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| Red_Frog 07/17/18 4:30:12 PM #13: | Zeus posted... rogerskg1979 posted...It's not as simple as taking care of your stuff. "DVD rot" (and before that was "CD rot") is a real thing. Basically the glue that holds the layers of the DVD together will erode over time, and eventually the DVD becomes unplayable. It doesn't matter how well you take care of your DVD, you cannot stop the glue from eroding over time. I take care of my DVDs, and I still have had some that have died due to DVD rot. Age and storage are the usual culprits, although other things like water/heat/chemical damage could exacerbate the effects. Usage probably isn't much of an issue with DVDs, they don't normally spin all that fast compared to CDs. Most of their speed just comes from data density. Some of the faster CD drives of years gone by could actually reach (or totally obliterate, in some cases) the physical limitations of the disc. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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