Films/DVD Asylum

• Re: I hear that DVDs are designed to wear out Roland 10:21:41 03/10/01 (6)
  In Reply to: Re: I hear that DVDs are designed to wear out posted by MiKe- on March 10, 2001 at 07:01:00:

  I'm in DVD manufacture, and I can confirm that DVD's are not designed to wear out. Thats not to say that if they get excessively scratched, or the reflective layer oxidizes or deterioates that they won't stop playing, but the technology is very simular to that of CD, although the construction of the disc is a little different.

  In fact we have press lines that can do both!

  
  Roland
  
  

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  • Then how did the DVDs deteriorate? Mart 01:11:46 03/11/01 (4)
    In Reply to: Re: I hear that DVDs are designed to wear out posted by Roland on March 10, 2001 at 10:21:41:

    They aren't old enough to oxidize. And, since they play continuously, they hardly see the drawers to scratch the surface, nor see any finger prints which were confirmed visually.

    What's going on to all the DVDs in the various store players?
    

    ....just my 2¢
    

    
    » Mart £ «

    
    Planar Asylum
    where the speakers are thin but the music is anything but
    
    
    
    

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    • Maybe it's the DVD player that deteriorates (nt) Andre Linoge 11:29:13 03/11/01 (3)
      In Reply to: Then how did the DVDs deteriorate? posted by Mart on March 11, 2001 at 01:11:46:

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      • Re: Maybe it's the DVD player that deteriorates (nt) Roland 07:40:45 03/13/01 (0)
        In Reply to: Maybe it's the DVD player that deteriorates (nt) posted by Andre Linoge on March 11, 2001 at 11:29:13:

        My post was re the original question, which was I here that DVD's are deliberatly designed to wear out! The answer I gave was accurate and that is NO. Thats not to say that problems can occur with the things I mentioned and of course the flexing that someone else mentioned.

        Roland
        
        

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      • all of them in a store? Mart 11:40:41 03/11/01 (1)
        In Reply to: Maybe it's the DVD player that deteriorates (nt) posted by Andre Linoge on March 11, 2001 at 11:29:13:

        That can still play new DVDs flawlessly ... well as good as all those different model generic DVD players can. They are all different midfi units.
        

        ....just my 2¢
        

        
        » Mart £ «

        
        Planar Asylum
        where the speakers are thin but the music is anything but
        
        
        
        

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        • Re: all of them in a store? Andre Linoge 14:49:43 03/11/01 (0)
          In Reply to: all of them in a store? posted by Mart on March 11, 2001 at 11:40:41:

          Of course not. I just find it hard to believe but you never know. Given the binary nature of digital technology I'd expect it to either play or not play, unless the loss of certain bits in the stream somehow causes bad quality.
          
          

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  • LPs weren't "designed to wear out" either, but... n/t clarkjohnsen 11:33:59 03/10/01 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: I hear that DVDs are designed to wear out posted by Roland on March 10, 2001 at 10:21:41:

    v
    
    

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• Lost in Space, Private Ryan, Matrix, Titanic, Merlin, etc .... <nt> Mart 09:31:17 03/10/01 (4)
  In Reply to: Re: I hear that DVDs are designed to wear out posted by MiKe- on March 10, 2001 at 07:01:00:

  
  

  ....just my 2¢
  

  
  » Mart £ «

  
  Planar Asylum
  where the speakers are thin but the music is anything but
  
  
  
  

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  • Re: Lost in Space, Private Ryan, Matrix, Titanic, Merlin, etc .... <nt> Doug Schneider 16:37:36 03/10/01 (0)
    In Reply to: Lost in Space, Private Ryan, Matrix, Titanic, Merlin, etc .... posted by Mart on March 10, 2001 at 09:31:17:

    One thing for sure is that DVDs are not as durable as CDs. I've found that excessive "flexing" -- for example when you pull it from the case -- can cause permament damage.

    Doug Schneider
    
    

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  • Yeah, but any *real* movies? n/t clarkjohnsen 11:32:48 03/10/01 (2)
    In Reply to: Lost in Space, Private Ryan, Matrix, Titanic, Merlin, etc .... posted by Mart on March 10, 2001 at 09:31:17:

    v
    
    

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    • why would they be exempt? <nt> Mart 00:57:59 03/11/01 (1)
      In Reply to: Yeah, but any *real* movies? n/t posted by clarkjohnsen on March 10, 2001 at 11:32:48:

      
      

      ....just my 2¢
      

      
      » Mart £ «

      
      Planar Asylum
      where the speakers are thin but the music is anything but
      
      
      
      

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      • they wouldn't, somone just wants to bring up an unrelated subject. n/t hakkuh 16:34:12 03/11/01 (0)
        In Reply to: why would they be exempt? posted by Mart on March 11, 2001 at 00:57:59:

        not yext
        
        

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