Your old DVDs are suffering disc rot Warner Bros. will replace them: They curdle like milk

Your DVDs are dying — and it’s got nothing to do with streaming apps.DVDs might be a thing of the past, but if you’re someone who kept your collection, you’ll want to check if they’ve fallen victim to disc rot — especially if they are titles distributed by Warner Bros.Home Entertainment (WBHE).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.WBHE, the home movie distribution arm of Warner Bros.

Discovery, acknowledged in a statement to movie news and reviews site JoBlo that many of their DVDs manufactured between 2006 and 2008 are prematurely failing.“Warner Bros.Home Entertainment is aware of potential issues affecting select DVD titles manufactured between 2006 – 2008, and the company has been actively working with consumers to replace defective discs,” the statement said.

“Where possible, the defective discs have been replaced with the same title.However, as some of the affected titles are no longer in print or the rights have expired, consumers have been offered an exchange for a title of like-value.”While WBHE discs aren’t the only ones at risk of falling victim to DVD rot, it appears to have been a problem for years among collectors and film lovers, making them stand out.People have been posting about these disc rots in particular on forums such as DVD Talk and Home Theater Forum.YouTuber Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader shared a video in 2021 that suggests there’s a wider range of discs that have been affected than what Warner Bros.

acknowledged in their statement.Crusader claimed that the disc rot problems “centered mostly around classic films and box sets but also extends to some TV seasons and standalone releases.”The YouTuber compiled a master list of “reported and confirmed” Warner Home Video DVDs that have rotted.In another Google Doc he created, he blames the faulty discs that were manufactured “roughly from 2006 through 2009”...