On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:29:51 +0100, (Jon B)
wrote:

>Mark > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:20:59 +0100, (Jon B)
>> wrote:
>>
>> >AD > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Apr 19, 10:53 am, Mark >
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:35:22 -0700, Steve Daniels >
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > >On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:02:50 +0100, against all advice, something
>> >> > >compelled Mark >, to say:
>> >> >
>> >> > >> On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:56:35 -0700, Steve Daniels
>> >> > >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > >> >On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:09:59 +0100, against all advice,
>> >> > >> >something compelled Mark
>> >> > >> >, to say:
>> >> >
>> >> > >> >> My Audi A6 is quite old now and the CD player is playing
>> >> > >> >> up more and more. We often get ERR1 and ERR3 displayed on
>> >> > >> >> the player in the car and one or all CDs will not play.
>> >> >
>> >> > >> >It's probably dirty. Get a drive cleaner (CD with a little
>> >> > >> >brush on it) and run that through. It worked on my TT.
>> >> >
>> >> > >> That is a possibility. However the problem affects only some of
>> >> > >> the CD's in the cartridge (slots1-3) so I had assumed it was not
>> >> > >> a lazer problem.
>> >> >
>> >> > >Your stated difficulty is exactly what I experienced. I'm fixed now.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks. I'll give it a go.
>> >> >
>> >> > >Oh, and the Interweb notes that home burned CDs sometimes don't
>> >> > >work in the system. You might look into that.
>> >> >
>> >> > They are all commerical CDs.
>> >> > --
>> >> Why would you want to subject the originals to the rigors of car use
>> >> is totally beyond me.
>> >> Dup them to a CD-Rs, once CD-Rs go sour from in car use ditch them and
>> >> make another copy.
>> >> Lather rinse repeat.
>> >
>> >Indeed, not just for scratch risk but theft cost of replacing them too
>> >[1]. I now replace any original stereo use one that'll play off an 8GB
>> >USB stick. Several hundred tracks, no scratching, and if they nick my
>> >USB stick I've lost £10.
>> >
>> >It also keeps me a lot more legal as it also connects to my phone via BT
>> >for handsfree calling too.
>>
>> In the UK it is illegal to rip CDs and copy to a USB stick, MP3 player
>> or make a CDR copy.
>
>Likewise most of the world, but I doubt the record companies are going
>to come chasing down for that just yet...

I'm sure they would if they could.

I understand some countries have "fair use" exceptions which allow
people to make backup copies.
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