in iTunes, CDs start to smell like burning plastic

[global_dev]

using Pioneer DVDRW A107

 

At first, I was playing, not importing, CD tracks in latest iTunes and I noticed an odd burning smell coming from the computer. Actually coming directly from the optical unit listed above. Same thing happened when i imported a different CD into iTunes.

 

took out the disk and it smelled for about 10 seconds of burning plastic, then dissipated. no lingering smell in the optical drive.

 

I thought maybe it was the quality of CD, but I never noticed this before in XP MCE (same drive).

 

Anyone have a possible explanation. I thought maybe the controller in the optical unit was not properly working. Good enough to read CDs and DVDs.

 

This hadn't happened prior when watching DVDs via DVD player ( I didn't attempt this DVD play again though to see if it actually did smell like burning) maybe it was the read speed difference?

[McSkywalker]

Was that a CD-R? Because the new ones smell bad sometimes. Especially when they're stacked together.

[global_dev]

It was a pressed CD, bought from a music shop. I want to say it was a 100% legit pressed CD. Who pressed it I don't know since it is a non US based music label, but the operation was at least good enough to be considered not a mom&pop home job.

 

Like I said though this was like burning plastic, not new car smell.

 

strange, I don't care much what happens to the drive, but I'd like to keep it from mangling my media.