The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/nesbis on 2025-03-09 10:08:55.
I was in the mood to watch today Transformer 2, and I happen to have a sealed DVD copy laying around... I opened it, put it on my ps5 and surprise surprise it is unreadable.
After some investigation I learned that dvds have indeed an expiry date and after some years they are just not usable anymore.
I know that I can stream this particular movie in several formats but my question is... what happens to all the extra content that usually comes with DVD movies? Director comments audio, Main cast comments audio, how the movie was made, all the good looking images and prints for the physical part... I have the feeling that all of that is already lost for so many old movies but if I'm mistaken please enlight me.
With that being said... do you know any alternative where I can find this kind of content with the same level of care?
Is there any place I can download a copy of my broken dvds? I'm now on a rip dvd adventure to make sure I can at least watch in the future what I already own...