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Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases

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“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases

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Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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Some affected discs aren’t manufactured anymore and can’t be replaced.
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    You’d be surprised. I purchased new, unreadable discs on a semi-regular basis.

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