SkipDr DVD and CD Manual Disc Repair System, Single

The Reason: I bought this thing because I accidentally left my copy of Borderlands for PC outside for a long time, and dust accumulated on the DVD. I washed off the dust, which came off easily. No biggie I said. I popped it in and I noticed it was taking forever to read the disc. Tried installing the game, but it said it would take 130+ minutes. Preposterous! I shouted, while cancelling the installation and removing the DVD out for a closer inspection. Needless to say, and this is something I've observed before in the past, there was this very thin layer of dust(?) still left on the disc. I scrubbed and scrubbed, but it just wouldn't come off. I tried a solvent (rubbing alcohol) and that did not work. Tried dish washer soap, cider vinegar, a lemon... I even lost it at one point and just rubbed the disc as hard as I could against my knee - nothing was removing this very fine layer of HELL. So I finally decided to purchase one of these things, since I first thought about buying one back in like, early 2000? Irrelevant anyways. Well, got it in 2 days, and as soon as it arrived, I put it to work. ============================================== The Good: Simply remove the product out of the box, attach the handle (can be a bit tricky - just keep trying or read the manual), grabbed the disc in concern, sprayed some of the liquid on, and inserted it into the contraption. Whether I was supposed to leave the liquid on or not, I did not care, nor did it matter. That thing worked like a charm. At first I thought the disc was not spinning - it does, just very slowly, so keep on cranking. Also, be sure to insert the disc with the label facing down! There is a towel inside the handle too. The thing is very easy and safe to use. I had fun. ============================================== The Bad: The only thing I did not like about this product was the handle. It is just too, cumbersome. Very uncomfortable to hold. Again, be sure to place the label of the disc pointing DOWN, otherwise you will literally polish the data off the disc. The handle was a tad tricky to install at first, but I blame that on the fact that I wasn't really looking at it. You have to crank this thing for quite a bit in order to get a good result. Applying more pressure or spinning it as hard as possible is not going to help, so nice and steady wins. I had to go over my disc at least 3 times, so I did quite a lot of turning. ============================================== The Verdict: It works good. It fixed my problem. I have not tried it with a severely scratched disc yet, as I am usually very gentle with my belongings. This product is not magical, so it will not repair a disc if the data side is scratched, or if the scratches underneath are too deep. Worth the money in my humble opinion. ============================================== Additional: Needs more bacon.

Every once in a while you purchase a product that delivers a completely different experience than what the reviews led you to expect. In some cases it seems that manufacturers cut more and more corners throughout a product's lifespan until that product is completely different than the one that got glowing reviews. Case in point, the SkipDr Disc Repair System. I know because I had one of the first models many years ago. I know that it was a different design back then; instead of a fold-out disc guide, there was a larger plastic wedge that supported the disc. So far, so good; the newer design is more compact when not in use. But I'm nearly positive that the plastic didn't feel as flimsy as this new black one. I remember being impressed with every aspect of the original even down to the wordy instruction booklet (now you get a double-sided piece of paper). None of that would have bothered me had the product not failed on the very first use. But it did, and I'm convinced that Digital Innovations has done whatever possible to make this a cheaper product. I actually think the retail price is less than the original was 10+ years ago. This is puzzling because there's plenty of room price-wise between this and more heavy-duty CD repair machines. And the SkipDr costs about as much as having three CDs repaired by a professional. So what went wrong? On my very first CD repair, I followed the directions to the letter. Spray the CD, then run it through two full rotations of cranking. I repeated the process again (including the spray) because the worst scratch was still visible. On the second rotation of the second repair cycle, the grinder wheel started warping out of shape and eventually slipped sideways. When this happened it left a deep ugly gouge in the CD. Thankfully this was a test on a CD from a garage sale, because although it had tons of scratches beforehand, it now has the flipping Panama Canal running through it. I'm sure it's unplayable now. It's really too bad because the SkipDr is a great idea. When it works, the CD looks like a mess but usually plays much better. And it's simpler and less messy than the products that try to fill scratches in. Unfortunately this once useful product has officially become a bona fide Piece of Junk. Chris gives the SkipDr one star.

