dvd badly scratched, need help

ted e bomber · Post by **ted e bomber** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:52 am

one of my dvds got scratched badly, and nothing seems to work
i've tried sevral solutions, a dvd cleaner. but nothing has done anything. does anyone kno a good way to repair a dvd

Rev. Layle · Post by **Rev. Layle** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 11:59 am

some places can do CD and DVD resurfacing that sometimes helps

Styrofoam · Post by **Styrofoam** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:03 pm

This may be illegal in some countries (not where I'm from tho'

), so mods please edit if i'm outta line here.

Try to rip it and burn it to a fresh DVD. http://videohelp.com

Rev. Layle · Post by **Rev. Layle** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:05 pm

if it is your OWN dvd and done for your OWN purposes, there is no problem i would gather. if it was someone else's DVD, that is totall illegal

ted e bomber · Post by **ted e bomber** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:16 pm

The problem is, thats its a ps2 game, AR to be exact

ted e bomber · Post by **ted e bomber** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 2:34 pm

hey, i still agree that DC is the best

finty101 · Post by **finty101** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:12 pm

AR disc's (I believe) are made differantly to other PS2 disc's, and are more fragile(sp), it probably wont work again. a lot of independant Video rental shops do disc resurfacing, so try some of them.

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:31 pm

That isn't a DVD - it's a CD

.

Most of their discs they make themselves, but they have been known to take apart proper games and paste on their own bit. But I think they only did that for magazine discs. If you have got one of these pasted ones, they are definately more fragile. And if you've got one of the freshly made ones, they're a lot more delicate than regular discs too.

I can't think of any way to repair the disc, sorry.

finty101 · Post by **finty101** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 5:34 pm

That isn't a DVD - it's a CD

I was thinking that too, but couldnt be bothered checking mine.

ted e bomber · Post by **ted e bomber** » Tue Jul 06, 2004 9:38 pm

I've heard something about toothpaste being good for scratches.
Since the ps2 disk reader is very sensitive, that makes it worse.
I've tried rubbing solution, and a dvd/ cd repairer, they work, just not on the ar dvd for some reason.
what stores referbish disks???????

finty101 · Post by **finty101** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:01 am

Independant computer game shops and video rental shops, the big chain stores dont do it anymore (Well not in Ireland any way), you could buy a Disc Doctor too, but I think they are still expensive.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:04 am

Disc Doctor

I looked at those once...The wheel just has a very high grit sandpaper around it