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Author Topic: DVD's May Self Destruct Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 02-04-2003 10:36 PM                     Greg, Only in Seattle would some bunghole would do that. ...And, AOL Disks never die...I don't know what their source was, but whatever company it was, they sure had a good quality control....  |  IP: Logged John Lasher Master Film Handler Posts: 493 From: Newark, DE Registered: Aug 2001 posted 02-06-2003 10:14 PM                        The only problems I have encountered with (rental) DVDs are when some wingass has used the disc as a coaster/frisbee/plate/etc. these people began at the local blockbuster. They would rent the DVDs, and by the time they had been returned, they looked like someone had gotten angry and taken a scraping device to them. I imagine the thought going through these peoples' minds as they watch it one more time before returning it to the store. "Hmm... I wonder why this won't play any more. Probably some sort of * digital * ( ) on it to make it not play after the 5 days are over. Nothing to do with using it as a puck for our roller hockey game." Now these people are discovering Hollywood (the only place where you could rent a DVD and be sure it would play when you got it home. They seem to prefer new releases, so at least 70-80% of the discs I rent are safe for now. But I have become aware that one of these people WORKS AT HOLLYWOOD!! I rented "Ghost World" when I put it in to watch it. I couldn't get past the first 3 minutes of the feature, the disc was so badly scratched. So I take it back and they give me a free rental on the same title which I check to assure playability (I do this with all titles now. But here's the thing... there was a guy and a woman working there when I made the exchange. While I was there, the guy (whom I had just shown the scratched disc to) scans the disc to mark it as returned and PUTS IT BACK ON THE SHELF AS IS FOR THE NEXT UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER TO RENT!!  |  IP: Logged Michael Barry Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 584 From: Sydney, NSW, Australia Registered: Nov 1999 posted 02-08-2003 09:21 AM                     The reason that they may want to re-rent the disc you couldn't play is that they may want to ascertain that it cannot be played in any machine. Remember that just because your machine cannot play it, doesn't mean that all machines cannot play it. If they get a second complaint on that same exact disc, they may want to think about retiring it, though.  |  IP: Logged

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