Heat or cold affect DVD?
11-03-03 | 01:42 AM
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Heat or cold affect DVD?
Does heat or cold affect DVD?
If you are not home and don't have the a/c on, and your interior gets to be 90 - 100 degrees, will it cause the DVD problems? Or extreme cold?
Since I will be moving to an area where in the summer it can get hot. Around 90's to 100s and if I am not home, I'm not gonna to turn on the a/c. Gotta save my bucks to buy more DVDs. So I'm wondering if it will affect the "glue" or material or what have you.
If you are not home and don't have the a/c on, and your interior gets to be 90 - 100 degrees, will it cause the DVD problems? Or extreme cold?
Since I will be moving to an area where in the summer it can get hot. Around 90's to 100s and if I am not home, I'm not gonna to turn on the a/c. Gotta save my bucks to buy more DVDs. So I'm wondering if it will affect the "glue" or material or what have you.
11-03-03 | 08:11 AM
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If your DVD's (or any media) sit around in very hot, humid conditions 100% of the time you may have a problem.
I think most places in the country get to be 90-100 in the summer, I don't think you have anything to worry about. You aren't describing anything that sounds out of the ordinary.
I think most places in the country get to be 90-100 in the summer, I don't think you have anything to worry about. You aren't describing anything that sounds out of the ordinary.
11-03-03 | 06:49 PM
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I remember when I was 9-10 or so I took my older sister's portable record player outside with some of her record albums and it was summer. It was kind of hot so I went inside. Later on I went back out and the records all had like waves on them. I think I tried heating one up in the oven and pressing down on it with something but it didnt work so I just put them back where she kept them. I just played suprised when she found them several days later.
I guess if they arent in the sun they should be okay.
I guess if they arent in the sun they should be okay.
11-03-03 | 08:02 PM
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Originally posted by ernestrp
I remember when I was 9-10 or so I took my older sister's portable record player outside with some of her record albums and it was summer. It was kind of hot so I went inside. Later on I went back out and the records all had like waves on them. I think I tried heating one up in the oven and pressing down on it with something but it didnt work so I just put them back where she kept them. I just played suprised when she found them several days later.
I guess if they arent in the sun they should be okay.
I remember when I was 9-10 or so I took my older sister's portable record player outside with some of her record albums and it was summer. It was kind of hot so I went inside. Later on I went back out and the records all had like waves on them. I think I tried heating one up in the oven and pressing down on it with something but it didnt work so I just put them back where she kept them. I just played suprised when she found them several days later.
I guess if they arent in the sun they should be okay.
11-03-03 | 09:39 PM
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From: You have moved into a dark place. It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
From the DVD FAQ (http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html):
Keep discs away from radiators, heaters, hot equipment surfaces, direct sunlight (near a window or in a car during hot weather), pets, small children, and other destructive forces. The DVD specification recommends that discs be stored at a temperature between -20 to 50 °C (-4 to 122 °F) with less than 15 °C (27 °F) variation per hour, at relative humidity of 5 to 90 percent. Artificial light and indirect sunlight have no effect on replicated DVDs since they are are made of polycarbonate, polymer adhesives, and metal (usually aluminum or gold), none of which are significantly affected by exposure to light. Exposure to bright sunlight may affect recordable DVDs, specifically write-once DVDs (DVD-R and DVD+R) that use light-sensitive dyes. Magnetic fields have no effect on DVDs, so it's ok to leave them sitting on your speakers.
