Dvd Decay?

[Dvd Aficionado]

I'm a dvd collector - hence my user name

Dvd decay or rot has become a serious problem for collectors, and we can't do anything to stop it.

I have experienced two cases of dvd rot: THE YAKUZA and THE HAND, both R1 US Warner Bros dvds bought new and sealed, handled with care, without any scratches. I always hold my dvds as instructed, put them back into the cases after watching and even keep them in resealable plastics.

The first time I watched them, the discs played perfectly. A year and a half later both skipped to the point of becoming unplayable (picture freezes, pixellates and disc stops playing).

There is another WB dvd that has shown signs of rot (read: skipping) - PAPILLON. Though I haven't retested it lately. It's very likely to become another victim of dvd rot.

I'm thinking that dvd decay or rot must be caused by sub-par authoring process which sacrificed quality for quantity. There is no other reasonable explanation for this.

If this happens to dvds, this may happen to blu-ray too