If the label side of a DVD is scratched...

[clickynext]

Does it affect the information stored? I know that for CDs, if the label side is scratched then it's gone, but I seem to remember that DVDs have their information stored between plastic layers?

I bought a used game from a rental place and was a bit too aggressive trying to take their sticker off.

 

[Bobthelost]

Label? You mean the non dye side? Probably ok. One fairly reliable way to test it is to put it into your computer.

 

[clickynext]

Originally posted by: Bobthelost
Label? You mean the non dye side? Probably ok. One fairly reliable way to test it is to put it into your computer.

By label I mean the side that's not shiny, with stuff printed on it.

It's a PS2 game and it loads, but the scratch area is very small, and is all the way through the label so that i can see shiny stuff underneath, so it could be that the game doesn't need that area simply to load.

 

[0roo0roo]

dvds are sandwiched between two layers of plastic. you can scratch the top all you want, it won't make a difference. cd's on the otherhand...

 

[wchou]

dvd are more sensitive to scratch then a cd. because it's 7 times more density it will likely have problems reading. a cd on the other hand is more tolerable but the top do scratch easier.