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Quality control for physical releases - this needs to be addressed
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<blockquote data-quote="Neil.T" data-source="post: 456139" data-attributes="member: 4160"><p>Yep, that's really not so great for supposedly "new" condition, is it?</p><p></p><p>I think the worst I've even seen was my copy of MVM's 8-DVD set of <strong>Trigun</strong> which I bought, still in its wrapper, from HMV. Six of the discs are in really quite a mess, with a mix of radial scratches (some deep enough to cast a shadow on the surface of the aluminium), circular scratches and an alarming degree of scuffing. All the discs play perfectly fine: they just <em>look</em> awful.</p><p></p><p>The other thing I would pick up on is DVDs that have developed what looks like some form "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_rot"><strong>disc rot</strong></a>" in the form of dark, gradually spreading "blooms" at the edges of the disc. The discs I've seen develop this problem (<strong>Evangelion 1.11</strong> and <strong>Bamboo Blade</strong> to give a couple of examples) are all Manga's. I've seen a similar issue with some of Studio Canal's releases, where the surface of the aluminium has become discoloured or "stained" in puddle-like patches, again at the disc edges. My copy of <strong>Kiki's Delivery Service</strong> has that, and my initial copy of <strong>Tales from Earthsea</strong> looked so bad only a few months after purchase (and was still spreading) that HMV gave me a replacement. In all these cases, there were no actual playback problems, though.</p><p></p><p>Has anyone else ever noticed that issue?</p><p></p><p>Some DVDs look a bit cobbled-together in terms of manufacturing quality (like the aluminium disc has been cut out with scissors or something! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />). Sony's pressings, by contrast, look <em>extremely</em> professional, like they were made in a laboratory or something. Anime Limited use these. Personally, I've always found their quality threshold to be the highest of our UK distributors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neil.T, post: 456139, member: 4160"] Yep, that's really not so great for supposedly "new" condition, is it? I think the worst I've even seen was my copy of MVM's 8-DVD set of [B]Trigun[/B] which I bought, still in its wrapper, from HMV. Six of the discs are in really quite a mess, with a mix of radial scratches (some deep enough to cast a shadow on the surface of the aluminium), circular scratches and an alarming degree of scuffing. All the discs play perfectly fine: they just [I]look[/I] awful. The other thing I would pick up on is DVDs that have developed what looks like some form "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_rot'][B]disc rot[/B][/URL]" in the form of dark, gradually spreading "blooms" at the edges of the disc. The discs I've seen develop this problem ([B]Evangelion 1.11[/B] and [B]Bamboo Blade[/B] to give a couple of examples) are all Manga's. I've seen a similar issue with some of Studio Canal's releases, where the surface of the aluminium has become discoloured or "stained" in puddle-like patches, again at the disc edges. My copy of [B]Kiki's Delivery Service[/B] has that, and my initial copy of [B]Tales from Earthsea[/B] looked so bad only a few months after purchase (and was still spreading) that HMV gave me a replacement. In all these cases, there were no actual playback problems, though. Has anyone else ever noticed that issue? Some DVDs look a bit cobbled-together in terms of manufacturing quality (like the aluminium disc has been cut out with scissors or something! :p). Sony's pressings, by contrast, look [I]extremely[/I] professional, like they were made in a laboratory or something. Anime Limited use these. Personally, I've always found their quality threshold to be the highest of our UK distributors. [/QUOTE]
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