Ripping DVDs can damage the disc!

[ShotgunSteven]

We had cheap CD players at a place I DJ'd and they would do the same thing to CD's. One trip through the players was enough to make a noticeable ring of scratches around the disc. I used to bring in my own player, but would never let anyone put my discs in the players there.

If you ever rent anything that could be considered a "kid's movie," be sure to check the disc before you leave the store. Most are filthy with finger prints, crumbs, et cetera. Mom and dad wouldn't think of letting the kids handle their own DVD's, but it's OK if they're rentals. :disgust:

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: TechnoPro
Such a claim was made by the manager of a local BlockBuster...

The background:

My girlfriend bought a previously-viewed copy of Hitch. It stopped during playback on my XBOX which is my main DVD player. So I pop it into my PC which outputs to my TV through S-Video. Same glitch occurs. I clean the disc with alcohol, to no avail.

There were no remarkable scratches on the disc; all I noticed was a thin ring that stood out a bit amidst the usual rings on the disc.

The GF takes it back to BlockBuster and proceeds to return it. The manager examines the DVD and summarily explains, "Yeah, it looks like someone tried burning this." Not wanting a technical debate, I let this nonsense slide. She then continues, "Yeah, so people try to do this thing where they burn the movie to copy it... And that's what probably damged this. You can tell by that ring." My politeness was quickly dwindling.

Anyhow, so now you know the truth from the mouth of a movie expert.

Wouldn't you say WE took it back to blockbuster if you were BOTH there?

shens no one at blockbuster would be that stupid. However, I am willing to bet you argued it was the reason it wouldn't play.

 

[TechnoPro]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: TechnoPro
Such a claim was made by the manager of a local BlockBuster...

The background:

My girlfriend bought a previously-viewed copy of Hitch. It stopped during playback on my XBOX which is my main DVD player. So I pop it into my PC which outputs to my TV through S-Video. Same glitch occurs. I clean the disc with alcohol, to no avail.

There were no remarkable scratches on the disc; all I noticed was a thin ring that stood out a bit amidst the usual rings on the disc.

The GF takes it back to BlockBuster and proceeds to return it. The manager examines the DVD and summarily explains, "Yeah, it looks like someone tried burning this." Not wanting a technical debate, I let this nonsense slide. She then continues, "Yeah, so people try to do this thing where they burn the movie to copy it... And that's what probably damged this. You can tell by that ring." My politeness was quickly dwindling.

Anyhow, so now you know the truth from the mouth of a movie expert.

Wouldn't you say WE took it back to blockbuster if you were BOTH there?

shens no one at blockbuster would be that stupid. However, I am willing to bet you argued it was the reason it wouldn't play.

You make as much sense as the BlockBuster manager did.

What is this about arguing why it wouldn't play? The return was a simple affair, fully devoid of conflict and arguement, the only highlight of which was the technical savvy of the individual handling said return.

The GF drove and subsequently handled the return since it was her purchase, that's why I credited her. Simple.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: TechnoPro

You make as much sense as the BlockBuster manager did.

What is this about arguing why it wouldn't play? The return was a simple affair, fully devoid of conflict and arguement, the only highlight of which was the technical savvy of the individual handling said return.

The GF drove and subsequently handled the return since it was her purchase, that's why I credited her. Simple.

I am willing to bet no one makes sense to you on a given day.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
shens no one at blockbuster would be that stupid. However, I am willing to bet you argued it was the reason it wouldn't play.

You have too much faith in people. I used to work at Blockbuster <cringe> when I was in college and you wouldn't believe some of the idiotic questions people would ask. My personal favorite was when this guy told me he couldn't get his movie to work in his VCR so I told him I'd let him switch it for another one. That's when he handed me a DVD...

 

[TechnoPro]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: TechnoPro

You make as much sense as the BlockBuster manager did.

What is this about arguing why it wouldn't play? The return was a simple affair, fully devoid of conflict and arguement, the only highlight of which was the technical savvy of the individual handling said return.

The GF drove and subsequently handled the return since it was her purchase, that's why I credited her. Simple.

I am willing to bet no one makes sense to you on a given day.

I am willing to bet that you have a gambling problem.

 

[bleeb]

Good luck!

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269

Originally posted by: alkemyst
shens no one at blockbuster would be that stupid. However, I am willing to bet you argued it was the reason it wouldn't play.

You have too much faith in people. I used to work at Blockbuster <cringe> when I was in college and you wouldn't believe some of the idiotic questions people would ask. My personal favorite was when this guy told me he couldn't get his movie to work in his VCR so I told him I'd let him switch it for another one. That's when he handed me a DVD...

I don't have faith in people....

However, I am willing to bet most at blockbuster esp. a manager wouldn't say ripping a dvd kills it...however I am willing to bet many would claim the 'guy' at blockbuster said it would once the chuckles were over behind the counter.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: Continuity28
I would have told her the truth. Not to insult her pride or embarass her or anything, just to clear up some of the ignorance in the world. Granted she's not in a position where people will believe her so readily, but if anything she should know just TO know. I'm happy when people correct me, as I learn something new, and then I can't pass on bad information to others.

:thumbsup:

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: Continuity28
I would have told her the truth. Not to insult her pride or embarass her or anything, just to clear up some of the ignorance in the world. Granted she's not in a position where people will believe her so readily, but if anything she should know just TO know. I'm happy when people correct me, as I learn something new, and then I can't pass on bad information to others.

