Anyone else finding just a few too many old DVDs just don't work any more?

I have OPPO 103 & 203 and a Samsung 4K.

 

Looks like I’ll have to get another 3D player ( current BD500 Panasonic) assuming the firmware upgrade doesn’t work. Not just BD discs but also DVDS, occasional problem.

 

Sounds like a hardware issue.

 

Strange dvds ? Maybe not just firmware after all.

 

Hardware is the player. The DVDs are software.

 

Firmware comes with the hardware, player.. not applicable with dvds, just bd discs. Though a faulty player affects both format discs.

 

Found another one: 'Venture Bros. Season 3' BluRay. Three of the episodes near the middle of the disc won't play at all. This is just getting more and more depressing. Does any company other than Criterion offer replacement for discs that fail over time?

 

WB is pretty good about replacements if they have available inventory. I believe Disney will replace any disc you've purchased for a nominal fee.

 

today my superbad dvd decide to crap out mid movie i watched it get all fuzzy with the picture then boom wont work at all now, tried xbox one, 3 other dvd players as well. also police academy 20th anniversary dvd did the same thing as well stop halfway thru tho that one will read and play up to that point that is it

 

i know universal did i had them replace blues brothers and the frightners for me

 

and i purchased for your consideration brand new from amazon it wouldnt even play at all wb dvd none the less i heard they are the worst for dying on you

 

How are all of these discs failing? Just bad manufacturing?

 

That's the working theory.

 

picked up the police academy box set thingy the newer one it works fine for anyone looking

 

Manufacturers were pumping out millions of units at DVD's peak, probably over official capacity. Quality control would often slip to meet release dates.

 

I've got a DVD that's cracked almost right down the middle, yet plays without issue.

 

I've had a dozen BDs that will not load...I believe it's the player...

 

i have quite a few players i really dont think its the player i think the disc just dies on you, my hall pass has a crack around the center of the disc i was scarred it wouldnt play but it did. it seem everytime i wanna watch a film with the lady i find more n more bad one, i hope shes not bad luck :-!

 

LOL. I hope not!
for many years I never had a bad BD...this sucks! bad ones abound...

 

yeah i dont know if its bad printing or a shelf life maybe not being played for over 5-7 years who knows its a mystery which we wish we had a answer too

 

You seem to have had so many DVDs/blu-rays not play or load, I'm thinking it must be a hardware issue. Have you updated your firmware on your current blu-ray player? With as many instances as you have posted on this thread thus far, it MUST be a hardware issue, sorry to say.

 

Yeah, firmware's up to date. And these are discs that won't play on multiple players and on computers. (and, of course, they all played perfectly fine when I first got them)

Maybe it's just that I play the discs more often than many people do? I may have the same number of defective discs as anyone else with the same size collection, but if they're not being checked regularly, it stays hidden.

 

He says they don't work in multiple players. So maybe it's a storage issue.

 

Not unless there's a hidden environmental situation of which I'm not aware. I'm pretty obsessive about making sure everything (discs, covers, booklets, Amaray cases) remains in mint condition. (movies, CDs, LPs, books...) No fingerprints, nothing stored too tightly, nothing stacked, discs in cases with the label right-side-up, nothing ever lent out to anyone.

 

What about the environment your playback equipment is in? Humidity, dust, etc?