quoted 4 lines Apparently a lot of recent CD players can easily handle 80 minute CDs due
> Apparently a lot of recent CD players can easily handle 80 minute CDs due
> to improved tracking on the laser pickup. Older CD players are a bit
> sloppier and can't handle the tighter spacings on longer CDs and start to
> skip and drop out.
Most CD players should be able to handle 80-minute discs, since the read head
doesn't actually go out any farther on an (off-spec) 80-minute disc than it
should on an (on-spec) 74- or 76-minute disc -- they get the "extra" space on
the disc by reducing the intertrack spacing, and that tweak is at play
throughout the entire disc.
Often what's happening when a player has trouble getting to the end of an
unusually long CD is that the transport rails on the player have some dirt or
grime on them that isn't getting pushed aside in the course of normal play
because the transport doesn't usually get that far out on the disc. Giving
the player a good cleaning can often take care of the problem.
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