How many defective dvd's have turned up in your collection

Panda Phil · 02-25-08, 06:09 AM

I've been extremely annoyed that two copies in row of Gettysburg have been glitchy. Also disk 3 of my B:TAS season 3 box had a nice big scratch on it, that makes one entire episode unwatchable.

And now, I find that disk 3 of my Law and Order Season 4 is no longer playable at all!

Of course, the fact that two of these are flippers might have something to do with it. But thats another thread.

So how many dead or dying dvd's do you own?

Brian Shannon · 02-25-08, 07:15 AM

Out of ~500 discs, none that I am aware of.

Matthew Ackerly · 02-25-08, 07:34 AM

None.. why would I keep defective discs in my collection?

If it's defective, I toss it.

Takeshi357 · 02-25-08, 07:41 AM

Only one. Mad Max SE. It had a huge manufacturing error (a small dent that made the disc unplayable some one hour plus into the film), but I never got around to tossing it because it still has perfectly serviceable case and cover...

matome · 02-25-08, 07:47 AM

2700 discs and I've never came across one that gave me any playback issues yet.

nemein · 02-25-08, 08:04 AM

None that I'm aware of, but w/ over 1200 titles and 2300 actual DVDs, it's not like I watch them all on a regular basis

BullGooseLoony · 02-25-08, 08:15 AM

I haven't bought a defective DVD of years...and then I picked up Men in Black II for $5 this past December. I think that's a sign I need to get rid of it.

dx23 · 02-25-08, 09:03 AM

Only one: FM released by Anchor Bay. It's also out of print so I'm unable to replace it at an affordable price.

Maxflier · 02-25-08, 10:06 AM

I have ~1000 and don't recall ever getting a defective one.

Giggles · 02-25-08, 10:19 AM

I've got 2. First is one of the French Texas Chainsaw Massacre editions. It has a little dent and don't show the main manu, just starts playing from a couple of minutes into the movie. But since I keep this edition mostly for the cover and have lots of others to watch this film on, I don't mind.
And the second is Dr. Lamb. The disc got loose in the box during shipping and first two minutes play with strange sound. But because of my laziness I decided not to send it back for a replacement and not to wait another month till it gets here.

SterlingBen · 02-25-08, 12:15 PM

None, Why would you keep a defective disc? Return, resurface or rubbage.

Panda Phil · 02-25-08, 02:25 PM

Damn, wish I could go back and relabel the thread 'How many defective dvd's have turned up in your collection'.

Most of mine have gone bad months after buying. Although I admit, with the scratched Batman disk I was just too lazy to take it back across town to return.

scott1598 · 02-25-08, 04:11 PM

"Ubreakable" was the only really defective one that wouldn't play on any machine. i had to buy it again. i think 2 others have skipped once during playback, but nothing major. out of almost 1,000, but of course 100 or many more have never been played.

ericn101 · 02-25-08, 05:10 PM

I have never gotten a defective disc, and i have at least a 1000, I have however burned through a good half dozen defective dvd players.

mikelowry · 02-25-08, 05:21 PM

My Oldboy Ultimate Tin DVD has minor defect during playback. Too bad it's OOP so I can't demand for a replacement.

Dr Mabuse · 02-25-08, 05:28 PM

i've had several DVD's with errors...

around a dozen...

Heartagram · 02-25-08, 07:38 PM

1 in my modest collection (~450 titles), which was Robocop 3 in the Robocop trilogy box set. The disc simply never read in any player.

shyguy1083 · 02-25-08, 07:40 PM

i have a pretty small collection (350 or so), but i dont ever recall having a defective DVD... that is until i was watching my recently purchased veronica mars s3 dvd set. disc 2 was all glitchy. luckily i opened it relatively soon after purchasing, otherwise i might've missed out on being able to exchange it. there are some dvds i've purchased but have yet to watch though... i can only hope that there are no issues with those.

Jray · 02-25-08, 07:51 PM

I wound up with 2 that I'm aware of (still have several unwatched), out of about 350. My original copy of "Alien" had a problem that was well-known IIRC. I believe it had something to do with the layers separating or something like that. I didn't discover it until the disc was probably 2+ years old. And I had to go through 3 copies of the original "Rocky" release to get a good one. I think I have one of the defective copies of "Rocky" and it will actually play on some players, just not the one I used at the time.

mike45 · 02-25-08, 08:08 PM

Out of +1200 DVD's, two went bad, Tomorrow Never Dies and A Night To Remember. Actually, there may be more I am not aware of. I haven't really played through some DVD's multiple times.

My original 1997 Panasonic A-310 DVD player is still working. Though it does have problems with some discs. I've had two JVC players that have just stopped working.

ThePhantomGoat · 02-25-08, 08:25 PM

I've got roughly 880 DVDs and to my knowledge, I don't have any defective discs.

visitor Q · 02-25-08, 08:42 PM

There's an extra feature on my Lifeforce disc that pixelates to the point where it eventually freezes up the player completely. It happens on a couple of players. The main film presentation is fine thankfully ... well, as fine is considering it's not anamorphic.

