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Many WB DVDs and box sets made from 2006 to 2008 or 2009 are rotting and becoming unplayable due to a manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania that "used subpar materials and cut corners". The discs might show the menus then fail when you start playing, or may die during a layer change, it's very unpredictable.
WB is replacing failed media. But there's a catch: a lot of the movies are no longer available. Licensing has expired, or for whatever reason, you're not going to be able to get a direct replacement. In which case WB is offering an equivalent value voucher for another title.
*bigger sigh*
The only way to know if your media is affected is to stick it in your player and see if it plays.
Why do I expect the Jolly Roger is going to be increasingly hoisted soon?
The article includes a link to a list of identified titles. It's several pages, and I know I have some. I do not look forward to an inspection of my library. This is definitely a good reason to build your own digital library in the form of a media player and rip your discs.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/they-curdle-like-milk-wb-dvds-from-2006-2008-are-rotting-away-in-their-cases/
Many WB DVDs and box sets made from 2006 to 2008 or 2009 are rotting and becoming unplayable due to a manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania that "used subpar materials and cut corners". The discs might show the menus then fail when you start playing, or may die during a layer change, it's very unpredictable.
WB is replacing failed media. But there's a catch: a lot of the movies are no longer available. Licensing has expired, or for whatever reason, you're not going to be able to get a direct replacement. In which case WB is offering an equivalent value voucher for another title.
*bigger sigh*
The only way to know if your media is affected is to stick it in your player and see if it plays.
Why do I expect the Jolly Roger is going to be increasingly hoisted soon?
The article includes a link to a list of identified titles. It's several pages, and I know I have some. I do not look forward to an inspection of my library. This is definitely a good reason to build your own digital library in the form of a media player and rip your discs.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/they-curdle-like-milk-wb-dvds-from-2006-2008-are-rotting-away-in-their-cases/
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Date: 2025-03-08 12:43 am (UTC)So much for being better then video tapes. :o :o :o
Gonna have to stroll through the list. :o
Hugs, Jon
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Date: 2025-03-08 01:56 am (UTC)I was the president of a film club, it more or less no longer exists, but I'm still in contact with two people in it. And they're not very happy about it either.
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Date: 2025-03-08 02:16 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-03-08 03:19 am (UTC)If you don't have a backup, it's already lost.
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Date: 2025-03-08 03:33 am (UTC)Absolutely. I told my wife about this over dinner, and I might use this as a spur to buy a RAID system and start ripping my library into Plex. In my copious spare time.
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Date: 2025-03-13 02:47 am (UTC)