15 Mar
2005
15 Mar
'05
10:20 p.m.
Ben wrote:
But not writing near the edge will help with finger
prints.
Fingerprints have relatively little effect on CDs or DVDs, because the
laser is tightly focused on the reflective layer, not the surface.
Naturally it is still best to avoid getting figerprints on the disc
as much as possible. I try to handle them only by the hub and outer
rim.
Note that for CDs (but not DVDs), dmage to the top (label-side) surface
of the disk is *MUCH* more likely to cause problems than damage to
the bottom, because the actual data surface is only under a thin layer
of lacquer and silkscreening.
Eric