Thanks, Philippe,
Unfortunately, it was a copy-protected disk, and I tried but was
unable to make a copy or a disk image from it when I first got it.
On 19/07/2008, at 5:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Pat,
Unfortunately I've had the same things happen to me with either DVDs
or CDs, but admitedly on very rare occasions. When I purchase either
CDs or DVDs in spindle I inspect carefully specially those on the
very bottom. I suspect that the weight of the discs above may cause
this to happen, but not sure. It could also be a deterioration of the
media itself, which has been documented and commented upon in the
press some years back, although a crack from the centre would
indicate mostly a physical defect or damage rather than degradation
of the disc media.
That's probably why I now make copies of important CDs or DVDs I
purchase before I even use them!
Regards,
Philippe Chaperon
---- Original Message ----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Do DVDs self-destruct?
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:46:48 +0800
I bought a new game - it was brand new, perfect and shiny clean in
its
proper shrink-wrapped box.
A few days later I noticed a very small, 2 or 3 mm crack from the
centre. Today, I played the game for a while, took a break, and when
I tried to start again, it wouldn't go past the initialisation stage.
When I looked at the disk, there were 2 big cracks from the centre,
one right into the data area.
This disk has only been handled by responsible adults, no kids
around. It has not been abused in any way.
Does this sort of thing happen often?
Pat
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