Comment on Hundreds of your Warner Bros DVDs probably don't work anymore

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xyzzy@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

They are, but disc rot in CDs and DVDs is typically caused by the aluminum reflective layer oxidizing, frequently caused by adhesive separation. Blu-rays were specifically designed to be more resilient; they have a silver alloy for their reflective layer instead of aluminum, and their protective layer is much thicker.

(CDs have an ultra-thin protective layer. DVDs have a thicker one and are thus much less susceptible. Blu-rays have a significantly thicker layer than DVDs.)

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