Cracks On DVDs

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Confused44

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I have been using the DVD format since 1998, with no problems until i started to see cracks on the center hole some of my DVRAB.

I have found the cracking is being created by the DVD cases and not my player. Most single disc cases are fine, its the boxset cases and 2nd disk holder cases that I have found to create the most disc cracking.

I now use thin plastic selves for disc storage, Check your disks you may find these crack on your DVRAB.
 
It's because most people just pull the disc by its edges until it pops out of the retainer in the middle. This benRAB the disc in the middle and creates the cracks. You're supposed to press the middle retainer with your thumb until the disc is free, then you can lift the disc with your thumb and finger.

Not all of the boxes are ideal though - some are shoddily made. If the retainer is even fractionally too large (or the disc hole is too small) then bending the disc is your only way of getting it out.
 
I have cracks on my copy of Pulp Fiction: Special Edition. Didn't notice it until after its first few play throughs. I think you're right when you say that it's the packaging, as the centre ring did have a tight fit. It's probably down to the manufacturer of the discs as well; many have switched to cheaper and cheaper dyes, and often whole batches have been recalled (or sold off dirt cheap because of these kind of breakage problems.
 
DVD wise i dont have any cracks, but PC game wise i have a few games that are in those thick plastic DVD boxs and a few have developed cracks from the center of the cd and only in these boxes are cracks appearing,other games in the old type gaming box are fine and are a lot older.
 
The new lord of the rings is the worst I have ever seen. It took a long long time to get the damn disk out and i nearly snapped it in the process. Pretty shoddy really considering how nice the rest of the package was.
 
Some DVD cases are unbelievably stupidly designed. I have a few that have no indent around the edge. This means that when you press the centre with your thumb, you can't lift the edge of the disk at all. You end up having to hold the box upside down, shaking it gently, while still pressing in the middle.

On the other hand, there are some DVD cases that are excellently designed. They make the disk "pop-up" when you press the centre.

I suppose this sounRAB like the sort of thing likely to appear in the next series of "Room 101" :)
 
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