[Carl]

Scratched DVDs or DVD problems How many DVDs have you brand new but when you look the disc it has a few Scratches & does not play well when in the DVD player for myself I few but it the Scratches that annoy me the most when the DVD is advertising as brand new

[Nougi]

Were they factory sealed Carl?

[Carl]

Nougi, on Jan 30 2010, 10:38 PM, said:

Were they factory sealed Carl?

They arrive in NZ the DVDs are sealed but when been sold in shops they take the seals of them & rated them with NZ classification stickers such as G,PG,M,13,16,18 etc & a price tag

[Nougi]

I'm surprised my Meet The Parents DVD plays fine on some players and not on others! I have 2 different players here and I experienced that quite strange isn't it? Does that have something to do with the lense? It works well on DVD players only but not on DVD recorders....

[Robert]

I had a similar problem with S1 of 3rd Rock from the Sun, Nougi. It played fine on my DVD player but not on my recorder. In the end I decided to replace it with a new one as they were very reasonable priced at the time.

This week I noticed that my Murder She Wrote DVDs are getting scratched by the packaging when I remove and re-insert them. I have the Seasons 1-5 box set and the DVDs are packaged in cardboard pouches. Thankfully, all of them still play OK but I was still worried about the future. So, I came up with a plan - I bought a pack of transparent plastic CD sleeves and have inserted each disc in one before putting them in the cardboard holders again. This means I can safely remove them without damaging them even more! Phew!