>>>> It's got a CD-changer in the front, which is nice. It's slot-loading
>>>> though, so any CDs you put in it are likely to get ruined.
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> O_o
>>>
>>> This logic astounds me!
>> In what way?
> 
> Well, I don't know about Dre, but I've never had a problem with CDs being 
> damaged through a slot-loading CD player in my car (or anywhere, for that 
> matter).

Well, I've yet to have it utterly destroy a disk. But it has a number of 
problems:

- You cannot remove the disk from the drive without getting fingerprints 
on it.

- If the servo won't let go of the disk, or won't accept the disk when 
you try to push it in, you get scratches on the disk.

- I've seen drives where you have to "bend" the disk slightly to get it 
through the door. (Which probably just indicates a cheap drive, but 
still...)

None of these problems occur with slot-load drives.

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On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:49:45 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

> Well, I've yet to have it utterly destroy a disk. But it has a number of
> problems:
> 
> - You cannot remove the disk from the drive without getting fingerprints
> on it.

I manage to get it from the edges myself, but fingerprints aren't a huge 
problem - they wipe off. :-)

> - If the servo won't let go of the disk, or won't accept the disk when
> you try to push it in, you get scratches on the disk.

Sounds like a bad drive to me....

> - I've seen drives where you have to "bend" the disk slightly to get it
> through the door. (Which probably just indicates a cheap drive, but
> still...)

I haven't seen this one myself....

> None of these problems occur with slot-load drives.

Wait, what? ;-)

Jim

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Invisible wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> 
>>   I don't have even a driver's license.
> 
> Fun fact: I passed my driving theory test first time. One of the 
> questions was this:
> 
> 

Quizzical fact: I passed my car driving test first time, in about 10 
minutes, after one driving lesson and driving through a red traffic 
light and parking on the pavement (sidewalk) in a major city.

How?


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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:10:42 -0500, Warp wrote:
> 
>>> Well, I don't know about Dre, but I've never had a problem with CDs
>>> being damaged through a slot-loading CD player in my car (or anywhere,
>>> for that matter).
>>   Yeah, but where will you put your cup then?
> 
> My car came with cup holders - I splurged. ;-)
> 

Mine came with fish and chip holders as standard ;)


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> Quizzical fact: I passed my car driving test first time, in about 10 
> minutes, after one driving lesson and driving through a red traffic 
> light and parking on the pavement (sidewalk) in a major city.
> 
> How?

The instructor had a fatal myocardial infarction?

Heh, my sister did a handbrake turn during her test. She didn't pass.

I reversed over the kerb. Twice. I passed. Don't really understand that...

(I also don't understand why one of the manouvers they get you to 
demonstrate is reversing around a corner. This has to be the MOST STUPID 
THING EVER. You should NEVER, EVER do this in real life! So... WTF?)

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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:49:45 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> 
>> Well, I've yet to have it utterly destroy a disk. But it has a number of
>> problems:
>>
>> - You cannot remove the disk from the drive without getting fingerprints
>> on it.
> 
> I manage to get it from the edges myself, but fingerprints aren't a huge 
> problem - they wipe off. :-)
> 
>> - If the servo won't let go of the disk, or won't accept the disk when
>> you try to push it in, you get scratches on the disk.
> 
> Sounds like a bad drive to me....
> 
>> - I've seen drives where you have to "bend" the disk slightly to get it
>> through the door. (Which probably just indicates a cheap drive, but
>> still...)
> 
> I haven't seen this one myself....
> 
>> None of these problems occur with slot-load drives.
> 
> Wait, what? ;-)

*sigh* Tray-load. Sheesh...

About the only thing that can go wrong with a tray-load drive is if the 
disk isn't sitting in it properly, and it gets mashed when the tray 
tries to shut. USUALLY the servo system notices this and stops trying to 
shut the door. Depending on how cheap the drive is...

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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> Quizzical fact: I passed my car driving test first time, in about 10 
>> minutes, after one driving lesson and driving through a red traffic 
>> light and parking on the pavement (sidewalk) in a major city.
>>
>> How?
> 
> The instructor had a fatal myocardial infarction?
> 



> Heh, my sister did a handbrake turn during her test. She didn't pass.
> 
> I reversed over the kerb. Twice. I passed. Don't really understand that...
> 
> (I also don't understand why one of the manouvers they get you to 
> demonstrate is reversing around a corner. This has to be the MOST STUPID 
> THING EVER. You should NEVER, EVER do this in real life! So... WTF?)
> 
After my time, that one.	

But it is not uncommon to reverse around a corner. It is an acceptable 
way to reverse direction, reverse into a side street then turn right.

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On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:37:40 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> How?

Your examiner was blind? ;-)

Jim

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On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:49:21 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

>>> None of these problems occur with slot-load drives.
>> 
>> Wait, what? ;-)
> 
> *sigh* Tray-load. Sheesh...

Well,that's what I thought you meant, but it was funny to see you saying 
slot load drives were so problematic, but none of those problems existed 
with a slot load drive. ;-)

> About the only thing that can go wrong with a tray-load drive is if the
> disk isn't sitting in it properly, and it gets mashed when the tray
> tries to shut. USUALLY the servo system notices this and stops trying to
> shut the door. Depending on how cheap the drive is...

I don't think I've ever seen a tray-load player in a car.  Magazine load, 
yes (for a changer), but never a tray-load.

Jim

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On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:39:57 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:10:42 -0500, Warp wrote:
>> 
>>>> Well, I don't know about Dre, but I've never had a problem with CDs
>>>> being damaged through a slot-loading CD player in my car (or
>>>> anywhere, for that matter).
>>>   Yeah, but where will you put your cup then?
>> 
>> My car came with cup holders - I splurged. ;-)
>> 
>> 
> Mine came with fish and chip holders as standard ;)

Cool.  I wish we had a good place for fish & chips here.

Jim

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