Dvd Decay?

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Originally Posted by dragon53

I have TOMORROW NEVER DIES on dvd. I watched it a number of times without any problem on my Sony Blu-ray player and Sony dvd player, but about two years ago it began to freeze on one scene. I tried to play it on my pc and it froze on the same scene.
I've since bought the Blu-ray JAMES BOND 50th ANNIVERSARY set, but I've tested the old dvd a few times and the problem got worse over time. Now, it will display the opening MGM introduction (showing scenes from ROCKY, FARGO, etc.), but then it stops and won't access the movie at all (i.e., no menu, no Sony introduction, nothing)---in other words, the freeze problem has grown to the entire movie instead of just one scene.
Is there something like Dvd Decay where a problem gets worse over time or are the problems with TOMORROW NEVER DIES just a coincidence?

Finally someone else with problems with Tomorrow Never Dies! I thought I was the only one & oddly enough you described it perfectly with what is wrong. Only Tomorrow Never Dies isn't my only 007 dvd with this issue. Years ago I bought the four boxed volumes, all played perfectly back then. Recently tried watching Tomorrow Never Dies on dvd & this problem occured, have it on blu-ray now though. Tv shows, concerts (that aren't available on blu) I Tried various titles from each volume with same result. Also have this problem with season 3 of the Dukes of Hazzard, just one disc so far (discs are double sided, had numerous issues with tv shows released by Universal as well, mostly the A-team & The Rockford Files) All these discs are like new, no scratches, no discoloring of the disc, nothing. I also want to point out a similar problem with Magnum Force out of the Dirty Harry Collection (on blu-ray). I did have an issue with the picture freezing on it as Harry is on the scene of the first hit by the motorcycle cops. Returned it for another copy, watched & played fine this time.
I have also had issues with adult dvds, (most of the adult dvds I buy are between 2002-2009) however most would actually play on a different player with no issues, only 2 I recall wouldn;t play properly on a different player out of about 25 that wouldn't play on my main player. Don't know if that's a good thing or not, could it be just a matter of time that they won't work on other players?