PL_ Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/16/blu-ray...tarting-to-rot/ Blu-ray disc coatings starting to rot?Posted Jun 16th 2007 6:11PM by Conrad Quilty-Harper Filed under: Home Entertainment A thread over at the AVS Forums has highlighted a potential problem with the coating of Blu-ray discs, described by many as "disc rot" due to the mould-like spots that have made several owner's Blu-ray discs unplayable. The five page thread has reports from dozens of forum members, many of them discovering spots which can't be rubbed off on Blu-ray versions of "The Prestige." It's impossible to judge how widespread the problem is from a single forum thread, although it's not unheard of to see a product recall after a problem is discovered by users on a forum. It's also worth noting that for every user that has reported the spots, there's one or more people with discs that have no problem. If you've encountered the same issue, your best policy is to try and get a refund / replacement disc from the place where you originally bought it from. If enough people are reporting a problem, then retailers will be a much stronger voice than a bunch of consumers sounding off in the echo chamber that is "the internet." Link to post Share on other sites
valhalla_rk Share Posted June 17, 2007 Is their product will fail to gain public trust and market again? (like in the beta, it was superior, but VHS conquered the top). Link to post Share on other sites
gigapixels Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2007 Holy crap, this will tarnish Blu-ray's reputation heavily if it becomes a large problem. Even if they get it fixed, it'll probably turn out to be a stigma on the name. Can't say I'd be unhappy with that happening... :shiftyninja: Link to post Share on other sites
PL_ Author Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2007 Lol, I can't see this being a big problem. Well, even if it is, it probably won't affect sales. Link to post Share on other sites
Sethos Share Posted June 17, 2007 If this turns out to be a real 'problem' not a user-caused one, i think we've just found a winner of the next-gen optical disc battle; HD-DVD ( Imo ofc. ) Link to post Share on other sites
Brian M. Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2007 I dunno if it's the same problem, but i've had similar problems with lots of DVDs. I usually use one of those "scratch repair kits" to get rid of them. Link to post Share on other sites
azz0r_wugg Share Posted June 17, 2007 I dunno if it's the same problem, but i've had similar problems with lots of DVDs.I usually use one of those "scratch repair kits" to get rid of them. Sony Defence Force FIRE! Link to post Share on other sites
Sethos Share Posted June 17, 2007 Sony Defence Force FIRE! On Neowin? :laugh: I think He's busy. Sony Defense Force was scrapped a few months ago. Link to post Share on other sites
primexx Share Posted June 17, 2007 I dont feel one bit sorry for Sony. LOL they so had it coming! Link to post Share on other sites
gigapixels Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2007 Lol, I can't see this being a big problem. Well, even if it is, it probably won't affect sales. Even if it doesn't affect a huge number of people, if the media makes a big enough deal about it you can bet that Blu-ray will fall. Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin001 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Is the article not just about The Prestige?? All my Blu Rays are fine atm anyways! Link to post Share on other sites
gigapixels Veteran Share Posted June 17, 2007 Is the article not just about The Prestige?? All my Blu Rays are fine atm anyways! It still means that there's the potential for this to happen on any other Blu-ray disc out there. Until we get a statement from Sony we really have no clue what's causing it and whether or not it's bound to happen again. Link to post Share on other sites
Julius Caro Share Posted June 17, 2007 Well, if it's only happening to those prestige things that's a lot better than random BDs "rotting" Link to post Share on other sites
rajputwarrior Share Posted June 17, 2007 good, more bad crap about them the better, go HD DVD! Link to post Share on other sites
BlueFiberOptics Share Posted June 17, 2007 Personally, I don't want Sony to win the next gen video format war. However, be it Blu-Ray or HD DVD, someone needs to become the standard and the other die off. Link to post Share on other sites
BlueFiberOptics Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) Does Sony own Blu Ray format? I was under the impression the majority of Blu-Ray was Sony's doing. As well as royalties. Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitas Share Posted June 17, 2007 I personally want HD DVD to win. ;) Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Share Posted June 17, 2007 i thought it was a well known fact that Blu-Ray discs have a coating to stop that happening? seems to me a batch either has a faulty coating/not enough/non existant one. Link to post Share on other sites
valhalla_rk Share Posted June 17, 2007 and where is JVC in all of that :D Link to post Share on other sites
Xero Share Posted June 17, 2007 They only mentioned one movie. Perhaps it might just be one company trying to cut corners? The format hasn't bent over just yet. Also why must everyone considering Sony when talking about Blu Ray, they are just one of many supporters. Everyone seems to think Sony is the one in charge. Link to post Share on other sites
Jason S. Global Moderator Share Posted June 17, 2007 Does Sony own Blu Ray format? yes. Sony and someone else made the format. Link to post Share on other sites
what Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) Lol, I can't see this being a big problem. Well, even if it is, it probably won't affect sales. A Best Before date on a disc is something that will affect sales if it doesn't get fixed x.x Edited June 17, 2007 by acxz Link to post Share on other sites
Boeing 787 Share Posted June 17, 2007 People think that Sony is the creator of Bluray but it's a group effort. Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitas Share Posted June 17, 2007 (edited) Does Sony own Blu Ray format? Sony developed it. But I'm not sure if they exclusively own it, though. :blink: The guys up there beat me to it... I guess they are right. :p Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts