05-20-2005, 09:17 PM
Alright I just did a ton of dvd rot reading. It seems most people claiming dvd rot is real are full of crap or have no real evidence to back it up. The only case of dvd rot was in australia and that was because the company was making them like they made vcd's which had the same problem.
The problem is delamination or whatever it's called when the layers seperate. From everything i've read and the stress tests they've done as long as you don't keep your dvd's out in the open or treat them poorly they should be fine. Even out in a humid day in the bright sunlight one test reported the dvd's lasted anywhere from 800-2500 hours. The life and quality seems to depend on the brand. If you want to be safer pay the extra and buy a good name brand, not some super cheap dvds from a company you've never heard of off ebay.
The problem is delamination or whatever it's called when the layers seperate. From everything i've read and the stress tests they've done as long as you don't keep your dvd's out in the open or treat them poorly they should be fine. Even out in a humid day in the bright sunlight one test reported the dvd's lasted anywhere from 800-2500 hours. The life and quality seems to depend on the brand. If you want to be safer pay the extra and buy a good name brand, not some super cheap dvds from a company you've never heard of off ebay.