Blu-ray discs: Made in Mexico vs. Made in Germany

[sa5150]

Originally Posted by the13thman

I have to order multiple copies of every Kino title I buy because of the dire state of the discs - fingerprints, scuffs, scratches. The discs look like they have been scraped across the factory floor. Every time I hear about a title I want that's coming out exclusively from Kino my heart sinks. Sure, the discs usually play, but if I want to sell them on I can't describe them as "like new".

That stinks .

I went through all my open Kino titles , About 20 of them and I'm lucky not 1 scratch . I'm sure it will happen to me eventually . I would return anything scratched . But I don't always open everything right away . Some will sit for years .

[pd89]

Originally Posted by sa5150

Never seen a bluray that said "made in Germany" anywhere since blurays came out in 2006 , Who ever is getting German ones is lucky ! Can someone post a picture of a made in Germany" of a bluray or 4k that was purchased in the USA ? I have discs only available in Germany and can not find Germany anywhere on them and most are still sealed .

I picked up the Pulp Fiction 4k in the US and it had a label on the plastic saying made in Germany. There are EU discs, sold in the US, but companies try to cut corners and here we are with the Mexico plant.


I picked up the last copy of an Evil Dead 1 + 2 set, and this is from a Mexico plant. Very similar to all my criterions I've purchased since 2018....

Nice scratches right out of the box



And some more Criterion scratches I've received:


And another post from someone else for the same movie:




Quality control is all over the place, and I'm starting to limit my purchases because of it...

[TreeStandMan151]

Originally Posted by sa5150

Never seen a bluray that said "made in Germany" anywhere since blurays came out in 2006 , Who ever is getting German ones is lucky ! Can someone post a picture of a made in Germany" of a bluray or 4k that was purchased in the USA ? I have discs only available in Germany and can not find Germany anywhere on them and most are still sealed .

Originally Posted by TreeStandMan151

Yes, tomorrow when I have time at home I can take and post a picture of the Sonic 2 4K that I got that has the "Made In Germany" ink stamp on the back. (FWIW I haven't opened it yet). To clarify, however, it's not a release that is only available in Germany or one specifically made for Germany. It's the US release in English, but the "Made In" ink stamp on the back says "Made in Germany" instead of the more common "Made in Mexico" (that we almost always get in the US).

As promised, here's the picture of the Sonic 2 4K:

[pd89]

Originally Posted by TreeStandMan151

As promised, here's the picture of the Sonic 2 4K:

With my my Pulp Fiction disc and your pic, it looks like Paramount isn't cutting corners and prints in Germany. Nice to see.

[HDTV1080P]

Only some region A North America or USA Blu-ray releases have a sticker on the shrink wrap saying where they are made. Sometimes there is not a label at all. Sometimes the package says “Made in Mexico”, other times the package says “Made in Germany”. However, for some boxset releases one sometimes gets stickers saying “Discs made in Germany and packaged in the USA”.

Personally, I have not had a problem with optical discs in either Mexico or Germany, if I did I would have mentioned it at Blu-ray.com.

[the13thman]

Originally Posted by sa5150

That stinks .

I went through all my open Kino titles , About 20 of them and I'm lucky not 1 scratch . I'm sure it will happen to me eventually . I would return anything scratched . But I don't always open everything right away . Some will sit for years .

They used to be OK when I first started buying them but recently (within the last year or so) all but one has arrived factory scratched to a greater or lesser extent.

I would never leave a Kino title sealed on the shelf while the return window is still open.

[TreeStandMan151]

Originally Posted by the13thman

They used to be OK when I first started buying them but recently (within the last year or so) all but one has arrived factory scratched to a greater or lesser extent.

I would never leave a Kino title sealed on the shelf while the return window is still open.

Good to know. I'm waiting on an order from Kino from their most recent sale and now I'm planning to open each item upon arrival. Thanks!