Subj : CDs/DVDs deteriorating
To   : Tony Langdon
From : August Abolins
Date : Thu Sep 26 2019 02:32:52

In a post between "Tony Langdon : August Abolins", on 9/24/2019 10:50 PM

>  AA> Might be wise to consider the same conversion strategy for the DVDs
>  AA> that you can still play?
>
> Suffice to say there are ways and means to achieve an equivalent result. :)

But it is much more fun to generate one's own video files.  :)

> Interestingly, I've never had any issues with CDs, just DVDs for some > 
reason. In both cases, I'm talking about commercially pressed
> discs bought through normal retail stores.

Maybe the stock was contaminated in transit or in storage before hitting the 
shops?  Can you notice anything else like a common manufacturer for those 
discs?

I wouldn't be surprised that known compromised discs end up in those bargain 
bins in department stores.

Do your bad DVD purchases span a wide number of years?  ..or are the bad ones 
specific to a narrow purchasing period and/or source?

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