Blu-ray disc rot on a few titles!

Venom5 · 06-05-07, 09:23 AM

Has anyone else been hit by blu-ray disc rot? I've just discovered it in my The Prestige blu-ray disc.

I've only watched it once, on the PS3, about 1.5 months ago. Couple of days ago, I tried it again and realised that the PS3 wasn't able to read it. The surface of the disc looks like it has lots of blotches or specks, but when you run your fingers over the surface, its smooth, which means that the problem is happending below the top surface layer. Here are some photos

Jiffylush · 06-05-07, 09:26 AM

I haven't seen anything like this but...

You should be able to get a replacement for that disc, I think if you go to the studios site there is a support area then you will probably need to enter the code from the inner band.

I would be suprised if they wanted you to pay anything for it. Especially given the circumstances.

bassmonkeee · 06-05-07, 09:31 AM

Ick. I lost more than a few laser discs to rot. Those pictures don't make me happy.

Dennis M · 06-05-07, 09:38 AM

Ouch, hope this is an isolated issue. I lost too may Laserdiscs to rot for my liking.

I think you should not have a problem getting the disc replaced either by the retailer or the Studio. I'm sure Disney would want the disc so their can isolate what happened here. If this a production related they definitely want to know about it.

MaxDam77 · 06-05-07, 09:51 AM

Lol, My Prestige BD is exacly the same. The same spots and everything, but I can still watch the movie. I thought it was part of the design.

Venom5 · 06-05-07, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaxDam77

Lol, My Prestige BD is exacly the same. The same spots and everything, but I can still watch the movie. I thought it was part of the design.

Huh? your BD player was able to read it? Are you using a Playstation3 or some other player? Hmm, I'll try it again.

CPR Jose Ortiz · 06-05-07, 10:01 AM

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MaxDam77 · 06-05-07, 10:01 AM

The PS3, The thing is that the movie "Froze" at 20 minutes so I took the disc out to check it and all these spots where there, the same ones like on your pictures. I cleaned it, but it didn't appear it needed to and it read fine and I could watch the whole movie just fine. I'll try to watch it again this afternoon to see if it is still readable. I'll let you know.
Last time I've watched it i had the 1.70 firmware though

Frank Derks · 06-05-07, 10:04 AM

Are these the final Blu ray specs?

Dennis M · 06-05-07, 10:17 AM

Going to have to check my copy of the Prestige when I get home tonight. Have not watched it in like 2 months.

MSmith83 · 06-05-07, 10:22 AM

Oh brother, something else to look out for with these new formats. These BD and HD DVD disc problems have me more anxious than Woody Allen.

vancouver · 06-05-07, 10:22 AM

bought mine on release date. it looks perfect still. All products have some quality control issues. I doubt this will be wide spread. It should be an easy reutrn IMO.

nynytony · 06-05-07, 10:22 AM

Hey guys,

The exact same thing happened to my BD copy of the "Prestige" (I also uses PS3 as my BD player). I have never seen this before and thought it was an isolated incident...interesting to hear that others also suffer the same issue. Seems like there were some manufacturing issue with the "Prestige" BD.

Tony

Venom5 · 06-05-07, 10:23 AM

I just tried it again, no go, it just spins and then nothing.....the PS3 doesn't even acknowledge that a disc is present

I've filed a technical support email at the BVHEBluray.com, hopfully they'll respond soon. Will let you guys know what they say.

HiddenDepth · 06-05-07, 10:36 AM

hmm, how can this happen?
i was going to buy "the prestige" on germans release day, maybe i think twice about it :\

donricouga · 06-05-07, 10:44 AM

You probably have too much mold in your house.

I'll check to see my copy of the prestige to see if it has the same thing. I've watched it 3 times total but always, always leave it in its case.

dalamchops · 06-05-07, 10:51 AM

do u guys that are having problems leave the disc out of the case?? I've had mine since it was released and there's not a speck of dust on it.

Slim GoodBooty · 06-05-07, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalamchops

do u guys that are having problems leave the disc out of the case?? I've had mine since it was released and there's not a speck of dust on it.

