Blu-ray disc coatings starting to rot?


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Blu-ray disc coatings starting to rot?

Posted Jun 16th 2007 6:11PM by Conrad Quilty-Harper

Filed under: Home Entertainment

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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."

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:

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.

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.

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.

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