Can Blu-ray Disc's get scratched?

Question

Well can they? :P

Answer 1

Of course. And grgurmrwhatever has got it right: CDs are less affected by scratches than DVDs and DVDs are less affected than Blu-Ray because of the size of the bits engraved in the disc and the increased difficulty to read them with accuracy.

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

yes they do scratch.  The industry really did us a lack of service by not standardizing cartridge-based discs which would have made them more rugged in a consumer environment.

So be careful, unless you like to buy your movies twice.

Answer 4

Yes...

Answer 5

Yes they can. They do have an anti-scratch coating that makes them less succeptible to minor/typical scratches... but it's of course not invincible. Anything can be scratched.

You really need also be more carefull about not scratching a Blu-Ray disc compared to a DVD.. because a scratch on a Blu-Ray disc can do more irreversable harm then on a DVD.. but again... it's harder to lightly scratch a Blu-Ray. The reason it's more dangerous to get a scratch on a Blu-Ray disc is because the layer of plastic between you and data is alot thinner then on a DVD (or HD-DVD). That is why they have the anti-scratch hardcoating... it NEEDED it or else they'd be to fragile for the general public.