Hi all,

Just joined the group - so I haven't really spent enough netiquette time
browsing - but I have a problem that is p***ng me off a bit - I was
hoping somebody could help. I hope you don't mind the quick post.


I have just bought Moby's new album 'Hotel'. I play all my CDs on my PC
(about 2 years old) but this CD is awful, it pops, crackles and
sometimes the sound justs cuts out for a second.

The CD is Copy Controlled (has the sticker on the front) - but surely I
should be able to play this in my PC. I've tried both my DVD ROM and my
CD-ROM and it is the same on both.

I have tried playing it with both Windows Media Player and
Quintiscential Player but again the same issue. I have had a bit of a
google it appears that it may be to do with the copy protection - but I
wasnb't able to find anything that helps solve my problem.

Is there anything I can do about this - another software player maybe?
All I want to do is to listen to music that I have paid for!

Many thanks for any info, links or advice.

Kind regards
Steve

Take it back where you bought it, explain it's faulty, and get your money
back.

There's a standard for CDs, which your PC CD player comples with. If the CD
won't play on your PC, it's not a CD.

Tim



"Steve Reeves" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

Just joined the group - so I haven't really spent enough netiquette time
browsing - but I have a problem that is p***ng me off a bit - I was
hoping somebody could help. I hope you don't mind the quick post.


I have just bought Moby's new album 'Hotel'. I play all my CDs on my PC
(about 2 years old) but this CD is awful, it pops, crackles and
sometimes the sound justs cuts out for a second.

The CD is Copy Controlled (has the sticker on the front) - but surely I
should be able to play this in my PC. I've tried both my DVD ROM and my
CD-ROM and it is the same on both.

I have tried playing it with both Windows Media Player and
Quintiscential Player but again the same issue. I have had a bit of a
google it appears that it may be to do with the copy protection - but I
wasnb't able to find anything that helps solve my problem.

Is there anything I can do about this - another software player maybe?
All I want to do is to listen to music that I have paid for!

Many thanks for any info, links or advice.

Kind regards
Steve

Thanks for the reply Tim, I tend to agree with your thoughts.

The question is, do I ask for a replacement or just get the cash back?
It could, I guess, just be a faulty CD!

Thanks
Steve

Tim Martin wrote:
Take it back where you bought it, explain it's faulty, and get your money
back.

There's a standard for CDs, which your PC CD player comples with. If the CD
won't play on your PC, it's not a CD.

Get the cash back. If enough people do that, stores wil stop stocking
copy-protected CDs, so record companies will stop making them .. and the
problem goes away.

You can always buy another copy of the CD once you've got the cash; but
getting the cash back means it's recorded as a cash refund rather than as a
replacement ... so from the store's point of view, they've lost the profit
on the sale.

Of course if you have an ordinary CD player, you could instead play the CD,
record it on your PC, and make a CD copy for use on your PC.

Tim



"Steve Reeves" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the reply Tim, I tend to agree with your thoughts.

The question is, do I ask for a replacement or just get the cash back?
It could, I guess, just be a faulty CD!

Thanks
Steve

Tim Martin wrote:
Take it back where you bought it, explain it's faulty, and get your
money
back.

There's a standard for CDs, which your PC CD player comples with. If
the CD
won't play on your PC, it's not a CD.

"Steve Reeves" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the reply Tim, I tend to agree with your thoughts.

The question is, do I ask for a replacement or just get the cash back? It
could, I guess, just be a faulty CD!

Thanks
Steve

Tim Martin wrote:
Take it back where you bought it, explain it's faulty, and get your money
back.

There's a standard for CDs, which your PC CD player comples with. If the
CD
won't play on your PC, it's not a CD.

Quite right, but it doesn't stop record companies foistng these crappy copy
protection systems on us. You will probably find that the CD jewel case
doesn't have the CD logo anyway.

You should be able to rip the audio tracks from the CD on your PC (using
Roxio / Nero / whatever) and then burn to CDR. That one will play on your PC
and your CD player. Whether you want to then return the disc as faulty and
get a refund is up to you and your conscience.

Roy.

On Sun, 01 May 2005 11:17:53 +0100, Steve Reeves
wrote:

Thanks for the reply Tim, I tend to agree with your thoughts.

The question is, do I ask for a replacement or just get the cash back?
It could, I guess, just be a faulty CD!

Thanks
Steve


Some record companies have now abandoned copy protection entirely. Others
make unprotected versions of their CD's for people that complain loudly
enough. I'd find some software that will rip just the first audio session
and then take the CD back in protest.

Cheers.

James.