Memorex Optifix Motorized CD/DVD Cleaner and Scratch Repair Kit
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Customer Review: Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
I had two unworking disks (One a PS2 game and the other a PSX game) so I picked this up and both work fine now! The only thing is you'll have to run it through a couple times. If you run it through once you'll see little difference... But for the price and since it does work... eventually, I still give it a 5 out of 5.Customer Review: fixes broken dreams
Summary: 5 Stars
i have a lot of cds, a lot of old cds too, and when they get scratched and damaged i used to rebuy the cds. But now the really old cds i have cost way to much. This cd repair saves me tons of money and fixes all kinds of CDs and DVDs. i really recommed itCustomer Review: It works...you just have to know how to use it
Summary: 4 Stars
I have repaired hundreds of discs using this product. I owned a prior model in 2001. That one was similar to an Alterac product, in that one of the repair pads was really a plastic disc that you put the cleaning solution inside and it had 2 small pads that floated on springs...and back then it didn't come with an AC Adapter. No biggie..I just used a universal ac adapter. When that unit died I bought this model. That one just fried after 6 years of use. I use it mainly for rented DVD's, especially children's ones..the most scratched. If it isn't a new release from Netflix, you can count on the DVD being scratched at least 80% of the time. I hate having to drive all the way back to the store and go through the hassle of exchanging the disc or with Netflix waiting 2 days or more. Besides most only have one copy of older movies, so the only way to watch the movie is to repair it. They did change their cleaning solution. All cleaning solutions are made from 50% Distilled Water and 50% 99.9% pure Rubbing Alcohol. I suspect that Memorex is using a lower grade alcohol, not 99.9% pure, or the distilled water has some impurities. Anyways, you can make your own. There are a couple of things you can do to make sure that it doesn't leave any marks or film. First remove the disc immediately after cleaning cycle is done and take an opticloth or a clean cotton cloth and wipe the disc dry. I use a CD Case. I flip the disc so that it is label side down and place it on the center button. Then wipe from the center in a straight line out to the outer edge. Then rotate the disc slightly and repeat until entire disc is wiped. The second tip is after a repair cycle, follow the above wiping instructions to remove most of the repair solution, then follow the cleaning instructions. Remember your fixing a disc that already has a scratch or poor playability. Not every disc can be repaired. The most cleaning and repair procedures I have done to fix an extremely scratched disc is 7, but I really needed that disc to be repaired. I have found though, that if the disc isn't repaired after four repair and cleaning procedures, it is beyond the ability of this product. If you do find a haze on a disc after cleaning, just wipe from center out as described above, with a cloth that has a light amount of rubbing alcohol on it. If you want a real disc repair system then I suggest that you look into a commercial Alterac ($376.99 on Amazon). One other tip is to remember that just because the disc has light swirl scratches or a light haze, or just looks unplayable, the look of the bottom of the disc is not always an indicator of it's playability. Playing the disc all the through is the only real test of playability. Some discs that look bad actually play without skips because your DVD/CD player has a correction algorithm that samples the data multiple times and then outputs an average of these samplings. mutiple times per second. Be very carefull when putting the pads in the unit, they only need to be lightly turned a little bit..using any real force will break the plastic tabs used to hold the pad on. It will still work as long as you have at least one plastic tab left. Anyways the pads usually work themselves loose when you use it. Often times when you remove the disc one or both pads will be stuck to the disc anyways. Just pull them off and continue. My last comment is that if you have a heavily scratched disc, you can use more repair solution and cleaning solution then the Memorex recomends.Customer Review: OptiFix Pro ... Big Bang for a little $$
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been through a dozen handcrank disc cleaners over the years. All of them ineffective and tiring to use. I happened on this little marvel from Memorex about a year ago.
The first few discs I put through were dollar store cheapies until I learned how to use it. The more product I used, the more haze and damage I got. Now I spray the air with the cleaner and wave the disc through to get a fine mist. The repair solution must be shaken well and used sparingly in Pinhead-sized dots on the scratches to be repaired. The maxim "Less in More!" will get you maximum results.
I have saved CD's, DVD's and computer progam CD's. If I need to repair something I clean it, repair it, let it dry, clean it and try it in the proper machine. Everything but one DVD has been recovered and that DVD played on the computer, but not the DVD player ... so even it was 50% recovered.
My only disappointment is that I have not been able to find replacement discs yet. *** Joy in Mudville!! Wal Mart now carries the repalcement discs and chemicals.
Overall, I highly recommend this product. Just remember that more is not better when it comes to chemicals!!!!!
Customer Review: Cleans Great; DVD Repairs Need more
Summary: 4 Stars
I have this unit and it works great to clean dirty DVDs, like those bought used from Blockbuster or Hollywood Video often are. However, it is often far below what is usually needed to repair disks. [I did get one (of two) 'unplayable' DVDs to work after using the repair function of this unit.] I'd suggest taking damaged discs to a large DVD rental store to see if they can repair it. If they cant, with their $600+ machine, it is probably a throw-away.
My main complaint is that I can't find where to buy the cleaning pads without buying the repair pads and much more cleaning and repair fluid. I hate to have to pay $7-$8 for stuff I don't need.
[My collection is now at over 1800 different DVDs, so I have some experience with cleaning them.]