I purchased it, and had no issues then. I always handle my discs with clean hands and store them in ideal conditions, so I doubt it was me who caused it.

[ps3bd_owner]

Originally Posted by Katatonia

This Blu-ray of mine has rotted and looks just like that pic near the outer rim of the disc. It now won't even load at all on any of my players.

I really only played it once about 5 years ago when I purchased it, and had no issues then. I always handle my discs with clean hands and store them in ideal conditions, so I doubt it was me who caused it.

A Blu-ray?!

I've backed up terabytes of DVDs and a few BDs for convenience (took a lot of time and patience), but I never thought a BD would actually got because it's still somewhat new technology.

[Katatonia]

Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

A Blu-ray?!

I've backed up terabytes of DVDs and a few BDs for convenience (took a lot of time and patience), but I never thought a BD would actually got because it's still somewhat new technology.

The only other "Blu-ray" I've experienced rot with was Full Moon's Puppet Master replacement disc, which was nothing but a glorified silver BD-R, and virtually all of those failed for people within 6 months and were unplayable.

But yeah, this was a pressed Blu-ray and definitely rotted in less than 5 years. At least I do have the UHD of it already.

[Simon_LDT]

Originally Posted by ps3bd_owner

A Blu-ray?!

I've backed up terabytes of DVDs and a few BDs for convenience (took a lot of time and patience), but I never thought a BD would actually got because it's still somewhat new technology.

Whatever you do, don't read this thread... https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=249210

Discs are starting to fail already. A small drop in the ocean for now but some of these are only 9-10 years old.

I've started backing up my BD's, especially anything oop and those I imported at high cost.

[Takeshi666]

Originally Posted by Cevolution

This kind of disc rot can happen with Blu-ray's too:

Attachment 243579

Handling discs with hot hands that are perspiring, and cloudy moisture forms on the underside of the disc around where your finger tips are touching the sides of the disc, can cause this.

I think it's more likely to be caused by bad pressings.

My old Lion's Gate blu-ray of the Rambo trilogy all turned out like this, and I only ever watched them once!

[AnamorphicWidescreen]

I recently started re-watching The Sopranos on the old DVD sets.

And, most of the disks have been playing fine - with the exception of Season 3, Disk 1: Episodes 1,2, and 4 play perfectly. But, Episode 3 will barely play - it skips & freezes. I looked on the back of the disk, and there are what look like thumb-prints on the surface of the disk; I tried to rub them off, but they are actually embedded into the disk itself. I guess this is what's considered disk rot, given that the disk doesn't play completely all the way through.

[HorrorBlu]

Originally Posted by AnamorphicWidescreen

I recently started re-watching The Sopranos on the old DVD sets.

And, most of the disks have been playing fine - with the exception of Season 3, Disk 1: Episodes 1,2, and 4 play perfectly. But, Episode 3 will barely play - it skips & freezes. I looked on the back of the disk, and there are what look like thumb-prints on the surface of the disk; I tried to rub them off, but they are actually embedded into the disk itself. I guess this is what's considered disk rot, given that the disk doesn't play completely all the way through.

Though I'm perfectly satisfied with the PQ on these DVD sets (it's better than some other TV shows I've seen from this era), this may still be the perfect excuse I need to upgrade to Blu

I had issues with my Sopranos sets too.

Warner dual-layered DVDs are prone to failure. They have a ridiculously high fail rate. There's an entire thread about it here:
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=273487

[PriestWhiteLotus]

I have 2 or 3 dvd's that are getting the cloudiness on the bottom. The worst one is my Dances with Wolves Special Edition. It can no longer play through the section where it's all cloudy. Tried in 2 different dvd players and the dvd player in my computer. I eventually replaced it.

If i recall correctly the other 2 had issues with playing but i think i was able to get past it.

A lot of my dvd's don't get watched anymore so who knows how many more also have it.

On the video game side of things i have had a few with cloudiness but it never affected them. Only my dvd's

[aaronhooker]

That is not an issue, as long as the DVD is working fine.

[VictoryAtNight]

My worst disc rot (discoloration & swirls) that I have is my 2007 Pathfinder DVD. I was hoping to watch the entire movie (first time), but it freezes after an hour. I need to buy another copy, so I can finish this movie.