Alarm bells ring as many iconic movie DVDs stop working
The physical format is suffering a major setback in the movie business, and many users of Warner Bros. printed DVDs are in ...
‘Disc rot’: If your old DVDs stop working, here’s what to do
Disc rot occurs when CDs, DVDs or similar optical discs deteriorate, becoming unreadable or creating playback issues such as ...
Your old DVDs are suffering disc rot — Warner Bros. will replace them: ‘They curdle like milk’
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 ...
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Warner Bros. will replace rotten DVDs
The Verge notes that some DVD enthusiasts have experienced disc rot with 2009 releases as well, while YouTuber Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader has narrowed the origin of the issues to a Cinram ...
Warner Bros says it will replace certain DVDs damaged by 'disc rot', but you might not get the same movie you sent in for replacement
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'Laser rot' has rendered millions of Warner Bros DVDs unplayable – but you may be able to have them replaced
Unlucky for some, though, a number of DVD titles from Warner Bros. released between 2006 and 2008 are unplayable because of ...
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Your #DVD won’t last forever
A DVD will remain in working order for 30 to 100 years if properly cared for, but Warner Brothers Discovery ...
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Warner Bros is replacing some DVDs that ‘rot’ and become unwatchable – but there’s a big catch that undermines the value of physical media
Disc rot is oxidization, and it's very unusual to have that happen on discs that are still relatively young. In ideal conditions and with careful storage and handling a DVD could last as long as ...
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Why your old Warner Bros. DVDs aren't playable anymore - and a potential fix
DVD made between 2006 and 2008 is no longer playable because of disc rot. The problem appears to be limited to DVDs and not Blu-Ray discs. In response to Bumbray's article, Warner Bros.
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We All Have ‘Archive Anxiety’ Now
As online access to information becomes increasingly restricted, even the noblest feats of preservation and archiving are ...