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If the books falls apart not from regular wear and tear but from a manufacturing defect that gives it a far shorter life than expected/advertised - then likely

by Ukv 2y ago

If the books falls apart not from regular wear and tear but from a manufacturing defect that gives it a far shorter life than expected/advertised - then likely yes.

hombre_fatal 2y ago
But WB never made a claim about how long the DVDs should last when they were sold. And would anyone have paid the extra money for a 20+ year warranty for some DVDs? Absolutely not.
- Ukv 2y ago
  This article is new, but to be clear the disks started rotting within ~5 years of purchase, not just now after 20 years. The issue has been known for a long time, like in 2012: > > Apparantly most releases from Warner Bros on HD-DVD have laser rot. I have many titles that just freeze in the middle of the movie. I thought it was a problem with my player, but I read on other forums that this is a manufacturing fault from the discs... https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?p=10181&sid=5039399ce60545b8e6348c28361ce6b3#p10181 https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?p=10181&sid=5039399ce60... https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=840 https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=840 Or in 2015, where some forum users narrow down the year range and manufacturing code: > > It seems like the problematic discs were produced from 2006 to 2009 or so. I haven't found any DVDs from before or after those dates that exhibit these problems (even the original DVDs I bought in December of 2000 still look and play perfectly). https://nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=20399&sid=3238b0fac3f5ffc7bf0c6ee62cea9a1a https://nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=20399&sid=3238... If you buy a monitor and it fails after a week of use, should you be SOL? If the failure is due to a manufacturing defect, and not the user's treatment of the product or just the expected lifespan of that product class, consumer protection laws should protect the consumer.
brewtide 2y ago
My copy of "things fall apart" in middle school had the title, "things fall apart" printed on the spine of the book under where the cover should be. 30 years later, still sticks with me.

by Ukv 2y ago

If the books falls apart not from regular wear and tear but from a manufacturing defect that gives it a far shorter life than expected/advertised - then likely yes.

hombre_fatal 2y ago

But WB never made a claim about how long the DVDs should last when they were sold. And would anyone have paid the extra money for a 20+ year warranty for some DVDs? Absolutely not.

Ukv 2y ago
This article is new, but to be clear the disks started rotting within ~5 years of purchase, not just now after 20 years. The issue has been known for a long time, like in 2012: > > Apparantly most releases from Warner Bros on HD-DVD have laser rot. I have many titles that just freeze in the middle of the movie. I thought it was a problem with my player, but I read on other forums that this is a manufacturing fault from the discs... https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?p=10181&sid=5039399ce60545b8e6348c28361ce6b3#p10181 https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?p=10181&sid=5039399ce60... https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=840 https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=840 Or in 2015, where some forum users narrow down the year range and manufacturing code: > > It seems like the problematic discs were produced from 2006 to 2009 or so. I haven't found any DVDs from before or after those dates that exhibit these problems (even the original DVDs I bought in December of 2000 still look and play perfectly). https://nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=20399&sid=3238b0fac3f5ffc7bf0c6ee62cea9a1a https://nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=20399&sid=3238... If you buy a monitor and it fails after a week of use, should you be SOL? If the failure is due to a manufacturing defect, and not the user's treatment of the product or just the expected lifespan of that product class, consumer protection laws should protect the consumer.

brewtide 2y ago

My copy of "things fall apart" in middle school had the title, "things fall apart" printed on the spine of the book under where the cover should be. 30 years later, still sticks with me.