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post #1 of 5
8/25/11 at 4:16am
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Someone told me who is a computer engineer that when you play dvd movies which are copies it can screw up the OD pretty bad.Is this true or not? Thanks Marv
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post #2 of 5
8/25/11 at 6:41am
It's a good rule of thumb NOT to pirate stuff, so I can see from where the idea for this comes, but I've never heard of burnt discs screwing up an optical drive. Dirty or warped discs could scratch the lens and screw up the drive, but there isn't anything inherently wrong with using burnt discs.

In before "OSMOSIS!"
PhilBoogie
That's Google alright. For a stupid company they sure do dumb things.
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PhilBoogie
That's Google alright. For a stupid company they sure do dumb things.
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post #3 of 5
8/26/11 at 5:49am
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post

It's a good rule of thumb NOT to pirate stuff, so I can see from where the idea for this comes, but I've never heard of burnt discs screwing up an optical drive. Dirty or warped discs could scratch the lens and screw up the drive, but there isn't anything inherently wrong with using burnt discs.

In before "OSMOSIS!"

Sorry I mean buying copies from a dealer not burning them myself.
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post #4 of 5
8/26/11 at 7:16am
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Sorry I mean buying copies from a dealer not burning them myself.

Oh, I know. Still, what I said applies. If any disc isn't clean, flat, and unscratched, it runs the risk of damaging the laser in the ODD. I've never had it happen to any of the optical drives I've ever owned, but it can happen. Just check the discs for dirt, scratches, and warping before using them and it should be fine.

The content on the discs themselves can't damage the drive, but the physical discs themselves can.
PhilBoogie
That's Google alright. For a stupid company they sure do dumb things.
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post #5 of 5
8/27/11 at 4:43am
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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil View Post

Oh, I know. Still, what I said applies. If any disc isn't clean, flat, and unscratched, it runs the risk of damaging the laser in the ODD. I've never had it happen to any of the optical drives I've ever owned, but it can happen. Just check the discs for dirt, scratches, and warping before using them and it should be fine.

The content on the discs themselves can't damage the drive, but the physical discs themselves can.

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