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My experience is that bit-rot with CDs is excessively rare. Scratches and scuffs are rare "with good care". Even then, deep scratches are the real issue. Minor
by timw4mail 7y ago
My experience is that bit-rot with CDs is excessively rare.
Scratches and scuffs are rare "with good care". Even then, deep scratches are the real issue. Minor scratches are often irrelevant with the error correction.
So how does one need to wonder if the CD will even play?
- PretzelFisch 7y agoI've had issues playing CDs on older players. I think newer models have better error correction.
- timw4mail 7y agoPlayback lasers can also weaken over time. Not so much a property of the CD as the playback device.