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From:
Marco Carbone
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Date:
Tue, 28 Jan 2003 13:09:13 -0500 (EST)
Subject:
Re: [idm] disc rot
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I'm under the impression that disc rot has only occurred on CDs manufactured by PDO in th 80's and early 90's due to a manufacturing error, i.e. it's not something that we generally have to worry about. However, entropy is a whole 'nother issue. -marco
quoted 37 lines K - here you be :> K - here you be : > > Disc rot (from what I gather) is a mfg. defect in CD pressing wherein the > CD becomes "bronzed" at the edges and produces static-like noise when > played. It's apparently cause by aluminum oxidation in the media and can't > be rectified - only replaced. > It's more common in laser discs but has happened in CDs as well. > > jeff > > http://www.brainwashed.com/c93/discog/discrot.html > > http://www.foetus.org/misc/rot.html http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/ > (looks like most "help" infos are about replacement) > > http://foetusized.org/cdrot.html > > http://www.mv.com/ipusers/richbreton/m/files/cd_rot.htm > > http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bpl/cdrot.htm > > > > > > > At 10:19 AM 1/28/2003, thorsten Sideb0ard wrote: > > > >i'd quite like to see replies on list as well. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >
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