DVD: Degradable Versatile...

Posted by michael on Friday January 31, 2003 @09:37PM from the bit-rot dept.

jomaree writes "The SMH online reports that some DVDs are starting to corrode or "rot". Although somewhere between 1 and 10 per cent of DVDs are affected, it seems the distributors don't want to know. One list of affected movie titles reveals what might be a sinister pattern emerging: "One DVD website lists 18 titles known to have at least one bad batch, among them Planet of the Apes (1968), Men in Black: Collectors Edition, Independence Day and the Alien Legacy box set." Or maybe the person compiling the list only buys sci-fi movies."

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frist by Anonymous Coward · 2003-01-31 21:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic

psot!
Re:Life span of hard drives... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-01 05:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Hey fuck moderators - how is this 'Interesting' when it is complete wrong? Maybe it's interesting because there are so many slashbot faggots that don't know shit but push it off like they do?

Even fucking TechTV doesn't agree with this 'only designed for 1 year lifetime' shit:

Q:How long does a hard drive last?

- Darren Petersotalos from Duluth, Minnesota

A:It varies from drive to drive, but today's modern hard drives typically last 3-5 years