I Hate CD's

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 8:44pm

Why is it that I buy a cd and after only a couple of listens, it is scratched up so bad I can't listen to it again? And the big question is, how did it get so scratched up? I mean, I even have cd's that I listened to once . . . put in my cd booklet . . . and pulled it out again months later and it skips like crazy. What the?!?!?

Updated On: 4/30/06 at 08:44 PM

[xM3L24x]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 8:47pm

That never happens to me.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 8:48pm

Who uses CDs nowadays? God, you're old.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 8:48pm

Look youngin', don't make me beat you with my cane.

[Marlene]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 8:51pm

I'm really anal retentive so my CDs are perfect except for the ones certain friends go through... the joys of sending mp3's as an attachment...

I like CDs...they are preeetty, well some of them are.

[duroc]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:04pm

I know sometimes those CD booklets can scratch your CDs, but never to the point where it would be unreadable. It is possible that the CD player itself is scratching them. Sometimes the laser can decend too low and scratch the surface.

Try keeping the next CD you buy in its case and see if it still gets scratched. It's better to keep a CD in its case anyways, though less convenient. You should also consider ripping your CDs to your computer, so there's no need to mechanics involved. Updated On: 4/30/06 at 09:04 PM

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:05pm

I really do think it is my car cd player. It has melted 2 cd's in the past. Grrrrr...

[Atrias]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:06pm

There shouldn't be an apostrophe in the title....but I hate CDs as well. When I was younger, I ruined all of my cast albums by scratching them up and now I have no money to buy replacements.

[duroc]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:06pm

yeah, that can happen if you leave the CD in the player on a hot day. cars get really hot inside.

[Katt]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:12pm

I don't know what you do to your CDs, but there are a few CDs that I've had over 10 years and never skip at all. The only CDs that I ever have problems with are ones that I buy used. :)

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:20pm

Keeping them in a hot car could mess them up.

My dad stays back in the time. He refuses to listen to anything except tapes. If anyone gets a CD he likes (which many of the new ones he doesn't), he will transfer the music from the CD onto a tape.


Sad, I know...

Updated On: 4/30/06 at 09:20 PM

[duroc]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:25pm

SweetQ, that's not too bad. I still listen to LPs; though, it's mostly because of their superior sound, and the fact that my favorite genre of music is classic rock.

[Kringas]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:31pm

It's probably your car's cd player.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:32pm

Yeah. The cd player is ancient, but so is my car.

[Kringas]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:40pm

I had the same problem with my car's cd player, so I now I only play cds I've burned on it.

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:42pm

Yeah, I have the same feeling.

I'm counting down the days until I get a MP3 player.

[Marlene]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:42pm

Oh when they tell you not to touch the CD lens in portable CD players they mean it...hrrrrm...I was stubborn enough to experiment with two...at least my mother got a best buy warranty the 2nd time around.

[Kringas]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:44pm

I'm counting down the days until I get a MP3 player.

I have the iTrip for my iPod, but I can't get it to work properly. It can't find an empty frequency in my area to send it through.

[duroc]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:49pm

Though I'm not sure how you actually transfer the songs, I know some car receivers play back MP3s.

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:50pm

I haven't decided what type I'm going to get, but probably not an iPod.

I didn't really think about the car thing, but I won't have to deal with having my own for quite some time.

[respeck]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:51pm

Like Atrias said, it's CDs. Many CDs. Not possessive, or even some kind of compound.

I think I'll start an I Hate Random Apostrophes thread.

[BrunetteBombshell]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:53pm

My CDs never get messed up that fast. As soon as I get a CD I protect it with all my power.

[respeck]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:54pm

But my guess it's the CD booklet. I had one that would take chunks out, not scratched, CHUNKS!

Just keep them in the jewel cases.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:54pm

BOOOOOOOOO!

[respeck]

Posted: 4/30/06 at 9:55pm

Boo hoo hoo. Sorry, I was just poking fun. No harm ment.