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May 18th, 2011, 01:04 PM
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Strike Leader
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battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
i could not wait for the original series to come to dvd and i even purchased two sets so i wouldn't have to worry about ever not having the series to watch at my leisure. it was the huge cylon collectible head and i decided to rewatch the entire thing for the third time. here is the problem:
disc 3 with the living legend episodes[my favorite] will not play and jammed in my machine eventually breaking. My other disc 3 broke in two as well.
the other discs which played fine now have glitches.
dvd is supposed to last for years but these double sided golmonging things are pure daggit poop.
universal charged a huge sum for this series. imho why the use of double sided discs which are gold coated in some cases is beyond me because they don't stand up. Universal also packaged the discs in such a way that getting them out of the hub is an ordeal in itself.
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June 3rd, 2011, 08:52 AM
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Bad Email Address
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Upstate New York
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
Sounds like your DVD player is the problem, not the disks...
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June 3rd, 2011, 09:43 AM
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Strike Leader
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
it is NOT the player since the discs wouldn't play on any of my dvd players. it is the dvds themselves and it is also the reason universal stopped using the discs.
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June 3rd, 2011, 11:31 AM
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Bad Email Address
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Upstate New York
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
Guess I got lucky then; I have the Cylon head pack, and they all work fine for me. In fact, I just watched the whole series again since I am working on a Warrior costume for NYCC this fall.
Actually, on further thought it most likely was you taking the disks out of the packaging, as I agree they are in there too tight. I'm always super gentle with my disks, taking extra care not to bend them as that will eventually distress the plastic to the point of failure.
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June 9th, 2011, 11:04 AM
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Warrior
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Let's Go Brandon
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
I used my set frequently for my schematics and insignia/logo work and never had an issue.
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June 9th, 2011, 09:32 PM
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Great Wise Guru
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
You are lucky. I've got cracks and delamination issues with mine. I'm not a happy camper.
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June 10th, 2011, 08:17 AM
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Battlestar Callisto
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: USA
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
I also have the Cylon head packaging and have never had a problem...
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June 11th, 2011, 11:53 PM
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Warrior
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: The Empyrean
Posts: 238
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
My first set (Cylon Head set) had a couple discs that wouldn't play anymore, and the disc holder cracked, broke, then wouldn't secure the discs anymore.
Mind you . . . I may have worn them out.
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June 20th, 2011, 10:48 AM
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Shuttle Pilot
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 78
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
I bought the set when it first came out. one disc had a cracked hub, so I exchanged it.
the disc with "ice planet zero" had a bad sputter (disc manufacturing) and wouldn't play from the menu, eventually the hub cracked on 2 other discs and I accidentally scratched the side with "war of the gods" so it skips during the triad scenes.
my friend had a perfect set though and was gracious enough to let me make backup copies of the affected discs.
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July 8th, 2011, 11:08 AM
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Shuttle Pilot
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
I had to exchange my set three times, before getting one without faults or cracks.
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September 28th, 2011, 10:51 PM
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Warrior
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somewhere out there
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
I have the Cylon helmet set, and I have yet to have a problem with it.
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September 29th, 2011, 03:11 PM
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Warrior
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Outer London
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
My only problem, is that there's not more episodes.
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October 2nd, 2011, 06:07 PM
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Warrior
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 203
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
LOL!
I have the Cylon head set, and I can't wait to get back home, load up my external hard drive, encode them to movie files so I can watch them on my next mission.
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October 2nd, 2011, 08:49 PM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Salem Oregon
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Re: battlestar galactica dvds-they stink
Make backups and store the originals in a safe place. Its really the only solution if you dont want to replace them at some point.
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