There isn't any dust on that one either.

ryoohki · 06-05-07, 11:05 AM

I had a couple of DVD that had ROT, my worst one was Road Trip, all player would hang at the 2nd layer and the disc was prestine clean...

Jon Spackman · 06-05-07, 11:45 AM

My X-men 2 dvd was worse than those photos, but only on half, other side was perfect. weird stuff.

Ill check my prestige tonight.

AaronSCH · 06-05-07, 12:03 PM

I guess there is another benefit to living in a dry desert climate. I never saw anything like this on a DVD, HD DVD or Blu-ray disc. That's pretty bizarre.

MaxDam77 · 06-05-07, 12:40 PM

Ok I just got home and it took me like 4 tries to finally be able to watch it but it freezes.
Here is the pic of my Prestige BD:

Schlotkins · 06-05-07, 12:49 PM

Just checked mine - bought in Marched, played twice and it's A'OK.

plasmabuyer · 06-05-07, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaxDam77

Ok I just got home and it took me like 4 tries to finally be able to watch it but it freezes.
Here is the pic of my Prestige BD:

This looks like the issue with the hardcoat application as it is spread thruout the disk. Maybe the hardcoat process got contaminated with something during a particular batch.

dbburns · 06-05-07, 01:14 PM

Uh oh. I will try to remember to check mine when I get home. I've watched it twice, once at release and then again about a month ago, no problems.

Fettastic · 06-05-07, 01:16 PM

That is freaky. I had about 50 LDs and 2,000 DVDs and I never saw anything like this before. Guess I've been lucky but now I want to go home and check my Prestige BD!

pteittinen · 06-05-07, 01:28 PM

I had to check my copy immediately; I've had some bad experiences with rot in the past.
Gad-zooks! One half of the disc was covered with tiny dots, while the other half was pristine. I wiped the disc on my shirt real quick-like, and most of the dots disappeared. Turned out it was simply dust, gathered on that half of the disc which had protruded out of the PS3 for a day or so. Whew!

DeathStalker2 · 06-05-07, 01:36 PM

Boil it

Iggster · 06-05-07, 01:37 PM

my prestige is perfect but now i feel like checking all my bd

MaxDam77 · 06-05-07, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason One

That really is interesting. I agree with plasmabuyer about it being a coating problem, since you can see it over the hub and everything.

Venom5 and MaxDam77, do you know if your discs were like this when you first got them, or did the spots develop later?

Also, has anyone else had this happen with a title other than The Prestige?

I bought the Prestige in April. I've watched it 2 or 3 times, then, two weeks ago I watched it again and it froze around 20 mins of the movie. I ejected the disk and i saw thoses weird spots. I cannot recall if it was there before or when I first got it.

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Venom5 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 79	Blu-ray disc rot on a few titles! Has anyone else been hit by blu-ray disc rot? I've just discovered it in my The Prestige blu-ray disc. I've only watched it once, on the PS3, about 1.5 months ago. Couple of days ago, I tried it again and realised that the PS3 wasn't able to read it. The surface of the disc looks like it has lots of blotches or specks, but when you run your fingers over the surface, its smooth, which means that the problem is happending below the top surface layer. Here are some photos

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Dennis M Advanced Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 665	Ouch, hope this is an isolated issue. I lost too may Laserdiscs to rot for my liking. I think you should not have a problem getting the disc replaced either by the retailer or the Studio. I'm sure Disney would want the disc so their can isolate what happened here. If this a production related they definitely want to know about it. __________________ Toshiba HD XA2 & PS3 Owner Format Neutrality is the place to be.

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MaxDam77 AVS Special Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,137	Lol, My Prestige BD is exacly the same. The same spots and everything, but I can still watch the movie. I thought it was part of the design.

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Dennis M Advanced Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 665	Going to have to check my copy of the Prestige when I get home tonight. Have not watched it in like 2 months. __________________ Toshiba HD XA2 & PS3 Owner Format Neutrality is the place to be.

