Buff it up! The only CD skip repairer on the market.
Written: Nov 28 '00 (Updated Nov 28 '00)
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Product Rating:
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Pros: Effective ... first of its kind.
Cons: Loud, takes a lot of time, expensive replacements.
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| ericgreene's Full Review: Digital Innovations Game Doctor Disc Adapter |
We all have that one CD … you know, the rare one that you never took good care of until it was already too late? How about that Playstation CD you would do anything to get to work like new? Now there is a device on the market that will REPAIR OLD “CRAPPED-UP” CDs! Can you believe it? I didn’t at first, but now I’m a believer, and you will be one too.
What does the skip/game/movie doctor do … and do I need one for each type of multimedia?
First off, you only need one “Doctor”. They may have different names, but don’t be fooled; they all do the same thing. Buff up CDs. The directions are simple. Take a CD and put it on a “dish”. Spray the disk with “fluid”, turn a crank a few (hundred) times, then flip a switch and repeat. Use a piece of felt (included) to shine up the CD, and it is ready to play.
What it looks like and what’s included.
Like I said before, all doctors do the same thing, but have different colors. The object looks like it is shown above, relatively large and made of plastic. The buffer comes with the machine, one resurfacing wheel, a handkerchief-like cloth, a felt tip, and a dish for the CD and resurfacing fluid.
How does it work?
What you do -First off, the overall operation of the device is simple. You put a CD in and turn a crank. What the box doesn’t tell you is that it is loud as sin and takes literally hundreds of turns per CD to repair. When the CD comes out, it will be dull and need to be buffed with a felt square quite extensively.
Does it work? - It does successfully remove all small and medium scratches, but it failed the car key scratch test. This thing is true to its word, it’s not a miracle worker, it’s a repair kit. The CD will come out with ˝ centimeter thick lines running vertically after resurfacing. It shouldn’t effect the sound quality.
What to watch out for. Some CD’s stick out over the sides of the dish. If this happens and you buff anyway, the resurfacing wheel, as it is called, will be ruined. The replacement cost is $10 for 2 wheels.
Rip-off anyone? Digital Innovations expects you to buy a new bottle of resurfacing fluid (around $6) every time you run out of this minute amount of liquid. If you read closely on the side of the bottle however, it says – ”The Resurfacing Fluid is a custom filtered water. While local tap water can usually be substituted, we recommend using Resurfacing Fluid for more consistent results.” Use Tap water people.
Overall … the machine is innovative and highly effective. It will put some strain on your arm however, and I don’t recommend fixing more than ten or twelve CDs a day. The resurfacing wheels will last a long time if taken care of and the machine is made of very high quality plastic. This innovation is worth far more than I paid for it ($30) and begs the question “Where has this hardware been all my life?”
Once you have one, you won’t know how you lived with out it, and you will gain a ton new “friends”. If you own a used record store, this would be a magnificent way to accept even abused CDs and make a few extra bucks cleaning them for customers.
Ratings …
Ease of use – 7/10
Durability – 9/10
Effective? – 9/10
Overall – 25/30 – 4 Stars
Recommended:
Yes
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