Hi, Not sure if this is the right part of the forum for this but i couldnt find anywhere else, I bought the first season box set of malcolm in the middle the other day at suncoast and i just noticed today after watching one of them that the bottom of the dvds are like a diffrent shade in some spots almost like something was spilled on it but i know something wasnt cause there brand new, Im just wondering if this is anything to worry about or should i take it back and get a diffrent one? Thanks

Have you tried playing it yet? Don't know much about DVD rot. Some people say it exists others say it doesn't.

Yeah it plays fine, Im just worried a few months down the road it will quit working.

I had a similar problem with "The Nightmare Before Christmas". The data side appeared to have a swirl of color in it. After a half dozen playings, it started to freeze. It got worse with each playing. I contacted the manufacturer (Disney) and a very nice tech support engineer listened to my problem. He sent me a new disk (no swirl) and I returned the old one so they could analyze it. I didn't hear back from them. My guess is that "laser rot" is actually a de-lamination of the two layers.

Yeah see thats what im worried about Do you think i should return it to suncoast or will they even give me a replacement?

I think it's just where the layers were glued together. Alot of dvds have it. I'm pretty sure it's not a problem.

I think they would if the disc wasn't playing. You never know, it might be fine. If you have problems in the future, maybe take it up with the manufacturer. Many times they will replace the disc themselves.

DVD Rot does not exist. delamination does....on rare occasions. I doubt that this is delamination. I have this on several dvds and they have played fine. also, you might notice a cloudy type stain....maybe this is what you are talking about. so far...this means nothing negative for playback.

Yeah, this "look" can be seen on any digital disc media: CDs, DVDs, etc. It usually doesn't effect playback or access, but I had an old PC game that had that and my CD-ROM drive had trouble reading it.

I have had dvds rot, the layer between the 2 layers has just gone bad on a few dvds, one pretty much came apart from the other layer! and I keep mine at normal conditions, its only 1 in 1000 it happens to me, but still the few like it have all not just stopped workin, but dont even register as media on any dvd or pc.

Thanks for all the help, gutwrencher yeah it is the cloudy type stain, guess i have nothing to worry about then

right, dont worry about it....but keep an eye on it. remember to always test any problem discs you come across on several players. some brands/models of players have issues with selected discs. what wont play on one player...may have no issues at all on another.

I have had some discs that were discolored like that, that wouldn't play on my dads apex player, but did play on mine...

From DVD Demystified:

I have that swirly look many of my dvds.. I bet if you look through all your dvds, you'll find more... It doesnt affect anything.. nothing to do with rot

I think it has to do with more the glue used to seal the layers than the colors on the DVD itself. Artisan used bad glue in a huge batch of DVDs (such as Kentucky Fried Movie and Heathers) and thousands of copies were ruined within months.