OK, my very last post in this thread and then I'm done.
You might want to take a look at the title and OP of this thread again. It's as it was originally and has not been edited. No excuses.
Yes, I am fully aware that this thread started out with, basically "how do I preserve my optical drive while playing CD-Rs?".
Back on page 1 there was a comment along the lines of "if you own the originals why the hell aren't you playing them". Reading through the comments following that post, I was stuck on the idea that the OP might've thought playing his originals was wearing them out.
Combine that with this comment on page 2:
Oh, and before it's asked... driving your car will wear out your tires faster than not driving it.
And at this point in the thread I'm reading this as a comparison between CDs and tires, not optical drives and tires (I already explained this in my last post).
So I replied saying it was a weak comparison (true statement based on how I read it, even if it was a misfire).
The next response to me:
Yes. But you would be able to tell the difference in the cd player.
Which was the topic, was it not?
He meant a CD player that had played a disc for 10 years straight would show a difference, not that a CD player would be able to tell that the CD had been played for 10 years straight, which prompted my next response that I've been mocked for. Again, I misread this one, and that's painfully obvious now.
There was no need for name-calling, I was 100% cordial up to that point and did not give attitude to anyone. Let me show you again my last post where I was allegedly giving attitude:
Which component of an optical drive wears out a CD, and how so? Honest question. CD's don't wear out by being played like a tape or record does.
So again...Yes, I misread a few comments here. Yes, I inadvertently derailed this thread. Yes, I'm sorry to the OP for jacking and derailing this thread. Can we please move on?
