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Has CD Quality Control Slipped?
morris57 asks: "In the past few months, I have had at least 3 brand new compact disks or DVDs not work right out of the box. I don't mean that any sort of copy protection on the disk prevented me from using them; they were simply defective disks. I was able to exchange my DVD of 'The Matrix Reloaded' at Best Buy for a working copy, but some disks I got for Christmas I just recently opened and they are either unplayable or garbled. It is not a hardware issue, either. I've tested the disks in several types of players: new, old, component, computers, etc... It seems to me to make a very good case for downloadable media files, although I know these tracks are not available on iTunes or audible.com. So, I guess I'm wondering if the Slashdot community has noticed a decline in quality control of CDs/DVDs. What can be done (individually or communally) to not get burned by defective disks?" The solution for this particular type of problem boils down to simple consumerism. If you get a defective product, return it! If manufactures notice a high rate of return (and they should), they'll hopefully address the quality of what they ship. Has anyone else noticed an increase of non-working DVDs or CDs?
Kids today are tyrants. They contradict their parent, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers. - Socrates 400 BC
Sorry man, it's not the disc. Back Street Boys really do sound like that, no matter how many times you return it.
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...this is quality control. That latest Britney Spears CD sounds bad for reasons beyond the scope of QA.
Socialism: A feeling of discontent and resentment caused by a desire for the possessions or qualities of another.
I recently bought a copy of K-19. I went to play it the other day, and the disk inside was actually of K-9.
Yikes, talk about your shock to the system! The store made it right without the slightest fuss.
I had a problem with the first matrix DVD. Towards the beginning the girl jumps up in the air and then it freezes. The odd thing is, the sound and the girl keep moving. Luckily it re-synchs itself, but it happens more than once.
"It's... uh... Piracy! That's it! Because of our losses to piracy... uh... we had to cut back QC! This is not, repeat, not a misguided attempt to blackmail pirates by punishing the paying customer."
"Won't that just encourage people to download the work instead of going to the store, possibly several times, and using up time and money?"
"No it won't. Truth is lies! Love is hate! War is peace! 2 + 2 = 4!"
"Actually, it seems to me that it will..."
"You must be one of those evil FILESHARERS, aren't you?!"
if the answer isn't violence, neither is your silence / freedom of expression doesn't make it alright