If you appreciate the value, importance and (for the most part) reliability of physical media, it’s likely you have some DVDs ...

Nowadays, collecting physical media is all the rage. With networks and studios disappearing, shows and movies, owning something on a disc means you have it for life.

Disc rot occurs when CDs, DVDs or similar optical discs deteriorate, becoming unreadable or creating playback issues such as skipping, glitching or freezing while playing the title or special ...

Find out how disc rot can corrupt DVDs, how to prevent and/or fix it, and what to do if you have old Warner Bros. DVDs from the 2000s that don't work anymore. Skip to main content Skip to site footer.

Disc rot is not necessarily a new phenomenon, but according to Sony, DVDs have a life expectancy of up to 100 years if cared for properly. Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.

At one point, Criterion had a similar disc rot issue with some Blu-rays to the one Warner Bros. has with those DVDs, where discs manufactured at a specific plant were highly susceptible to rot.

A thread over at the AVS Forums has highlighted a potential problem with the coating of Blu-ray discs, described by many as "disc rot" due to the mould-like spots that have made several owner's ...

Disc rot is not a new phenomenon, but as ArsTechnica notes, properly-cared-for DVDs should be playable for up to 100 years, according to Sony.

Disc rot isn't new – it affected laserdiscs, and CDs, and every other shiny disc format since. But this particular outbreak is happening very early in the discs' lifespan.

Disc rot can be postponed by keeping your collection in a cool, dry, environment free of humidity, out of UV light, and sealed to prevent oxidation. Still, ...

Over on AVS Forums, a few members are complaining about a problem with copies of The Prestige: disc rot. Those affected seem to believe that the rot is occurring in the disc coating. At the moment ...