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Jiffylush AVS Special Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NC Posts: 4,020 Classified Rating: 100% (1)	I haven't seen anything like this but... You should be able to get a replacement for that disc, I think if you go to the studios site there is a support area then you will probably need to enter the code from the inner band. I would be suprised if they wanted you to pay anything for it. Especially given the circumstances.

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bassmonkeee AVS Special Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,847	Ick. I lost more than a few laser discs to rot. Those pictures don't make me happy.

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MaxDam77 AVS Special Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,137	The PS3, The thing is that the movie "Froze" at 20 minutes so I took the disc out to check it and all these spots where there, the same ones like on your pictures. I cleaned it, but it didn't appear it needed to and it read fine and I could watch the whole movie just fine. I'll try to watch it again this afternoon to see if it is still readable. I'll let you know. Last time I've watched it i had the 1.70 firmware though

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Frank Derks AVS Special Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Region A,B,C Posts: 1,422	Are these the final Blu ray specs?

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MSmith83 AVS Special Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,317	Oh brother, something else to look out for with these new formats. These BD and HD DVD disc problems have me more anxious than Woody Allen.

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vancouver Nolan B Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BC Canada Posts: 3,859	bought mine on release date. it looks perfect still. All products have some quality control issues. I doubt this will be wide spread. It should be an easy reutrn IMO.

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nynytony Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 27	Hey guys, The exact same thing happened to my BD copy of the "Prestige" (I also uses PS3 as my BD player). I have never seen this before and thought it was an isolated incident...interesting to hear that others also suffer the same issue. Seems like there were some manufacturing issue with the "Prestige" BD. Tony

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Venom5 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 79	I just tried it again, no go, it just spins and then nothing.....the PS3 doesn't even acknowledge that a disc is present I've filed a technical support email at the BVHEBluray.com, hopfully they'll respond soon. Will let you guys know what they say.

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HiddenDepth Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 427	hmm, how can this happen? i was going to buy "the prestige" on germans release day, maybe i think twice about it :\ __________________ I'm Captain Jack Sparrow...Savvy?

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donricouga AVS Special Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,392	You probably have too much mold in your house. I'll check to see my copy of the prestige to see if it has the same thing. I've watched it 3 times total but always, always leave it in its case.

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dalamchops Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 261	do u guys that are having problems leave the disc out of the case?? I've had mine since it was released and there's not a speck of dust on it.

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ryoohki AVS Special Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Repentigny, Québec, Canada Posts: 3,376	I had a couple of DVD that had ROT, my worst one was Road Trip, all player would hang at the 2nd layer and the disc was prestine clean... __________________ 89+ Blu-ray Disc ;)

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Jon Spackman AVS HD DVD/BD Moderator AVS GOLD CLUB MEMBER Join Date: May 2002 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 2,123 Classified Rating: 100% (5)	My X-men 2 dvd was worse than those photos, but only on half, other side was perfect. weird stuff. Ill check my prestige tonight. __________________ Just enjoy HD in whatever form you can (Sat, Cable, D-VHS, OTA, HD DVD, or BD).

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AaronSCH Blu-ray Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 1,923	I guess there is another benefit to living in a dry desert climate. I never saw anything like this on a DVD, HD DVD or Blu-ray disc. That's pretty bizarre.

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MaxDam77 AVS Special Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,137	Ok I just got home and it took me like 4 tries to finally be able to watch it but it freezes. Here is the pic of my Prestige BD:

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Schlotkins AVS Special Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,790	Just checked mine - bought in Marched, played twice and it's A'OK.

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dbburns AVS Special Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 1,552	Uh oh. I will try to remember to check mine when I get home. I've watched it twice, once at release and then again about a month ago, no problems.

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Fettastic AVS Special Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 4,430	That is freaky. I had about 50 LDs and 2,000 DVDs and I never saw anything like this before. Guess I've been lucky but now I want to go home and check my Prestige BD!

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pteittinen A Swollen Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 2,982	I had to check my copy immediately; I've had some bad experiences with rot in the past. Gad-zooks! One half of the disc was covered with tiny dots, while the other half was pristine. I wiped the disc on my shirt real quick-like, and most of the dots disappeared. Turned out it was simply dust, gathered on that half of the disc which had protruded out of the PS3 for a day or so. Whew!

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