Rush - Blu Ray disc rot.

[NancyJohnson]

Anyone got a copy of this on Blu-ray?  Does it still work?

 

Recent thread on a Rush related Facebook page about how this disc has just stopped working for many owners.

 

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

Ooh. Yes I do have it. Haven’t watched it for a while. I will report back.

[NancyJohnson]

7 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Ooh. Yes I do have it. Haven’t watched it for a while. I will report back.

 

Mine stopped working years ago...unrecognised by two Sony Blu-ray players and a couple external BD drives.  I was royally pissed; the only BR or DVD that just stopped working.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

I have it somewhere. Can’t remember if it’s blu ray or not . Could it be a regional issue ??

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

1 hour ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

Mine stopped working years ago...unrecognised by two Sony Blu-ray players and a couple external BD drives.  I was royally pissed; the only BR or DVD that just stopped working.

Yeah, mine's a feckin' coaster as well.

When I loaded it first time, the player (OPPO 4K) just thought about it and then said 'no disc'.

I loaded another blu-ray which I know to be fine and it played fine.

I then reloaded BTLS and it did boot the disc, but was stuck in a one minute clip of Limelight/photo/video montage which recycled endlessly.

What FB page is the thread on and is anyone doing anything about it?

I know someone in the industry who has a bit of leverage with these things, but it's an old title.

Not sure whether that makes any difference. I'll message him.

[NancyJohnson]

It's this group:

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CVDaGASB9/

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

150 comments and most of them irrelevant to the main issue 🙄

Feel a bit sorry for the OP re the 'It's a blu ray not a DVD' crap.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

Ironically, I've just received the mailer from Rush Backstage for the Grace Under Pressure Super Deluxe set coming out in March.

[Mykesbass]

When something similar happened to one of the big CD manufacturers (PDO - Phillips Dupont Optical) they honoured every one that got sent back for many years. If this is a known problem perhaps the Blu-ray manufacturer will do the same.

[NancyJohnson]

1 hour ago, Mykesbass said:

When something similar happened to one of the big CD manufacturers (PDO - Phillips Dupont Optical) they honoured every one that got sent back for many years. If this is a known problem perhaps the Blu-ray manufacturer will do the same.

 

The disc is years old and out of print, so I doubt the maker will honour anything.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

I’ve e-mailed Banger Films.

 

[email protected]

[Mykesbass]

32 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

 

The disc is years old and out of print, so I doubt the maker will honour anything.

Seriously, so were some of the CDs, including some fairly niche compilations that were out of licence.