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to: Roy J. Tellason
from: Leonard Erickson
date: 2003-07-06 04:53:00
subject: exploding CDs

-=> Quoting Roy J. Tellason to Tom Walker <=-

 RJT> Tom Walker wrote in a message to Phil Marlowe:
 
 TW> But the Pheonix Rises again. This time it is in the From of "Self
 TW> Destructing" DVD's. They come in a sealed container. When the
 TW> Container is opened the Air starts the decaying chemical action.
 TW> you have some many days to view the DVD before it is no longer
 TW> playable.
 
 TW> All this is about the Cost of Re-Stocking Rental DVD's in Stores.
 TW> By eliminating that cost the The Price of the Rental goes down(Not
 TW> really Likely) or the Profit Goes UP!!!

 RJT> Jeez.

 RJT> I have no DVD hardware on hand here,  and no immediate plans to get
 RJT> any,  but I sure hope that when I do I can stay away from those
 RJT> things.  Sounds like they'd be destructive to the *drive* if they
 RJT> leaked... 

Nothing *to* leak. The action is due to the plastic darkening or the
reflective layer tarnishing to death. Not sure which. Either way, no
liquids involved.

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