Of course, this was a bit of a trick, since the CD would still audibly skip, but these discs were marketed as being tough and ...

A deep scratch on the label side can mean you've physically lost parts of the data layer (depending on how deep). As C0rinthian mentioned, there's not much protecting the data layer; A CD is 1.2mm ...

December 5, 2005 - Scratch-Less Disc Industries, creator of the innovative new optical disc designed to eliminate scratching and scuffing, announces the nationwide availability of its Scratch-Less ...

If you've ever owned a CD or DVD, you've certainly had to deal with scratched up, unreadable media. Hardware Secrets has a simple solution: a scratched CD can be recovered by polishing its plastic ...

This article was taken from the February 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands ...

Everyone, and I do mean everyone that has owned a CD has come to the sad realization that one of their favorite or most important disks has somehow gotten scratched enough to hinder playback. So what ...

Hi all<BR><BR>I am going through the tedious but rewarding process of putting my entire CD collection into mp3 format. I have run into quite a hitch though that I don't recall happening in the past, ...

Please get this out quickly: Japanese researchers have created a incredibly scratch-resistant transparent polymer coating for LCD screens and CDs and DVDs that can stand up to pretty much anything you ...

Start-up DataPlay, which hoped its secure media format would replace the compact disc, has shut down and is looking for a buyer. Todd Oseth, the Boulder, Colo.-based company's senior vice president of ...