Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 728384)

Curious problem. Scratched up pretty bad?

Originally Posted by urgeok2 (Post 728385)

nothing visible at all..

actally i did have another movie that wouldnt play on any DVD player
but it played on my PC - so i made a copy of it. i should try that with Dune

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 728317)

Well, life's hectic right now so whatever spare time I get during the weekends I spend watching movies on DVD with the wife. Earlier last week, we had a viewing session which included all Terminator movies back-to-back, and just about 25 minutes into T3, the movie started freezing up.

Now, I thought it was an annoying speck of dust which was doing this, so I took it out, puffed on its surface once, and put the DVD back in. Same freezing as before. Took it out yet again, and turned on the lights (we usually watch our movies with lights dimmed in our bedroom), and checked it very carefully.

And what do I see? A long, very-thin crack which started from the central loop's edge, and stretched right into the middle of the DVD in a thin, straight line! :mad:

Naturally, I felt very angry at damaging my copy. Maybe I pulled it out a bit harder or something - I dunno how you all take your DVDs out of their cases, but I usually press the central spindle of the case gently and firmly, and it gives way, easing the DVD out - or maybe I pushed the disk back in more firmly than I should have, the last time I took it out for a watch.

That made me have a real alarming thought. I went through the rest of my DVDs and sure enough, 3 other disks have long, thin cracks stretching from the center to about one-third into the disk.

This is getting worrying, and annoying.

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 728388)

Its usually the reverse with my disks.

The players play em quite nicely, but some of em freeze up on my PC - PowerDVD, WinDVD, VLC Media, WMP - none for the better.

Ever have a disk which had a hairline crack like mine had? And did it play okay, or freeze up?

Originally Posted by ferretchucker (Post 728415)

Nah. I'm always incredibly careful with my discs. I generally push the middle bit and slowly pull it. If I feel I'm putting to much pressure on the outer edge of the disc as I pull it up, I press the middle more. Never cracked one.