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I have a copy of Lady in White special edition that I had not watched in a
while (maybe a year or two). I decided to watch it this afternoon and put it
in the DVD player and NOTHING! I have now tried 4 different DVD players
including one in my computer and nothing.

Is this a title that is known to go bad? Help anyone. This is one movie that
I love and I am hoping for a glimmer of light. Is it possible that it just
needs some sort of treatment to bring it back?


Thanks in advance for any help/ advise....
Stef

"StefP" <> wrote in message
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<<I have a copy of Lady in White special edition that I had not watched
in a while (maybe a year or two). I decided to watch it this afternoon
and put it in the DVD player and NOTHING! I have now tried 4 different
DVD players including one in my computer and nothing.>>

<<Is this a title that is known to go bad? Help anyone. This is one
movie that I love and I am hoping for a glimmer of light. Is it possible
that it just needs some sort of treatment to bring it back? Thanks in
advance for any help/ advise.... Stef>>


By "NOTHING!", do you mean your players do absolutely nothing, or do
they say something like, "disk error" or "no disk"? _Lady in White_
(198 is a dual-layer disk, which is out of print, so I understand your
concern.

All of my rotted DVDs have been dual-layer Warner pressings and the disk
rot was always located on the second layer. (The layer indicator of my
Sony players confirmed this.) For some reason, the splash screen (the
first image you see, made up of the WB emblem in front of blue sky) on
some early Warner disks was located on the second layer. This meant that
a rotted disk might actually allow a player access to its first layer,
but because the initialization took place on the rotted second layer,
the disk wouldn't play.

The first signs of disk rot are digital blocking and snow. Once the rot
begins, it only gets worse. One day I put a rotting Warner disk into the
player and the splash screen barely played and was full of snow and
audio drop outs. After this, the disk went to the menu and then played
normally -- until the layer change, when the snow and audio problems
came back. Finally, digital blocking became so bad that the player
locked up.

I am guessing that your disk may have its splash screen located on its
rotted second layer. This disk is probably so badly rotted that it will
not play on any player. Rotted disks cannot be salvaged.

In one player, the player response is that the disc is dirty. I have cleaned
the disc and nothing changes.
In another ( an older sharp player) the player keeps ejecting the disc. I
take extreme care of my discs and this one has no scratches or fogging on
the playing surface.

This one is going to be expensive to replace. Does anyone else have the same
problem?

"Scot Gardner" <> wrote in message
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> "StefP" <> wrote in message
> news:05SdneWgz41OfbPdRVn-...
>
> <<I have a copy of Lady in White special edition that I had not watched
> in a while (maybe a year or two). I decided to watch it this afternoon
> and put it in the DVD player and NOTHING! I have now tried 4 different
> DVD players including one in my computer and nothing.>>
>
> <<Is this a title that is known to go bad? Help anyone. This is one
> movie that I love and I am hoping for a glimmer of light. Is it possible
> that it just needs some sort of treatment to bring it back? Thanks in
> advance for any help/ advise.... Stef>>
>
>
> By "NOTHING!", do you mean your players do absolutely nothing, or do
> they say something like, "disk error" or "no disk"? _Lady in White_
> (198 is a dual-layer disk, which is out of print, so I understand your
> concern.
>
> All of my rotted DVDs have been dual-layer Warner pressings and the disk
> rot was always located on the second layer. (The layer indicator of my
> Sony players confirmed this.) For some reason, the splash screen (the
> first image you see, made up of the WB emblem in front of blue sky) on
> some early Warner disks was located on the second layer. This meant that
> a rotted disk might actually allow a player access to its first layer,
> but because the initialization took place on the rotted second layer,
> the disk wouldn't play.
>
> The first signs of disk rot are digital blocking and snow. Once the rot
> begins, it only gets worse. One day I put a rotting Warner disk into the
> player and the splash screen barely played and was full of snow and
> audio drop outs. After this, the disk went to the menu and then played
> normally -- until the layer change, when the snow and audio problems
> came back. Finally, digital blocking became so bad that the player
> locked up.
>
> I am guessing that your disk may have its splash screen located on its
> rotted second layer. This disk is probably so badly rotted that it will
> not play on any player. Rotted disks cannot be salvaged.
>
>
>

Has anyone compiled a list of rotting DVDs?



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On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:00:17 -0800, "StefP" <>
wrote:

>I have a copy of Lady in White special edition that I had not watched in a
>while (maybe a year or two). I decided to watch it this afternoon and put it
>in the DVD player and NOTHING! I have now tried 4 different DVD players
>including one in my computer and nothing.
>
>Is this a title that is known to go bad? Help anyone. This is one movie that
>I love and I am hoping for a glimmer of light. Is it possible that it just
>needs some sort of treatment to bring it back?
>
>
>Thanks in advance for any help/ advise....
>Stef
>

Now you know why VHS is better !!!!!

I don't believe that. I have this movie somewhere is my husband's laser disc
collection. The DVD is just easier to find, store and play. (until this
little glitch)

We can spend all day fighting about which format is the best. Tapes break,
Lasers and DVDs rot.

Has anyone else found titles that are prone to rot?

<.@.> wrote in message news:...
> On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:00:17 -0800, "StefP" <>
> wrote:
>
> >I have a copy of Lady in White special edition that I had not watched in
a
> >while (maybe a year or two). I decided to watch it this afternoon and put
it
> >in the DVD player and NOTHING! I have now tried 4 different DVD players
> >including one in my computer and nothing.
> >
> >Is this a title that is known to go bad? Help anyone. This is one movie
that
> >I love and I am hoping for a glimmer of light. Is it possible that it
just
> >needs some sort of treatment to bring it back?
> >
> >
> >Thanks in advance for any help/ advise....
> >Stef
> >
>
> Now you know why VHS is better !!!!!
>

StefP wrote:
> I don't believe that. I have this movie somewhere is my husband's laser disc
> collection. The DVD is just easier to find, store and play. (until this
> little glitch)
>
> We can spend all day fighting about which format is the best. Tapes break,
> Lasers and DVDs rot.
>
> Has anyone else found titles that are prone to rot?

The original issue of "Kentucky Fried Movie" is a well known rotter and
has since been replaced. Also many of Anchor Bay's Hammer horror
titles, notably "Frankenstein Created Women" have widely been reported
as rotting and in fact, Anchor Bay will replace defective dvds if you
write them.

T.B.