Who has scratched blu-rays :D - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

bradley4846 · 10-08-2011, 07:59 PM

Saw IV came with some....
but i bought it used on amazon

nmycon · 10-08-2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiyo_chichi

I have had some cases with chipped parts fall out though, wtf.

The little peices of curved plastic at the top and bottom of the spine?

I have several cases with those at least partially broken off (a couple have completely fallen off)

It's kind of a design flaw, because they aren't held on that well, something to do with the injection molding I suppose. You'd think they would have enhanced the design the cases just slightly since 2006 to keep these things from breaking off.

I prefer the Vortex cases, but those have the security flaps that you have to fold in and whatnot

ChrisDilke · 10-09-2011, 01:17 AM

The only scratched Blu-ray I have in my collection is Hellboy, which I bought pre-owned. I also bought pre-owned copies of Iron Man 2 and The Polar Express combi packs, both of which have perfect condition Blu-ray discs but scratched to shit DVDs. As you can see, I did make some exceptions by buying some used Blu-ray discs, but now I tend to always buy brand new. I can't quite understand how some people can treat their discs the way they do. I have friends who don't store their DVDs or games in any boxes, or any specific place in their house. They just take them out, use them, and then once they're finished, just throw them anywhere, scattering their house with them!

Seriously, why? You take something out of the box, you use it, then you put it back in the box when it's finished. How hard is that? Needless to say I never lend any of my discs out to these people.

slimdude · 10-09-2011, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by giannirenna

If you buy your discs new and take them from your case to your player and then back to the case you have no reason to have scratches. I however have gotten some scratched pretty badly from netflix.

The Blu-rays rented from Netflix, are expected to be in pretty bad condition, since they're being shipped out all over the world, to every Tom, Dick, and Harry, and child. It'll be a miracle if their Blu-rays play at all, considering the circumstances. I'll be skeptical about putting them inside my player!

Top-Tier-Tech · 10-09-2011, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by slimdude

The Blu-rays rented from Netflix, are expected to be in pretty bad condition, since they're being shipped out all over the world, to every Tom, Dick, and Harry, and child. It'll be a miracle if their Blu-rays play at all, considering the circumstances. I'll be skeptical about putting them inside my player!

What kind of numchuck are you? I've rented bluray's from Netflix a couple years now and rarely do I ever see a scratch on a bluray they send me. I just received "The Taking of Pelham 123" and upon inspecting the disc I find.... nothing. No scratches, no fingermarks even. Where did you come up with your nonsense?

HD Goofnut · 10-09-2011, 01:58 AM

I have none because I take the utmost care of my discs. I always ever since I started collecting DVDs over a decade ago.

nmycon · 10-09-2011, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I have none because I take the utmost care of my discs. I always ever since I started collecting DVDs over a decade ago.

Well, I kind of assumed that everyone on this forum takes the "utmost care of their discs"

That certainly hasn't prevented scratches in my case

some things are just beyond your control, no matter how careful you are

HD Goofnut · 10-09-2011, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by nmycon

Well, I kind of assumed that everyone on this forum takes the "utmost care of their discs"

That certainly hasn't prevented scratches in my case

some things are just beyond your control, no matter how careful you are

I haven't had the Star Wars or Alien Anthology digibooks scratch any discs. I think their potential to harm discs was greatly exaggerated.

mdaniels · 10-09-2011, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by nmycon

Well, I kind of assumed that everyone on this forum takes the "utmost care of their discs"

That certainly hasn't prevented scratches in my case

some things are just beyond your control, no matter how careful you are

Agreed, after reading this thread I went and inspected my star wars and Alien blu ray sets, I've got scratches on 4 OF THE STAR WARS DISCS! And 3 of the alien discs, on the Alien discs its nothing major just small "scratches" that look more like dots, its odd, anyone seen these types of scratches/dots yet?

The Star wars sets actually looks like real scratches and I am taking it back to Best Buy tomorrow morning seeing as how I bought it yesterday.

MrHT · 10-09-2011, 02:21 AM

The only BD I own that has scratches is "I, Robot." It has a couple of small scratches on it and it was like that since the day I bought it. Must've been scratched at the factory. But it never had any problem playing on any of the players I played it on, so I didn't make a big thing about it.

slimdude · 10-09-2011, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Top-Tier-Tech

What kind of numchuck are you? I've rented bluray's from Netflix a couple years now and rarely do I ever see a scratch on a bluray they send me. I just received "The Taking of Pelham 123" and upon inspecting the disc I find.... nothing. No scratches, no fingermarks even. Where did you come up with your nonsense?

You're just one out of a million! Consider yourself fortunate.

ProfessorPoopy · 10-09-2011, 02:39 AM

I admit I was a bit foolish when it came to putting my dvds back in the cases..but I treat blu rays like priceless works of art..I take them out of the player every time and put them in the case delicately, especially considering my collection is so small at this point. I've noticed it takes a lot to make a blu scratch anyways..smudging is easier so I make sure to let me fingers touch anything but the edges.

remake · 10-09-2011, 02:49 AM

You're not cool unless you have one scratched blu-ray.

Top-Tier-Tech · 10-09-2011, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by slimdude

You're just one out of a million! Consider yourself fortunate.

I must just order the correct titles

lol

Seriously though, I don't stick dirty discs into my drives so I always check them before inserting and haven't ever seen one with significant scratching or grease/fingerprints etc.

Liselotte · 10-09-2011, 04:43 AM

Of all my collection, the only scratch that i have is Transformers Revenge of the Fallen WM Exclusive. It was not my fault though. My lil brother (3 y-old) opened the case and play it while im away for work. I got home and found the disc laying in the floor. I immediately pick it up and found a huge scratch. Worst is the disc keep skipping. I was so mad, I yelled and the next day I ran to Walmart and get another copy.

rockstarnati · 10-09-2011, 06:19 AM

Not a single scratch that I'm aware of. Then again, I haven't gone through and closely inspected every single one of my blu-ray discs lately...

