"Toy Story" 10th...anyone's 2nd disc scratched?
09-06-05, 09:52 PM
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"Toy Story" 10th...anyone's 2nd disc scratched?
I bought at BB and two were scratched on the 2nd disc only. I didn't want to keep opening them bc i felt they were all like that.
Anyone else see this on 2nd?
Would these minor scuffs affect play?
Anyone else see this on 2nd?
Would these minor scuffs affect play?
09-06-05, 09:57 PM
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I got mine at WalMart and both discs were A-OK.
I doubt it's a store-specific problem. I think it's a DVD manufacturing/packaging problem. I don't think it takes that much effort to know that some cases protect discs better than others. All DVD cases should have significantly raised hubs to keep the disc surface off the package surface.
Today I bought Toy Story, Lost and Star Trek TOS S3 (to complete my TOS collection, finally.) That's, what, 16 discs? In all that, I had one with a single scratch - Lost, disc No. 4. It's going back tomorrow.
As for how scuffs and stuff affect play - I've read there are programs to quickly check DVDs for issues like that. But the only way to know for sure is to play it. Or, you could try exchanging it at another BB store and hope it goes better.
I doubt it's a store-specific problem. I think it's a DVD manufacturing/packaging problem. I don't think it takes that much effort to know that some cases protect discs better than others. All DVD cases should have significantly raised hubs to keep the disc surface off the package surface.
Today I bought Toy Story, Lost and Star Trek TOS S3 (to complete my TOS collection, finally.) That's, what, 16 discs? In all that, I had one with a single scratch - Lost, disc No. 4. It's going back tomorrow.
As for how scuffs and stuff affect play - I've read there are programs to quickly check DVDs for issues like that. But the only way to know for sure is to play it. Or, you could try exchanging it at another BB store and hope it goes better.
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Originally Posted by scott1598
Anyone else see this on 2nd?
09-07-05, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by scott1598
I bought at BB and two were scratched on the 2nd disc only. I didn't want to keep opening them bc i felt they were all like that.
Anyone else see this on 2nd?
Would these minor scuffs affect play?
Anyone else see this on 2nd?
Would these minor scuffs affect play?
My disc 2 was slightly scuffed as well.
09-07-05, 08:12 AM
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My disc 2 isn't scratched, but it has two wierd circles that go around the disc. They are not even, and the DVD looks like its darker in some areas than others. I tryed playing it and it works fine. Not sure if I should exchange it or not.
09-07-05, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Altimus Prime
I got mine at WalMart and both discs were A-OK.
I doubt it's a store-specific problem. I think it's a DVD manufacturing/packaging problem. I don't think it takes that much effort to know that some cases protect discs better than others. All DVD cases should have significantly raised hubs to keep the disc surface off the package surface.
Today I bought Toy Story, Lost and Star Trek TOS S3 (to complete my TOS collection, finally.) That's, what, 16 discs? In all that, I had one with a single scratch - Lost, disc No. 4. It's going back tomorrow.
As for how scuffs and stuff affect play - I've read there are programs to quickly check DVDs for issues like that. But the only way to know for sure is to play it. Or, you could try exchanging it at another BB store and hope it goes better.
I doubt it's a store-specific problem. I think it's a DVD manufacturing/packaging problem. I don't think it takes that much effort to know that some cases protect discs better than others. All DVD cases should have significantly raised hubs to keep the disc surface off the package surface.
Today I bought Toy Story, Lost and Star Trek TOS S3 (to complete my TOS collection, finally.) That's, what, 16 discs? In all that, I had one with a single scratch - Lost, disc No. 4. It's going back tomorrow.
As for how scuffs and stuff affect play - I've read there are programs to quickly check DVDs for issues like that. But the only way to know for sure is to play it. Or, you could try exchanging it at another BB store and hope it goes better.
09-07-05, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by DarthPrime
My disc 2 isn't scratched, but it has two wierd circles that go around the disc. They are not even, and the DVD looks like its darker in some areas than others. I tryed playing it and it works fine. Not sure if I should exchange it or not.
09-07-05, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by eau
Looks like it's the uneven glue applied. It should not affect playback anyway.
09-07-05, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by scott1598
do you know what programs can check? i am not going to watch for awhile and don't want to sit through the whole thing to see if it skips or not...
Regarding the glue... I've seen that on many discs. So far it hasn't caused a problem I'm aware of. But maybe down the road... who knows? We'd like to think these will last forever, but odds are they won't.
09-07-05, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Altimus Prime
I don't remember what the programs are. I just remembered reading them mentioned here. Maybe someone else can provide that info.
Regarding the glue... I've seen that on many discs. So far it hasn't caused a problem I'm aware of. But maybe down the road... who knows? We'd like to think these will last forever, but odds are they won't.
Regarding the glue... I've seen that on many discs. So far it hasn't caused a problem I'm aware of. But maybe down the road... who knows? We'd like to think these will last forever, but odds are they won't.
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Originally Posted by DarthPrime
Will the uneven glue eventually cause the disc some problems or should I even worry about it?
09-07-05, 10:53 PM
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I'm glad to report that mine turned out scratch free. Love the new 5.1 mix. The old one sounded great so I was indeed surprised.
Anyone check out the new THX advanced test? It's different than the one featured in The Incredibles DVD. It says to cgeck out http://www.thx.com for info regarding it but the site only discusses the version present on The Incredibles DVD.
Anyone check out the new THX advanced test? It's different than the one featured in The Incredibles DVD. It says to cgeck out http://www.thx.com for info regarding it but the site only discusses the version present on The Incredibles DVD.
