"Martyn B Tindall" wrote in message


A mate of mine says his CD player has packed up and blames a faulty
CD-R given to him by a mutual friend.

I imagine that a defective disc could be warped or break apart in use and
damage a player. Did this happen?

The same friend has given me
lots of CDs, and many of these suffer from skipping/jumping/noise. I
suspect it's because our friend uses the cheapest available blanks.

It's probably because of problems with his creation process.

I'm concerned because I've just spent a lot of money on a CA Azur
player and don't want to put it at risk.

Spending a lot of money on a CD player is not a smart thing to do at this
time, and if it makes you paranoid about your friends, then it is really a
bad idea.

Is my mate talking nonsense?

Probably.

Any thoughts?

Paranoa runs deep, particularly when people get obsessive about their
posessions.