Will a scratch cause the CD or DVD not to work?

I have a four year old son. He is always getting into my CDs and DVDs. They have a few scratches on them. Will this be okay? How much can a CD take?

This question was answered on April 18, 2003. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

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It all depends on the intensity of the scratch CDs and DVDs have a protective layer so they can take some scratches but not ones that are too deep You may run into some problems with a scratched CD though It might not work, An erroe might occur because it can't be read, and DVD movies could be distorted in certain parts of the movie.

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Posted by olivia of Katharine Gibbs School - New York on April 18, 2003

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