SMRTR TechMar 9, 2025The Verge

Check your DVDs for disc rot — Warner Bros. says it’s replacing them

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has confirmed that numerous DVDs produced from 2006 to 2008 are failing due to disc rot. The company is offering replacements or alternatives of similar value. Affected customers should contact WBHE's support team. This issue underscores the importance of backing up physical media collections. Some fans suggest the problem may extend to discs from 2006 to 2009.

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