02-18-2004, 06:55 PM
You are right in thinking that DVDs don't degrade on their own.
There are a few different things that could be causing your problems though.
You could have some finger grease on the disc from handling.
There could be very fine scratches on the disc, also from handling.
There could be dust or something similar gumming up the laser servo on your DVD player.
You could have gremlins living behind your TV and playing with the picture.
Your DVD player could be overheating from extended use or a failing exhuast fan (there is a computer that needs to be cooled in every DVD player).
You could be getting interference from secret government broadcasts that are happening near your house.
It's hard to say what exactly is happening but it's a pretty safe bet that your disc isn't degenerating on it's own.
There are a few different things that could be causing your problems though.
You could have some finger grease on the disc from handling.
There could be very fine scratches on the disc, also from handling.
There could be dust or something similar gumming up the laser servo on your DVD player.
You could have gremlins living behind your TV and playing with the picture.
Your DVD player could be overheating from extended use or a failing exhuast fan (there is a computer that needs to be cooled in every DVD player).
You could be getting interference from secret government broadcasts that are happening near your house.
It's hard to say what exactly is happening but it's a pretty safe bet that your disc isn't degenerating on it's own.
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