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*sigh*

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/

Date: 2025-03-08 12:43 am (UTC)
disneydream06: (Disney Angry)
From: [personal profile] disneydream06
Great. I wonder how many of my dvds are not good any more. :o :o :o
So much for being better then video tapes. :o :o :o
Gonna have to stroll through the list. :o
Hugs, Jon

Date: 2025-03-08 02:16 am (UTC)
disneydream06: (Disney Angry)
From: [personal profile] disneydream06
I started scrolling and saw a few things on the list that I have. UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Date: 2025-03-08 03:19 am (UTC)
garote: (Default)
From: [personal profile] garote
This might be a fine time to haul out that grody old axiom I came up with 25 years ago, after a hard drive disaster, to goad myself into being proactive:

If you don't have a backup, it's already lost.

Date: 2025-03-13 02:47 am (UTC)
silveradept: A kodama with a trombone. The trombone is playing music, even though it is held in a rest position (Default)
From: [personal profile] silveradept
I feel like there should always be some archival copy of a film available somewhere for just this kind of purpose, and if the studios aren't keeping theirs, then it's on the people who bought the discs and the films to keep them preserved in some useful manner.

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