pagos77

What the hell is this?? DVD rot?? DVD Delamination??



I have looked extensivley on the net and could find no other examples of this. It is the R1 version of Requiem for a Dream and plays about 95% of the movie and then just freezes up. Funnily enough this is probably the only DVD i have lent out to a friend and he had it for a month or so...coincidence...I think not.

Also do you think Artisan would send me a replacement?

hifi

A DVD is essentially 2 layers (pieces) which can and often (more so with cheap DVD-Rs) separate. It looks like yours is coming apar.

Since data is written from the inside out, that could explain your freeze towards the end.

ScottyWH

Could be heat damage even.. Friend leave it in his car for three weeks of that month?

pagos77

Thats what I was thinking. I heard that Delamination (seperation of layers) is more common in warmer temperatures.

Ginwen

So far, I've been able to salvage every DVD I've had problems with using water and a cleaning cloth (typically, this is used with rentals).

pagos77

This isnt a surface stain though, it is beneath the surface of the DVD.

Ginwen

Oh, I can't see the picture so didn't know.