Leaving CDs in car CD player?

[.:.impossible]

it's my understanding that, all things being equal, scratches on the label side of the cd are more apt to cause problems than scratches on the "shiny" side. that's because the data layer is protected by a thick layer of polycarbonate on the shiny side and a protective lacquer layer on the other side:

scratches following the circular reading pattern on the cd are more likely to cause a problem than scratches that are perpendicular to the reading pattern. actually, the scratch itself is not usually the problem, but rather the dirt that collects in the nooks of the scratched area. the dirt is what the laser can't read through. one way to solve this is to wash the cd.

So, when your wife, kid, houseguest, takes a disc out of the player and sets it BESIDE its case, should she/he set it label side up or label side down?

[Guest ariceffron]

you need to store it in the air by making i t magically hover. but seriously i just got a r/f modualer so i can play cds in my car (i just have am/fm) so yeah im pretty stoked. i listened to the abbey road outtakes and lennie at birdland in 49 today in the CAR!

[STAX]

I left a cd on the back seat on a hot 95+ day and it warped and was unplayable. The cd was shaded but the car was locked with the windows closed and in the sun and the inside temperature was 150+.