|
|
Posted by lugnut on 09/02/05 16:00
On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:55:22 -0600, Black Locust <bl2112@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>> The reason I don't like renting DVDs is the playback problems...
>> scratches, skipping, distorted picture... a DVD rental ends up having a
>> worse picture than a VHS rental.
>
>After renting thousands of DVDs over the last 6 years, I can safely say
>all of the above is FALSE information. You sir, need to either learn how
>to properly clean a rental DVD(a relatively simple task) or get a better
>player.
>
That works most of the time - but I've rented I don't know how many
discs from one of the locally-owned independents that were mauled and
scratched beyond recognition, even "new releases" that were less than
a week old.
Needless to say, I finally just stopped renting there, but I've still
seen plenty of big stores (Movie Gallery, namely) renting out
scratched-up discs. I figure they either need to invest in one of
those "resurfacing" machines or tell their employees to actually check
the disc's play side instead of just opening it up to see if there's
something in the case.
-lugnut
Navigation:
[Reply to this message]
|