I am not sure if this is actually caused by the laser reading the disc. I suspect it is actually a combination of things like the materials used in the disc, and how well the material inside the disc is isolated from outside contamination. This however, did not mean that the concept of laser disc was bad. manufacturing simply needed to be improved.
Wow, not just visible, but you can also hear the noise in the analog tracks.
The early 1980s did have problems with rotting discs primarily because they hadn't quite figured out how to maintain materials purity in manufacturing, particularly the glue used to bond two disc halves together in making one rigid dual-sided disc.
And, yes, laser rot isn't obvious until you actually play the disc. Only exception are some 3M pressings where the rot can manifest as visible spots on the aluminum layer.
Nice video...IMHO many people are mistaking scratched 35MM theatrical prints for Laser Rot. This is a good demonstration of actual Laser Rot on side 1.
I am not sure if this is actually caused by the laser reading the disc. I suspect it is actually a combination of things like the materials used in the disc, and how well the material inside the disc is isolated from outside contamination. This however, did not mean that the concept of laser disc was bad. manufacturing simply needed to be improved.
ingodidoubt 4 months ago
Wow, not just visible, but you can also hear the noise in the analog tracks.
The early 1980s did have problems with rotting discs primarily because they hadn't quite figured out how to maintain materials purity in manufacturing, particularly the glue used to bond two disc halves together in making one rigid dual-sided disc.
And, yes, laser rot isn't obvious until you actually play the disc. Only exception are some 3M pressings where the rot can manifest as visible spots on the aluminum layer.
Watcher3223 9 months ago
Oh and By The Way, The Early Version Appears On My Tapes:
Pinocchio in Outer Space 1982 VHS
Robert et Robert 1983 VHS
He-man & The Masters Of The Universe Vol. 2 1983 VHS
Gerald McBoing Boing (Magic Window Tape) 1985 VHS
videolover1999isback 1 year ago
Those FBI Screens Appear On My VHS Tapes:
Ghostbusters 1985 VHS
Care Bears 2 1986 VHS With The These Films Screen Frozen)
videolover1999isback 1 year ago
Nice video...IMHO many people are mistaking scratched 35MM theatrical prints for Laser Rot. This is a good demonstration of actual Laser Rot on side 1.
Condorsat10 1 year ago
thanks for this video..now I know what laser disc rot looks like
tom11zz884 1 year ago