Worked great for me. I have a DVD, one in a set of 41 disks, that's from a TV series that was on for 10 years. I inherited the set from a friend of 40+ years. We used to watch the program pretty much every time I visited. This one DVD in the set would not load in any of the three DVD players I tried it in. Other DVDs in the set have some skips but each can be played in one or another of the three DVD players. High sentimental value. I really wanted this DVD to play too. And replacing one DVD in a 41 DVD set would likely be difficult to impossible. I tried many different methods I found online. None worked. So I decided to try this. Bought this, tired it. Followed instructions and the DVD still wasn't playable. However the instructions did say a disk can be repaired many times. So I repeated the repair process. Still would not play. Kept on trying. After the 8th repair attempt the disk was playable with NO SKIPS. Loading the menu when the disk is loaded is the only time it hesitates at all. Once loaded, going back to the menu doesn't result in any skips. Very pleased this disk was rescued. Had to perform the repair 8x before it was successful but it fixed a disk that obviously must have been very badly damaged.

So, I happened to do the one thing that people absolutely hate about xbox consoles. I moved it slightly and it scratched, no, scraped my boyfriend's Madden '12! Right in the middle of an Xbox Live face-off. Restarted the system, put the game, and the intro would play, but then an error message would appear. I was desperate to fix his game as he was distraught after the incident. Immediately, I ran to my MacBook and went right to Amazon.com. Looked at a few other versions of this, but none compared to the SkipDr DVD & CD Manual Disc Repair System . I had viewed the feedback from all of you before I made my decision. This product was by far the best in high ratings. I figured, "okay, I love the price, the color is cool, and it looks easy to work." I clicked on my 'One-Click Purchase" button and it shipped out within a few hours (I love amazon.com!). I couldn't wait to recieve the package. I was so anxious to replace his game. It finally came. Easy to assemble, clip on the handle and that's it! that simple. I grabbed the game and remember, it didn't play all the way after i damaged it. I followed the directions as it read. ran it through one full cycle, buffed and dried it, then played it. Now t didn't work the first time, but as i said before, I scratched it pretty bad. I followed the directions once again, being sure to saturate the disc to avoid any mishaps. One full cycle, buff, and dry. I popped it in and Voila! It was Good! :-) I was so happy, and he was ecstatic. I am loving this purchase! Highly recommend!!!! FYI the manual crank can be a bit tiring because the buffer wheel moves slower than the crank. You tend to crank it faster to get the wheel to finsh quicker and it gives you a little workout. To sum it all up: Great Product.

It did clean up an XB360 disc so it would read it again, but it still messes up every now and then. I blame the crank handle. It's garbage. It stays on perfectly fine when there's no disc in it, but put a disc in and the handle pops off every third or fourth revolution. I ended up gripping it by the center and pushing in and turning at the same time so it didn't fall off, which meant it took far longer to clean a disc than it should have, because I could only turn it a half turn at a time. So I'm sure it didn't clean/repair as effectively as it could. I think I'm going to see if I can put a screw through the handle to hold it in place, rather than go through the hassle of returning it. Overall it seems capable, but that blasted handle makes the whole thing feel more like a ten dollar Dollar General item, then a thirty dollar item on Amazon. UPDATE: I put a small screw through the handle into the shaft it turns and ran the xbox 360 disc through it again. The handle stayed on (obviously) and the disc now plays flawlessly. Still, I shouldn't have to have put a screw in it in the first place.

I owned the old Disc doctor (green wheel) that came out i don't even know how many years ago and used that thing up until now. it basically would not work anymore since i'm pretty sure between me and my mom over the years we used it on waaay more than the 50 recommended discs-probably 200+ discs. anyway, this will be a comparison review between the old one and new updated one. what prompted me to purchase a new device was that i was playing guitar hero 5 at my cousins and i accidentaly knocked the xbox over while playing. if any of you own an xbox you know that this is the last thing you want to do! not only does your xbox slam into the floor, but you get a HUGE circular gash all the way around the disc from the spinning motion scraping on something inside the xbox. :( this made the game unplayable. so i looked online for a new replacement wheel. the replacement wheel kit is something like 12 bucks and it made sense to just buy a brand new one for 16 bucks. what i ended up getting in the mail is essentially the same as my old one but with a few suprising updates. for starters, you don't need to flip the switch to rotate the disc in reverse like you did with the old one and gone is the snappy part that the disc sits into which was annoying to attach every time. now it rotates in only one direction and you simply slide the arm out, put the disc in the device and start turning. when your done you just fold the arm back into the device and your done. very ingenious. also no more plastic baggies to hold the towels, buffer pad and fluid since the device can hold all of those things in the handle. now actually using the device on my guitar hero game: needless to say, i needed 5-6 full cycles to repair the game not the 2 they recommend for normal scratch repairing. it didn't look like it had done anything but sure enough the game works brand new again! it paid for itself in one repair. In conclusion, there is no way you can go wrong dropping 16 for a device like this when nothing else besides buying a new disc will do. don't throw that game out, repair it. i actually got a free copy of halo 3 this way when my buddy's copy stopped working. i just gave it a spin in the disc dr and good as new!

