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.

C'est le deuxième skip doctor que j'achète, un accessoire !MIRACLE! pour les CD, DVD et jeux griffés (testé et approuvé pour CD Audio et data, DVD vidéo et data, PC, XBOX 360 et PS3!). Le deuxième car un pote m'a emprunté le premier 'à long terme' et a tellement réparé de jeux (+- 40) que le disque du skip doctor était usé et finissait par ne plus faire son office... Si l'on respecte bien les instructions, on parvient à récupérer ses disques griffés sans difficulté! Un seul bémol pour cette version plus moderne de l'outil (mais compacte), il est parfois assez difficile de dire quand on a terminé de faire tourner son CD complètement... Mon petit truc; je me repère par rapport aux marquages chiffrés au centre du disque!

Tenía un CD original de Pink Floyd que, más que rayado por debajo estaba mate y rasposo, parecía que estabapara tirar. Para probar compré este extraño aparato y, aunaue tuve que pasarlo unas 5 o 6 veces y que no terminara de pulirlo del todo y dejara marcas radiales (ojo, las instrucciones dicen que si deja marcas radiales es que el proceso de reparación se ha llevado a cabo de forma satisfactoria), el CD ha resucitado por completo, se escucha entero y no falla en ningún momento. Lo bueno es que hay recambios y no valen tampoco mucho, y con 1 kit puedes reparar unos 25 CDs (según afirman ellos). La verdad muy contento.

Meine Erwartung zu der Funktion des Geräts war nicht allzu hoch... Das Ergebnis jedoch war sehr überzeugend. Kurze Vorgeschichte: Ich bin Jäger und Sammler von PS1 spielen und kaufe gerne auch mal Sammlungen auf. Einmal dazwischen als lose Disc in jämmerlichen Zustand "Frontschweine". Es lief immer nur bis zum Intro Video das schon ohne ende am springen war und anfing in schleife zu spielen. Aber ich wollte es nicht weg schmeißen also hab ich es eingemottet. Dann hab ich dieses geniale Gerät gekauft um es zu versuchen und siehe da, die disc sieht immer noch schrecklich aus, aber nach zwei Durchläufen geht Tag Spiel wieder fast tadellos. Es ist komplett Spielbar, nur die Musik hat von Zeit zu Zeit Aussetzer aber egal. Endlich wieder Frontschweine spielen OHNE 100€ auszugeben :-) Hab ein Foto im "vorher" und eins im "nachher" Zustand gemacht. Das Ergebnis ist sicht- und bemerkbar. Bin wirklich zufrieden. Vielen Dank!

Répond pratiquement à mes attentes. Dommage que les Skip Dr ne soient plus motorisés comme avant.

Funciona muy bien, pero sigan las instrucciones tal cual, la velocidad es tranquila y se seca primero connel azul y despues se pasa el otro para detalles.