This didn't happen until a long time after I purchased it, so I'm stuck with it. And it's been awhile since I've accessed it.

TomOpus · 02-25-08, 08:46 PM

I picked up the Opera Limited Edition at the swap meet for $10. Turned out it was the defective one. Thanks to DVDTalk, I found out about the disc replacement program that Anchor Bay had. A couple weeks later, I had a working disc.

Chicken Warrior · 02-25-08, 09:08 PM

Okay, now I want to know: Of the defective discs you have that don't bare obvious scratches or gashes, how many are single-layer and how many are storing more data? I have this completely unfounded suspicion that DVDs with multiple layers are more susceptible to 'wearing' away.

WillDLeeEsq · 02-25-08, 09:23 PM

I bought a copy of Velvet Goldmine from Tower Records a few years back that had a big, fat purple blotch on the disc. Exchanged it, no problem.

I almost always check the disc and pop it in my DVD player after I bought it to make sure everything works.

To my knowledge, none of my DVDs have gone bad yet.

02-25-08, 06:09 AM	#1
Panda Phil DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Seattle,WA Posts: 1,247	How many defective dvd's have turned up in your collection I've been extremely annoyed that two copies in row of Gettysburg have been glitchy. Also disk 3 of my B:TAS season 3 box had a nice big scratch on it, that makes one entire episode unwatchable. And now, I find that disk 3 of my Law and Order Season 4 is no longer playable at all! Of course, the fact that two of these are flippers might have something to do with it. But thats another thread. So how many dead or dying dvd's do you own? __________________ "I think I could turn and live with animals. They are so placid and self-contained. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins. They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God. Not one of them kneels to another or to his own kind that lived thousands of years ago. Not one of them is respectable or unhappy, all over the earth." Last edited by Panda Phil; 02-25-08 at 08:15 AM.

02-25-08, 07:15 AM	#2
Brian Shannon DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: USA Posts: 11,528	Out of ~500 discs, none that I am aware of. __________________ Brian Shannon Photography Brian Shannon Photography Blog Brian Shannon on 500px

02-25-08, 07:47 AM	#5
matome DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: NY Posts: 12,304	2700 discs and I've never came across one that gave me any playback issues yet. __________________ DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD \| Blu-Ray only \| Laserdisc

02-25-08, 08:04 AM	#6
nemein Moderator Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: 1bit away from total disaster Posts: 33,284	None that I'm aware of, but w/ over 1200 titles and 2300 actual DVDs, it's not like I watch them all on a regular basis __________________ "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism, but under the name of liberalism, they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it happened." -- Norman Thomas, Socialist Party of America God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference. My Countdown Counting down to: End of the countdown clock 2779 days 13 hours 52 minutes

02-25-08, 10:06 AM	#9
Maxflier DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 8,859	I have ~1000 and don't recall ever getting a defective one. __________________ My DVD / HD DVD / Blu-Ray Collection My Game Collection XBOX Live Gamertag:Maxflier PSN:Maxflier My Countdown Counting down to: The first Saturday in May. 346 days 6 hours 17 minutes

02-25-08, 07:34 AM	#3
Matthew Ackerly DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,797	None.. why would I keep defective discs in my collection? If it's defective, I toss it.

02-25-08, 07:41 AM	#4
Takeshi357 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Suomi Finland Perkele Posts: 205	Only one. Mad Max SE. It had a huge manufacturing error (a small dent that made the disc unplayable some one hour plus into the film), but I never got around to tossing it because it still has perfectly serviceable case and cover...

02-25-08, 08:15 AM	#7
BullGooseLoony DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,466	I haven't bought a defective DVD of years...and then I picked up Men in Black II for $5 this past December. I think that's a sign I need to get rid of it.

02-25-08, 09:03 AM	#8
dx23 Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 11,975	Only one: FM released by Anchor Bay. It's also out of print so I'm unable to replace it at an affordable price.

02-25-08, 10:19 AM	#10
Giggles Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 727	I've got 2. First is one of the French Texas Chainsaw Massacre editions. It has a little dent and don't show the main manu, just starts playing from a couple of minutes into the movie. But since I keep this edition mostly for the cover and have lots of others to watch this film on, I don't mind. And the second is Dr. Lamb. The disc got loose in the box during shipping and first two minutes play with strange sound. But because of my laziness I decided not to send it back for a replacement and not to wait another month till it gets here. __________________ My DVDs My Texas Chainsaw Massacre collection My SAW collection

02-25-08, 12:15 PM	#11
SterlingBen DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tulsa Posts: 4,620	None, Why would you keep a defective disc? Return, resurface or rubbage. __________________ FlickChart 2011, 2012, 2013 Make Your Own Challenge / 2011, 2012 Sci-Fi Challenge 2010, 2011, 2012 Horror Challenge / 2011, 2012, 2013 B-Movie Challenge BR/DVD Spending Tab 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

02-25-08, 02:25 PM	#12
Panda Phil DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Seattle,WA Posts: 1,247	Damn, wish I could go back and relabel the thread 'How many defective dvd's have turned up in your collection'. Most of mine have gone bad months after buying. Although I admit, with the scratched Batman disk I was just too lazy to take it back across town to return. __________________ "I think I could turn and live with animals. They are so placid and self-contained. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins. They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God. Not one of them kneels to another or to his own kind that lived thousands of years ago. Not one of them is respectable or unhappy, all over the earth." Last edited by Panda Phil; 02-25-08 at 05:07 PM.

