/vr/ - Retro Games

I'll come upfront with my dirty little secret and say that I collect laserdiscs. My collection spans from the very late 70's to the early 2000's. I personally have never encounter a case of discrot. In the community it is a real risk but truly only affecting a small population. The most important factors are the factory that made them (1 factory in particular SONY DADC), the quality of the medium (laserdiscs are a clusterfuck of medium bindings), and in my case the dates produced (the newer the release the higher the risk of rot due to what i assume is shitty manufacturing).

Now I cant speak to total statistics but the response on http://www.lddb.com/laserrot.php indicates a rate ~1% of the total library. If that is the risk for the badly pressed and inferior LD, then I have confidence that CD and DVD has a much much lower rate of rot again depending on the manufacturer and errors.

Its pretty much just fear mongering in my lowly opinion. Love your discs, treat them well, and don't forget to play/watch them.