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Burned DVDs rot after a while (and quite inconsistently between brands), but pressed CDs and DVDs – such as retail movie DVDs – barely rot at all.
by throwaway89201 2y ago
Burned DVDs rot after a while (and quite inconsistently between brands), but pressed CDs and DVDs – such as retail movie DVDs – barely rot at all.
- xeeeeeeeeeeenu 2y agoIt's true unless there was a manufacturing issue. A notorious example, well-known in the collectors' community, is Warner Bros. HD-DVDs: https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=840 https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=840
- bzzzt 2y agoThere have been manufacturing 'incidents' in the past, also with audio CD's. Some of my old Aphex Twin CDs rot because one big UK manufacturer screwed up production in the early 90s.