Scratched used CD

[alwayslogo]

Is playing scratched CDs bad for the player ?

 

[rrunner]

No, since there is no physical contact with the lens. It will just skip if it can't read properly.

 

[venkatcr]

Certainly bad for your ears!

 

[Chulbulee]

Never heard scratching sounds, only annoyed not hearing anything

 

[vishal_k]

Not bad for the player but definitely bad for the mood. It really irritates me when it skip-skip-reach end of the track.

 

[spirovious]

Its not bad for player as long as it skips and plays. But if that CD is taking more time to read, it can reduce lens life to some extend. I am saying this as l have seen a lens of open DVD player making more efforts(moving, focusing ) to read a bad CD.

 

[insane79]

Its not bad for player as long as it skips and plays. But if that CD is taking more time to read, it can reduce lens life to some extend. I am saying this as l have seen a lens of open DVD player making more efforts(moving, focusing ) to read a bad CD.

+1
Correct..

 

[shekarwrites]

Will be bad for your ears & your listening experience ! Meanwhile if you're playing it on a computer, the system may freeze

 

[IndianEars]

Is playing scratched CDs bad for the player ?

No Harm as everyone above has mentioned.

Try polishing the CD with your finger, some toothpaste and a drop of water. It often removes shallow scratches

 

[rrunner]

Anyone tried polishing cd's with cerium oxide powder, technically it should provide better results for those rare and heavily scratched cd's. Car headlight scratch remover compounds should also provide good results but skill and patience required for these.

Watch glass scratch repair folks can also do it if you are able to locate them.