:thumbsup:

I work at good ol' BBV, and just like in any company, you're going to get people who aren't tech savvy. The manager was probably one of them, if the story you gave is close to verbatim. I love how so many people here automatically assume that someone who works at BBV = IQ below 50. Fvck off.

 

[UNCjigga]

Maybe someone put it data-side up in a lightscribe drive, and tried to write something on it?

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269

Originally posted by: alkemyst
shens no one at blockbuster would be that stupid. However, I am willing to bet you argued it was the reason it wouldn't play.

You have too much faith in people. I used to work at Blockbuster <cringe> when I was in college and you wouldn't believe some of the idiotic questions people would ask. My personal favorite was when this guy told me he couldn't get his movie to work in his VCR so I told him I'd let him switch it for another one. That's when he handed me a DVD...

I don't have faith in people....

However, I am willing to bet most at blockbuster esp. a manager wouldn't say ripping a dvd kills it...however I am willing to bet many would claim the 'guy' at blockbuster said it would once the chuckles were over behind the counter.

I am willing to bet you were the "girl" behind the counter.

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: JToxic

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
What do you expect from someone working at Blockbuster, lol.

Look into Netflix... It is a much better service. :thumbsup:

But then the mailman steals all of your dvds and you have to pay big bucks to replace them.

Whatever happened with that thread? Did the guy report him?

 

[gsellis]

It is nice to see that Blockbuster does not require employee drug testing...

 

[thirdlegstump]

Well if you rip a DVD, it WILL RIP. Duh.

 

[Shaftatplanetquake]

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
Maybe someone put it data-side up in a lightscribe drive, and tried to write something on it?

most likely someone had a top loading dvd player and applied pressure to the top of the disk (for some stupid reason) while it was still spinning. The laser lense that is underneath the disk will leave a circular scratch on the media.

I damaged 2 or 3 playstation disks when I first got mine at the age of 13. I have been through 8 years and many technical failures since.

 

[Shaftatplanetquake]

I like how long this thread is and how it is full of totally baseless speculation (most of which isn't even feasable). Come on AT'ers... just think before you post.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: Shaftatplanetquake

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
Maybe someone put it data-side up in a lightscribe drive, and tried to write something on it?

most likely someone had a top loading dvd player and applied pressure to the top of the disk (for some stupid reason) while it was still spinning. The laser lense that is underneath the disk will leave a circular scratch on the media.

I damaged 2 or 3 playstation disks when I first got mine at the age of 13. I have been through 8 years and many technical failures since.

Shens. No such thing as a top-loading DVD player. The DVD has to spin at such high speeds it would blow the lid off and send the disc flying out, at which point it would decapitate someone.

Sony said that was the reason they made the original PS2 front-loading, so it MUST be TRUE. 😉

 

[Xyclone]

Decent DVD players won't do this.

 

[Arch Enemy]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven

Originally posted by: Shaftatplanetquake

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
Maybe someone put it data-side up in a lightscribe drive, and tried to write something on it?

most likely someone had a top loading dvd player and applied pressure to the top of the disk (for some stupid reason) while it was still spinning. The laser lense that is underneath the disk will leave a circular scratch on the media.

I damaged 2 or 3 playstation disks when I first got mine at the age of 13. I have been through 8 years and many technical failures since.

Shens. No such thing as a top-loading DVD player. The DVD has to spin at such high speeds it would blow the lid off and send the disc flying out, at which point it would decapitate someone.

Sony said that was the reason they made the original PS2 front-loading, so it MUST be TRUE. 😉

what about the slim ps2? thats top loading.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: Arch Enemy

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven

Originally posted by: Shaftatplanetquake

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
Maybe someone put it data-side up in a lightscribe drive, and tried to write something on it?

most likely someone had a top loading dvd player and applied pressure to the top of the disk (for some stupid reason) while it was still spinning. The laser lense that is underneath the disk will leave a circular scratch on the media.

I damaged 2 or 3 playstation disks when I first got mine at the age of 13. I have been through 8 years and many technical failures since.

Shens. No such thing as a top-loading DVD player. The DVD has to spin at such high speeds it would blow the lid off and send the disc flying out, at which point it would decapitate someone.

Sony said that was the reason they made the original PS2 front-loading, so it MUST be TRUE. 😉

what about the slim ps2? thats top loading.

Is your sarcasm meter broken? You might want to get that checked. 😛

 

[Arch Enemy]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven

Originally posted by: Arch Enemy

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven

Originally posted by: Shaftatplanetquake

Originally posted by: UNCjigga
Maybe someone put it data-side up in a lightscribe drive, and tried to write something on it?

most likely someone had a top loading dvd player and applied pressure to the top of the disk (for some stupid reason) while it was still spinning. The laser lense that is underneath the disk will leave a circular scratch on the media.

I damaged 2 or 3 playstation disks when I first got mine at the age of 13. I have been through 8 years and many technical failures since.

Shens. No such thing as a top-loading DVD player. The DVD has to spin at such high speeds it would blow the lid off and send the disc flying out, at which point it would decapitate someone.

Sony said that was the reason they made the original PS2 front-loading, so it MUST be TRUE. 😉

what about the slim ps2? thats top loading.

Is your sarcasm meter broken? You might want to get that checked. 😛

😉