We live in a world with an abundance of media. It wasn’t always that way. So digitise memories on analogue media before they disappear.

Disc rot occurs when CDs, DVDs or similar optical discs deteriorate, becoming unreadable or creating playback issues such as skipping, glitching or freezing while playing the title or special features ...

The YouTuber compiled a master list of “reported and confirmed” Warner Home Video DVDs that have rotted. In another Google Doc he created, he blames the faulty discs that were manufactured “roughly ...

Nowadays, collecting physical media is all the rage. With networks and studios disappearing, shows and movies, owning something on a disc means you have it for life.

Maintaining and preserving physical media is more important than ever, but the depressing reality of disc rot plagues film ...

Disc rot is not a new phenomenon, but as ArsTechnica notes, properly-cared-for DVDs should be playable for up to 100 years, ...

You might be eligible for a replacement or a refund, depending on whether your malfunctioning DVD is still in print.

Film collectors recently discovered that potentially hundreds of Warner Bros. DVDs released between 2006 and 2008 have become unplayable due to laser rot. The company has ...

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Mandy is a personal finance contributor to Newsweek’s personal finance team. She started out as a licensed insurance agent in 2005 and began her freelance writing career in 2018. Mandy uses her ...

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This Award-winning CD player was already towards the more affordable end of the market, and now look – it's back at its Black Friday price. Disc spinners don't get much better value than this. The ...