It’s important to note that the methods outlined below will not work with Blu-rays. Those discs use a harder coating that’s more difficult to scratch and damage, which is good, but the downside to ...

Thanks to innovations from Japanese electronics company TDK, modern optical discs are surprisingly scratch resistant and ...

August 15, 2016 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you have a CD or DVD that won’t play because it’s covered in dust and scratches, a little forehead grease ...

Peripheral's specialist Pinpoint Consumer Electronics has launched two new advanced disc repair systems that promise to repair scratched discs in under a minute, setting the new world standard in ...

Clean the disc: cotton, alcohol, and… toothpaste? Start by cleaning the disc with a soft cotton cloth dampened in alcohol or a window-cleaning solution. Be sure to wipe the disc gently from the center ...

If you're trying to watch a DVD with lots of light scratches you can usually skip the skips by taking the DVD out of the player with peanut butter. Culinary weblog Chow shares this tip as part of ...

It happened the other night — I reached for a beloved DVD and was happily watching while snuggling with a blanket when it hit a bit of a blip. I tried just about everything from fast-forwarding to ...

If the scratches are encircling the disc then that's all the clear evidence you need that it wasn't normal use or wear and tear that caused the problem. Your DVD laser assembly is probably coming ...