This is for you! This repair system is 1 compact can fit about anywhere 2 this machine has a very reasonable price for what it does 3 allthough it wont last forever the base of it will so you can get refill packs for about 35% less then the original price of the machine itself so dont throw it away all of it can be replaced keep the base also keep the plastic spray bottles top since the refill kit comes with a normal topped bottle then just replace the spray top and exchange it onto the filled bottle of solution! 4 this machine really works! and heres how to prove it I scratched up a playstation disk (on purpose) I put it data side up down and scratched it up against the walls untill i could made sure it wouldent work I tested it out it couldent even reconize it was a playstation disk! and so I put it in for about 3_5 cycles and wow it does leave radial marks this is normal and the scratches were still visable though slightly less there I thought it wouldent work but to my amazment it worked better then when i tested it before scratching it allmost like new! 5 one disk can be repaired several times maybe through one whole wheel 50 cycles before it reaches the data itself and cannot be repaied but it brings out the full value of the disc one cycle is 2 passes through the machine each repair requires 2 passes through the machine which makes one cycle here are some detailed instructions 1 Clean up the disc of any dirt and thurougly dry it 2 Set up the disc repair machine get your included cleaning cloth buffering pad and cleaning solution bottle out of their compartments 3 Spray disc thuroghly with the bottle about 2-3 inches away make sure to cover every inch of the disc with spray 4 place disc lable side down and data side up in the little holder (make sure the data side is up facing the wheel 5 crank the wheel for a full turn (the way I make sure its passed only one is with the soulution droplets when I no longer see the soulution drops on the i crank for about 15 more seconds and it will be done) 6 Dry disc 7 buffer the entire disc (buffer with the radial pattern) 8 Repeat steps 3-7 and you are finished! Remember some discs may need 2 or more full cycles each cycle is all the steps above Overall it may not leave the disk looking so nice but it really does work It works on the following disks Playstation ps2 xbox xbox 360 compact disc ( music cds ) Dvds and wii DO NOT use on gamecube games blueray discs and or ps3 discs THIS WILL DAMAGE IT it does not have the same encoding and gamecube is a wrong size for the machine But Beware buffering pad starts to loose its shining and buffering quality from use and no longer fully does its job you need one that you can hear the scratchyness when in use and see the marks it leaves when buffering which is my only complaint since they dont sell the buffering pads seprately thats what you really need to get it stops working fully at about 30-40 the last ten better be ones that have minor glitches and not stoped working completely since it wont do as good as a job the wheel works all the way till 50 uses then if you use it after it wont damage discs but it wont repair efficently either anyway enjoy!

1) Handle kept snapping off without using massive pressure. Reinforce your connector so people won’t have to re-insert it 24/7. 2) This thing did start cleaning, and was super slow to do it. I took it out because it kept popping out even though it was inserted properly. 3) The white pad easily falls apart and leaves specs behind it. Improve your buffing pad! It’s the most important step, and it can’t even get those smudges off?? Fat chance it’ll read because of that then. Fix it or get out of the business. 4) The console I use (Fat PS2, original) reads PS1 games. It is backwards compatable, and can easily read discs that are both clean and well maintained. Originally, it had very small scratches that could be mended. Now? Small scratches and big streaks, bad enough for the PS2 to think it’s not a PlayStation game anymore. I expect a full refund, and since it destroyed my disc, deserve a brand new game. If you’re going to advert a device meant for repairs, at the very least you can make it reliable enough to use. I’ll also point out (for future users) that there’s a whole Reddit thread talking trash about this, with very few saying it actually works! r/nostalgia, look them up! Ohio has no disc resurfacer, and that’s the exact reason why I bought this. It’s a piece of plastic garbage that makes itself out to be cool, but can’t even do its job right. I mean it when I expect a refund, and a new game. I expect to be contacted back as soon as possible for this, as well as for you to go back to the drawing board.