02-25-08, 04:11 PM	#13
scott1598 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: I want to go to there! Posts: 19,350	"Ubreakable" was the only really defective one that wouldn't play on any machine. i had to buy it again. i think 2 others have skipped once during playback, but nothing major. out of almost 1,000, but of course 100 or many more have never been played. __________________ "stranger than fiction" Movie collection "almost famous" SteelBook™ collection "Even though I am no better than a beast, don't I have the right to live?"

02-25-08, 05:10 PM	#14
ericn101 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 238	I have never gotten a defective disc, and i have at least a 1000, I have however burned through a good half dozen defective dvd players. __________________ My Collection http://ericn101.dvdaf.com/owned

02-25-08, 05:21 PM	#15
mikelowry Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Daydream Nation Posts: 884	My Oldboy Ultimate Tin DVD has minor defect during playback. Too bad it's OOP so I can't demand for a replacement.

02-25-08, 05:28 PM	#16
Dr Mabuse DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 75 clicks above the Do Lung bridge... Posts: 18,849	i've had several DVD's with errors... around a dozen... __________________ "A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

02-25-08, 07:38 PM	#17
Heartagram Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Beautiful Earth Posts: 484	Indeed 1 in my modest collection (~450 titles), which was Robocop 3 in the Robocop trilogy box set. The disc simply never read in any player. __________________ Sunshine in a bag! My 2006 Spending Tab!

02-25-08, 07:40 PM	#18
shyguy1083 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 951	i have a pretty small collection (350 or so), but i dont ever recall having a defective DVD... that is until i was watching my recently purchased veronica mars s3 dvd set. disc 2 was all glitchy. luckily i opened it relatively soon after purchasing, otherwise i might've missed out on being able to exchange it. there are some dvds i've purchased but have yet to watch though... i can only hope that there are no issues with those.

02-25-08, 07:51 PM	#19
Jray Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 558	I wound up with 2 that I'm aware of (still have several unwatched), out of about 350. My original copy of "Alien" had a problem that was well-known IIRC. I believe it had something to do with the layers separating or something like that. I didn't discover it until the disc was probably 2+ years old. And I had to go through 3 copies of the original "Rocky" release to get a good one. I think I have one of the defective copies of "Rocky" and it will actually play on some players, just not the one I used at the time.

02-25-08, 08:08 PM	#20
mike45 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 1,511	Out of +1200 DVD's, two went bad, Tomorrow Never Dies and A Night To Remember. Actually, there may be more I am not aware of. I haven't really played through some DVD's multiple times. My original 1997 Panasonic A-310 DVD player is still working. Though it does have problems with some discs. I've had two JVC players that have just stopped working. Last edited by mike45; 02-25-08 at 08:43 PM.

02-25-08, 08:25 PM	#21
ThePhantomGoat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 401	I've got roughly 880 DVDs and to my knowledge, I don't have any defective discs.

02-25-08, 08:42 PM	#22
visitor Q DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,501	There's an extra feature on my Lifeforce disc that pixelates to the point where it eventually freezes up the player completely. It happens on a couple of players. The main film presentation is fine thankfully ... well, as fine is considering it's not anamorphic. This didn't happen until a long time after I purchased it, so I'm stuck with it. And it's been awhile since I've accessed it. __________________ The Stack

02-25-08, 08:46 PM	#23
TomOpus DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 23,291	I picked up the Opera Limited Edition at the swap meet for $10. Turned out it was the defective one. Thanks to DVDTalk, I found out about the disc replacement program that Anchor Bay had. A couple weeks later, I had a working disc. __________________ "Pear Pimples for Hairy Fishnuts!" My So-Called DVD Life (Profiler),A Fistful of Discs (DVDAf)

02-25-08, 09:08 PM	#24
Chicken Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 125	Okay, now I want to know: Of the defective discs you have that don't bare obvious scratches or gashes, how many are single-layer and how many are storing more data? I have this completely unfounded suspicion that DVDs with multiple layers are more susceptible to 'wearing' away.

02-25-08, 09:23 PM	#25
WillDLeeEsq Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego, CA. Posts: 286	I bought a copy of Velvet Goldmine from Tower Records a few years back that had a big, fat purple blotch on the disc. Exchanged it, no problem. I almost always check the disc and pop it in my DVD player after I bought it to make sure everything works. To my knowledge, none of my DVDs have gone bad yet. __________________ DVD Collection @ DVD Aficionado