The debate between physical media aficionados versus streaming service subscribers continues to rage, even as physical media ...

Disc rot is not a new phenomenon, but as ArsTechnica notes, properly-cared-for DVDs should be playable for up to 100 years, ...

Maintaining and preserving physical media is more important than ever, but the depressing reality of disc rot plagues film fans everywhere.

between 2006 and 2008 have been hit by an issue known as "laser rot," where DVDs simply stop ... I’ve been a PC gamer since you had to install games from multiple CD-ROMs by hand.

Disc rot occurs when CDs, DVDs or similar optical discs deteriorate, becoming unreadable or creating playback issues such as ...

The YouTuber compiled a master list of “reported and confirmed” Warner Home Video DVDs that have rotted. In another Google Doc he created, he blames the faulty discs that were manufactured “roughly ...

release produced between 2006 and 2008. A rash of disc rot plaguing discs produced by Warners between those years has been ruining collections for years, with reports beginning as early as 2020.

Movie fans with a lovingly curated DVD collection might want to check the condition of any Warner Bros. discs in their library. It turns out that hundreds of DVD titles manufactured by the ...

Loot Box' Virtual Rewards Associated With Gambling and Video Game Addiction Feb. 19, 2025 — A new study of more than 1400 adults who gamble and play online video games has found loot box buying ...

The big picture: Although the Trump administration just announced a one-month delay on most imports from Canada and Mexico, the eventual resumption of tariffs on Mexican goods could significantly ...