Hi-Def Steve · 10-09-2011, 08:12 AM

I recently had a small scratch on one of the discs from the Star Wars collection. As a sidenote another disc in this set was partially glued to one of those slot openings.

Rocklandsboy · 10-09-2011, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by slimdude

The only way Blu-rays are likely become scratched, is when they're being deliberately abused, or mishandled. Otherwise, Blu-rays are very easy to clean with a soft cloth, (no solvent needed) if they're soiled from fingerprints, or other liquids.

Not true. All of the scratches I've seen (on both blu-ray and DVD) were there straight out of the shrink wrap. The discs were scratched at the plant either before or after pressing.

It doesn't matter how careful I am when the damage is done even before I click "buy now" on a website!

Don't forget, a lot of these discs are made in places like Mexico. Handled by machines (and people?) that are far less careful than we are!

Rocklandsboy · 10-09-2011, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

I recently had a small scratch on one of the discs from the Star Wars collection. As a sidenote another disc in this set was partially glued to one of those slot openings.

Scratches on the Alien and Star Wars sets are completely unsurprising due to the crappy packaging.

Buy the superior UK editions!

El_Jay · 10-09-2011, 09:53 AM

I own 150+ movies on Blu-ray (and many more discs than that since many have bonus discs on BD or are part of a series etc.) and I've owned over 100 PS3 games since the dawn of the system, and I have never seen a scratch on a single one of them.

I have never owned a single defective Blu-ray.

10-09-2011, 02:21 AM	#50
MrHT Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2010 4K collection:85 Blu-ray collection:288 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	The only BD I own that has scratches is "I, Robot." It has a couple of small scratches on it and it was like that since the day I bought it. Must've been scratched at the factory. But it never had any problem playing on any of the players I played it on, so I didn't make a big thing about it. Last edited by MrHT; 10-09-2011 at 02:26 AM.

10-09-2011, 02:39 AM	#52
ProfessorPoopy Member Member since:Sep 2011 Location:TN Blu-ray collection:59 DVD collection:56	I admit I was a bit foolish when it came to putting my dvds back in the cases..but I treat blu rays like priceless works of art..I take them out of the player every time and put them in the case delicately, especially considering my collection is so small at this point. I've noticed it takes a lot to make a blu scratch anyways..smudging is easier so I make sure to let me fingers touch anything but the edges. Last edited by ProfessorPoopy; 10-09-2011 at 02:51 AM.

10-08-2011, 07:59 PM	#41
bradley4846 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Blu-ray collection:266 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:10	Saw IV came with some.... but i bought it used on amazon

10-09-2011, 01:17 AM	#43
ChrisDilke Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Sep 2009 Trading Score:2	The only scratched Blu-ray I have in my collection is Hellboy, which I bought pre-owned. I also bought pre-owned copies of Iron Man 2 and The Polar Express combi packs, both of which have perfect condition Blu-ray discs but scratched to shit DVDs. As you can see, I did make some exceptions by buying some used Blu-ray discs, but now I tend to always buy brand new. I can't quite understand how some people can treat their discs the way they do. I have friends who don't store their DVDs or games in any boxes, or any specific place in their house. They just take them out, use them, and then once they're finished, just throw them anywhere, scattering their house with them! Seriously, why? You take something out of the box, you use it, then you put it back in the box when it's finished. How hard is that? Needless to say I never lend any of my discs out to these people.

10-09-2011, 01:58 AM	#46
HD Goofnut Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:May 2010 Location:Far, Far Away Home Theater Gallery:114 4K collection:743 Blu-ray collection:2373 DVD collection:128 MA collection:751 Digital collection:1091 Prime collection:598 Blu-ray reviews:133 Trading Score:39	I have none because I take the utmost care of my discs. I always ever since I started collecting DVDs over a decade ago.

10-09-2011, 02:49 AM	#53
remake Banned Member since:Aug 2011 Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:160	You're not cool unless you have one scratched blu-ray.

10-09-2011, 04:43 AM	#55
Liselotte Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Baltimore, MD Blu-ray collection:1068 Trading Score:31	Of all my collection, the only scratch that i have is Transformers Revenge of the Fallen WM Exclusive. It was not my fault though. My lil brother (3 y-old) opened the case and play it while im away for work. I got home and found the disc laying in the floor. I immediately pick it up and found a huge scratch. Worst is the disc keep skipping. I was so mad, I yelled and the next day I ran to Walmart and get another copy.

10-09-2011, 06:19 AM	#56
rockstarnati Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Schoolcraft, MI Home Theater Gallery:26 Blu-ray collection:331 DVD collection:25 Digital collection:825 iTunes collection:88 Trading Score:247	Not a single scratch that I'm aware of. Then again, I haven't gone through and closely inspected every single one of my blu-ray discs lately...

10-09-2011, 08:12 AM	#57
Hi-Def Steve Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Pasadena, CA 4K collection:265 Blu-ray collection:316 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:187	I recently had a small scratch on one of the discs from the Star Wars collection. As a sidenote another disc in this set was partially glued to one of those slot openings.

10-09-2011, 09:53 AM	#60
El_Jay Power Member Member since:Jun 2011 Blu-ray collection:349	I own 150+ movies on Blu-ray (and many more discs than that since many have bonus discs on BD or are part of a series etc.) and I've owned over 100 PS3 games since the dawn of the system, and I have never seen a scratch on a single one of them. I have never owned a single defective Blu-ray.

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