I have CD's which i bought in the mid to late eighties when they first arrived and they dont jump or stick.

 

Yet every new cd I buy seems to skip after a few months. If it's a money saving thing on the coating fine, but we are now 20 years later. Surely there are scratchproof coatings out there now :headvswal

I have CD's which i bought in the mid to late eighties when they first arrived and they dont jump or stick.

 

Yet every new cd I buy seems to skip after a few months. If it's a money saving thing on the coating fine, but we are now 20 years later. Surely there are scratchproof coatings out there now :headvswal

 

 

Maybe you looked after your old CDs better.

 

How old is your cd player as there are 80 and 90 min cds which not every CD player plays well.

 

I have personally have never had any trouble with bought CDs

I sometimes have trouble on older CD players with CD's that have CopyControl on them.

I also find older CD players aren't as good at playing CD-R's and CD-RW's.

I sometimes have trouble on older CD players with CD's that have CopyControl on them.

I also find older CD players aren't as good at playing CD-R's and CD-RW's.

 

Most old players will not read writables or re-writeables.

 

You may find some that do though. How ever you must select Disc At Once option when burning it, not track at once.

what are CD's? are they like tapes?

what are CD's? are they like tapes?

 

 

LMAO.... you on form today Mike lol ;)

i remember tomorrows world saying you could skate on them, drill holes in them, cook them in the oven & they would still play!! yeah right!! :D

mate they WANT them to get scratched.... if they lasted forver they ould loose on repeat sales.

maybe your CD player aint working fully ?

what are CD's? are they like tapes?

 

Apperently you can play them on your Wireless Mike!

Apperently you can play them on your Wireless Mike!

 

 

Would that be the one next to the gramaphone :tongue: :tongue:

And how many data CDs end up corrupted/unreadable after a couple of uses! :mad: They're sh1te really.

And how many data CDs end up corrupted/unreadable after a couple of uses! :mad: They're sh1te really.

 

 

Thats because you buy cheap crap cds.

 

 

I have TDK cds which cost £1 each years ago when CD writers first came out. They have had years of abuse and I dont think they have ever been put back in the box, and they are still working.

 

I bought a pack of 100 cds a few weeks ago and half of them wont write correctly.

Best thing to do Mick is MP3 them as soon as you get them. Then burn a copy and leave the original in store and use the copy. Its what I do bud. Or you could just start with the MP3 and save money. Not that I would ever condone pirate copies of course. :smash: But it dosen't hurt to use a copy if you have the original CD.

maybe your needle needs changing :tongue:

Best thing to do Mick is MP3 them as soon as you get them. Then burn a copy and leave the original in store and use the copy. Its what I do bud. Or you could just start with the MP3 and save money. Not that I would ever condone pirate copies of course. :smash: But it dosen't hurt to use a copy if you have the original CD.

 

 

Why MP3 them and then put it on a CD Why not put it straight on to a CD so you dont lose audio quality.

Best thing to do Mick is MP3 them as soon as you get them. Then burn a copy and leave the original in store and use the copy. Its what I do bud. Or you could just start with the MP3 and save money. Not that I would ever condone pirate copies of course. :smash: But it dosen't hurt to use a copy if you have the original CD.

 

Good point ,I have a philips cd recorder which I use now and again but i'm afraid i'm not into the mp3's and downloading stuff just yet .Guess i'm old fashioned and love to browse in a shop ,take a cd home, play it in the car or whatever and store it.