Do your CD's & DVD's melt/warp when shiped to OZ?
Jul 17th 2004, 3:31 pm
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Do your CD's & DVD's melt/warp when shipped to OZ?
Hi all,
I was wondering wether my large DVD collection will get warped/ruined by the extreme heat of crossing the equator on its route to Australia.
Is there anything the shippers can do to protect them from the heat?.
Thanks in advance.
65KK
I was wondering wether my large DVD collection will get warped/ruined by the extreme heat of crossing the equator on its route to Australia.
Is there anything the shippers can do to protect them from the heat?.
Thanks in advance.
65KK
Jul 17th 2004, 3:36 pm
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this is a wind up right ???????
Jul 17th 2004, 3:45 pm
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No straight up!..., DVD's and CD's can warp if exposed to high temperatures. Anyone shipped dvd's over? Are they OK?
Jul 17th 2004, 3:55 pm
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we shipped loads of cd's and dvd's over without a problem. (and without any extra protection !)
Dont know what you've heard about the equator but as far as I'm aware it needs to be a lot hotter than that before they warp.
Dont know what you've heard about the equator but as far as I'm aware it needs to be a lot hotter than that before they warp.
Jul 17th 2004, 5:09 pm
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Re-writable CDs are susceptible to having data corrupted by high temperatures as they work on the principle of a laser heating dye on the disc to change its colour. This is how they are re-writable, when you wipe the disc clean the laser of the writer alters the colour of the dye back to neurtral. If the re-writable CD gets too hot it can rewrite the disc.
Better to use Recordable discs instead.
Better to use Recordable discs instead.
Jul 17th 2004, 5:29 pm
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Re: Do your CD's & DVD's melt/warp when shipped to OZ?
Originally posted by 65 million
Hi all,
I was wondering wether my large DVD collection will get warped/ruined by the extreme heat of crossing the equator on its route to Australia.
Is there anything the shippers can do to protect them from the heat?.
Thanks in advance.
65KK
Hi all,
I was wondering wether my large DVD collection will get warped/ruined by the extreme heat of crossing the equator on its route to Australia.
Is there anything the shippers can do to protect them from the heat?.
Thanks in advance.
65KK
Bummer.
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Jul 17th 2004, 7:33 pm
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What about when flying over the equator?
Jul 17th 2004, 7:43 pm
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Originally posted by steandleigh
What about when flying over the equator?
What about when flying over the equator?
Jul 17th 2004, 7:48 pm
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Yehaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
Wheres Bix da Boss tonite? 
Wheres Bix da Boss tonite?
Jul 17th 2004, 8:11 pm
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Originally posted by steandleigh
Yehaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
Wheres Bix da Boss tonite?
Yehaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
Wheres Bix da Boss tonite?
Jul 17th 2004, 8:12 pm
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Originally posted by Bix
I just picked her up from work a while ago so got her doing some ironing to help her unwind
I just picked her up from work a while ago so got her doing some ironing to help her unwind
It's moments like these that make me love expats so.........
Jul 17th 2004, 8:25 pm
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Originally posted by steandleigh
It's moments like these that make me love expats so.........
It's moments like these that make me love expats so.........
Jul 17th 2004, 8:27 pm
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Originally posted by Bix
No, it's okay really. I didn't press her into it. She deserves to let off steam after a hard day tending the general public.
No, it's okay really. I didn't press her into it. She deserves to let off steam after a hard day tending the general public.
B'dump,dump!!!! ( and a clap of the hands! ).
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Jul 17th 2004, 8:31 pm
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Originally posted by steandleigh
B'dump,dump!!!! ( and a clap of the hands! ).
Did Bob monkhouse really leave his joke books to you?!
B'dump,dump!!!! ( and a clap of the hands! ).
Did Bob monkhouse really leave his joke books to you?!
Jul 17th 2004, 10:55 pm
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We were told by our shippers the reason they didn't use bubble-wrap as their packaging material was because of the temperatures reached in the containers whilst crossing the equator.
We didn't have any problems with any of our goods shipped (inc CDs)
We didn't have any problems with any of our goods shipped (inc CDs)