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Posted by JC Dill on 01/07/07 17:24
On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:48:52 -0600, Bertha <bertha@yetta.net> wrote:
>On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:01:56 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
><speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> defied the laws of time and space to say:
>
>> The disks are made of polycarbonate and are unlikely to break. The
>> jewel cases are made of "crystal" polystyrene and are very easy to
>> break. Izod impact strength of PC is about 4:1 better then GPPS,
>> technically speaking. I get expensive DVDs mailed in simple cardboard
>> mailers (no case, just a paper sleeve) often, and none has arrived
>> broken. Stacking two or more disks without jewel cases increases the
>> odds even further.
>
>True--Netflix just sends disks in a paper sleeve and so far none has ever
>arrived damaged. At a guess I'd think they're safer that way than they
>would be in a jewel case, as there's nothing else in the sleeve to scratch
>them.
We had one arrive cracked.
I think they probably save enough on the postage costs that replacing
a damaged CD every now and then is a less expensive option. Also,
they probably replace damaged CDs by making a copy from their own
stock (fair use to replace the damaged original as long as they don't
ever use more copies than they paid/licensed).
jc
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"The nice thing about a mare is you get to ride a lot
of different horses without having to own that many."
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