Warner Bros says it will replace certain DVDs damaged by 'disc rot', but you might not get the same movie you sent in for replacement
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What Is Disc Rot? Physical Media's Greatest Boogeyman Explained
Maintaining and preserving physical media is more important than ever, but the depressing reality of disc rot plagues film ...
Warner Bros. responds to ‘disc rot’ issue with its movie DVDs
Movie fans with a lovingly curated DVD collection might want to check the condition of any Warner Bros. discs in their ...
Warner Bros. will replace rotten DVDs
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is aware of potential issues affecting select DVD titles manufactured between 2006 – 2008, ...
Warner Bros is replacing some DVDs that ‘rot’ and become unwatchable – but there’s a big catch that undermines the value of physical media
A new plague of disc rot has been discovered, and it's affecting Warner Bros Home Entertainment movies manufactured between ...
Check your DVDs for disc rot — Warner Bros. says it’s replacing them
Disc rot is not a new phenomenon, but as ArsTechnica notes, properly-cared-for DVDs should be playable for up to 100 years, ...
Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) Looks to Address Disc Rot
The debate between physical media aficionados versus streaming service subscribers continues to rage, even as physical media ...
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'Laser rot' has rendered millions of Warner Bros DVDs unplayable – but you may be able to have them replaced
Unlucky for some, though, a number of DVD titles from Warner Bros. released between 2006 and 2008 are unplayable because of ...
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Warner Bros. Replacing DVDs Impacted by Disc Rot
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has acknowledged DVDs manufactured in the mid-2000s could be impacted by disc rot and is ...
Why your old Warner Bros. DVDs aren't playable anymore - and a potential fix
In response to Bumbray's article, Warner Bros. issued a statement and a potential resolution. "Warner Bros. Home ...
Alarm bells ring as many iconic movie DVDs stop working
The physical format is suffering a major setback in the movie business, and many users of Warner Bros. printed DVDs are in ...
“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases
DVDs, if taken care of properly, should last for 30 to up to 100 years. It turned out that the problems that Bumbray had weren't due to a DVD player or poor DVD maintenance. In a statement to JoBlo ...