@Levans6081 definitely comes from the people who treated them like shit and instead of putting them away, stacked them like coasters. first DVD I bought still runs fine as well. .....Road Trip.

@thatdudescott Has to be right? I’ve always treated my discs like someone would treat books, nicely stored and clean. Always temperature controlled!

@Levans6081 I love this discourse on the subject:

@gabaghoulash Damnit I loved Friedkin so much

@Levans6081 @samhelfilms Bad pressings DO happen, but it's not the majority. Some Criterion blurays were having issues after a year or two even, but most are fine. I've yet to have any disc I own (cd/dvd/blu) stop working

@thegeo @samhelfilms I do remember one disc a while back not working anymore, but it was one of those cheap labeled that doesn’t exsist anymore, with a name like “Media Fun Time” or something lol

@Levans6081 I have DvD’s that are original duel-sided ‘have to flip during halfway to watch the rest’ that are just shy of 30 years old. I have CD’s (same tech by the way, original intro-pressings from 1991. They play today just like they did back then. This argument is worthless.

@GBK_S0M3NUMB3RS I have a bunch of those dual sided ones as well!

@Levans6081 Why would a DVD last only ten years? They are made of plastic, and the only thing that touches them is light.

@dimestorecaesar That’s what I wanna ask this guy 😂

@Levans6081 The very first dvd I got was Deep Blue Sea as a free gift for buying the machine - this is when they were hugely expensive. Disc is from 1999. Plays without issue.

@The_PhantomZone I remeber that, my dad got a deal on one for 600 bucks. That sounds insane now 😂

@Levans6081 If they were kept in original casing? You good... But a lot of people put them in shit binder holders... and that shit ruined the disc's sooooo fast... almost every DVD from that trend/era I own I've had ro refurbish or throw out within less than 10 years. 🤣 Maybe that's it?

@LukeferZ Pretty sure you’re right. I’ve heard the idea of plastic degradation, and toys from the 80’s as an example. Problem with that is the 80’s were like 38 years ago, I’ve seen toys from than that have been kept in controlled environments and look pristine. totally about storage.

@Levans6081 Who’s saying they only last 10 years? Like what? They should maybe take care of their things; meaning just keep the disc in its case 💀

@LOUDgossip It’s weird, it’s like around the same time each year tweets like this pop up. Not to sound conspiratorial 😂

@Levans6081 Same thing for VHS. I've got tapes that are 40 years old that play perfectly.

@Levans6081 There's an "Aging Box" testing labs use that blasts items with simulated sunlight, very hot, cold temperatures, sand and dust at high gust, humidity high to low... Essentially sitting out in nature exposed X years simulated each day. So <> RL if you keep them stored in a cool>

@Levans6081 My guess would be people who sell DVDs..

@Levans6081 my understanding is that a dvd should last somewhere between 30 to 100 years depending on storage conditions. no idea where the 10 years number came from