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----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Richter" <[log in to unmask]> > Jerome Hartke wrote: > > > Simple fingerprints should never interfere with playback unless the read > > drive is of very poor quality. The real risk of fingerprints is in the oils > > from the body. Those of each person are distinct, and some can degrade discs > > over an extended period of time. > > I rarely disagree with an expert such as Jerry, but it is necessary to > note that a poorly written disc can be made unreadable by fingerprints, > scratches and smudges which would be handled readily on a well-written one. > > If the problem is on a CD-DA, Exact Audio Copy and a very good reader > may recover (slowly) a disc unreadable in other drives with other readers. > The problem is that CD's (I've never used DVD's) can be rendered unplayable by damage invisible to the human eye! This is also true (but to a lesser extent) of microgroove analog records. OTOH, if I have a 78 which skips or sticks, I can usually identify (and often correct) the problem... Steven C. Barr