Warner Bros is replacing some DVDs that ‘rot’ and become unwatchable – but there’s a big catch that undermines the value of physical media

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Unless… they rot.

Why isn’t Warner Bros replacing every rotted disc?

The short answer is that it can’t.

Disc rot isn’t new it affected laserdiscs, and CDs, and every other shiny disc format since.

But this particular outbreak is happening very early in the discs' lifespan.