OK, so what is laser rot?
From Timm Doolen Although it is referred to as “laser rot,” it has nothing to do with your laser and it doesn’t really rot, at least not in the traditional sense where there is visible evidence. I suppose the word “rot” came from the fact that if you watch a rotting movie a lot, say once a week or month, the picture will get worse with each viewing, with more speckles and skips. One could say the picture quality was rotting away over time. Be warned that you probably won’t see laser rot the first time you play a disc that eventually rots. You may not even see it the tenth time you play the disc. It could be months or years before the rotting process starts, and once it does, it can rot in a matter of weeks or many months. If laser rot is a real concern to you, it is a good idea to view parts of your discs at least once a year. But again, this is really a topic that is overblown, and your chances of finding a laser rotted disc is pretty small, with the exception of a few documented titl
