I hear that DVDs are designed to wear out

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Posted by Mart on March 10, 2001 at 01:20:05

What the f#ck is this? Last time I heard DVDs were meant to rid the world of laser rot. Must everything undergo planned obsolescence?

When I asked the store personel why their DVDs were all beginning to s#ck, they informed me that they wear out. In fact, they've bought the same titles several times since they play continuously. Sure enough, I looked at the offending DVDs & the surface looks positively new. No finger prints, no haze, & no scratches. However, since the bits are substantially smaller than CDs, I buffed it anyway in case the problems are invisible to naked eye inspection to no avail. The pictures still looks like a bad satellite feed.

Just when DVDs are getting DVDO progressive scan & 3:2 pull-down & 12 bit video processing at useable rate & with 3-D DNR, which convinced me to buy as soon as I found these features in a single player. Then, this DIVX-esque news hits the fan.

....just my 2Â¢

Â» Mart Â£ Â«

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Topic - I hear that DVDs are designed to wear out - Mart 01:20:05 03/10/01 (19)

Re: I hear that DVDs are designed to wear out - AndrewH 16:32:20 03/18/01 (1)

not music but computer CDROMs - Mart 22:08:49 03/18/01 (0)

Re: I hear that DVDs are designed to wear out - Doug Schneider 16:36:35 03/10/01 (3)

CDRs usually wearout - Mart 01:06:23 03/11/01 (2)

Re: CDRs usually wearout - Doug Schneider 16:57:31 03/11/01 (0)

Re: CDRs usually wearout - Doug Schneider 16:56:25 03/11/01 (0)

Re: I hear that DVDs are designed to wear out - MiKe- 07:01:00 03/10/01 (12)

Re: I hear that DVDs are designed to wear out - Roland 10:21:41 03/10/01 (6)

Then how did the DVDs deteriorate? - Mart 01:11:46 03/11/01 (4)

Maybe it's the DVD player that deteriorates (nt) - Andre Linoge 11:29:13 03/11/01 (3)

Re: Maybe it's the DVD player that deteriorates (nt) - Roland 07:40:45 03/13/01 (0)

all of them in a store? - Mart 11:40:41 03/11/01 (1)

Re: all of them in a store? - Andre Linoge 14:49:43 03/11/01 (0)

LPs weren't "designed to wear out" either, but... n/t - clarkjohnsen 11:33:59 03/10/01 (0)

Lost in Space, Private Ryan, Matrix, Titanic, Merlin, etc .... <nt> - Mart 09:31:17 03/10/01 (4)

Re: Lost in Space, Private Ryan, Matrix, Titanic, Merlin, etc .... <nt> - Doug Schneider 16:37:36 03/10/01 (0)

Yeah, but any *real* movies? n/t - clarkjohnsen 11:32:48 03/10/01 (2)

why would they be exempt? <nt> - Mart 00:57:59 03/11/01 (1)

they wouldn't, somone just wants to bring up an unrelated subject. n/t - hakkuh 16:34:12 03/11/01 (0)

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