>> Visually inspect the disc to ensure it isn't dirty or scratched, and if it >> is, >> clean or polish it.
HMMMMMM, I will try this first -- Thanks for the idea >> Ripping is also useful to avoid this issue in the first place - I used >> to rip DVDs before (or while) watching them to ensure I had one good Advise regarding 'ripping' CD and DVD? I have never done this ... OH! I have 2 CD/DVD drives in this computer. On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM DTB <trinity@tebibyte.media> wrote: > > On Sat Jul 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM MDT, Todd Gruhn wrote: > > I have NOT tried to rip a DVD (or CD) yet. > > You should consider doing so. DVDs and especially CDs have a limited > shelf life and we're coming up on the decades where they're all going to > delaminate. LaserDiscs (due to their age) and HD DVDs (due to poor > manufacture quality) are already deteriorating. You have some time to go > - especially for a DVD that's only 13 years old - but you may want to > look into this. > > Eighty minutes into a DVD would be physically located on the disc > probably somewhere around the middle or towards the outer part of the > surface itself (because CD-based optical media are written inside-out, > so mini discs start at the same place as full-sized discs). Visually > inspect the disc to ensure it isn't dirty or scratched, and if it is, > clean or polish it. > > If you get this error on multiple discs, check to make sure there aren't > faults in the hardware you are using to read them. > > Ripping is also useful to avoid this issue in the first place - I used > to rip DVDs before (or while) watching them to ensure I had one good > continuous read and didn't need to overwork my optical drives scrubbing > around the track, then I'd delete the file when done watching or keep it > if I thought I might see it again. This is overkill, though, and only > because where I was raised optical media saw higher failure rates due to > moisture. > > Hope this helps. Please, others, correct me where I am mistaken. > > :3 <3 -3
