Computers and Related Hardware/Software

Buaaaaaa 19GB for 120min video :crazy2:. No thanks, I'm fine with xvid/h.264 encoded AVIs.

It really depends on your connection, but I wouln't even want to download a dvd through BT. Well I actually did, like once.

NG = the way to go :victory:

Ugh, my disc 3 of The West Wing has a number of scratches on it which prevent my DVD player from playing the disc back... Any suggestions on how to fix this disc?

I've tried to read the disc on my PC and it has problems reading the disc as well. :sweat:

I've tried toothpaste and car polish to remove the scratches, but no luck. :puppydog:

theres a scratch remover spindle-looking thing, i think Memorex makes it.. basically, it'll grind down the disc a little by little... that would be my last resort.

krim wrote: basically, it'll grind down the disc a little by little... that would be my last resort.

i think this is what you are talking about.

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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

i think _I_ set myself up for that one.

krim wrote::rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

i think _I_ set myself up for that one.

"who loves ya baby" -- telly savalas


i had to throw that in there because your visits are not as numerous....got to capitalize on your abbreviated air time. :beaten:

yeah, sucks not being able to post from work, but oh well.. that's for another thread.


Beem, if your're daring, you can try plastic polish.. you can get it at a auto parts place.

krim wrote:yeah, sucks not being able to post from work, but oh well.. that's for another thread.


Beem, if your're daring, you can try plastic polish.. you can get it at a auto parts place.

okay on the serious side, you guys are always mentioning good deals for bland dvd-rs....i'm runnin' low.

i usually just get fuji film dvd-rs from fry's......

if you have a costco membership, they're having a sale on TDK 100 packs in a week or two.

otherwise, i usually buy Taiyo Yudens from supermediastore.com or Princo's from rima.com, but Princo's suck now so i dont buy them anymore.

krim wrote:if you have a costco membership, they're having a sale on TDK 100 packs in a week or two.

otherwise, i usually buy Taiyo Yudens from supermediastore.com or Princo's from rima.com, but Princo's suck now so i dont buy them anymore.

duly noted. thanks for the advice! :bow: i usually go to costco every couple of weeks.

if you get the coupon book, its for next week i think... if you dont, i think they have coupons at the door.

krim wrote:if you get the coupon book, its for next week i think... if you dont, i think they have coupons at the door.

i get it but i must see whether i still have it.

Bah..... I need some blank DVD+R's too. But I want printable ones, since my printer can print on CD/DVD's. What's a good brand?

krim wrote:Beem, if your're daring, you can try plastic polish.. you can get it at a auto parts place.

I've got it already. :)

Well, I tried the plastic polish, but no luck: about half of the disc is still unreadable by my PC.

Guess I'm hosed. :puppydog:

Anime Dad wrote:Bah..... I need some blank DVD+R's too. But I want printable ones, since my printer can print on CD/DVD's. What's a good brand?

Taiyo Yuden White Hub-Printable DVD's are very reliable. rima.com has competitive pricing. For Grateful Dead archival, the show are burned to 2 DVD's. One TY DVD-R and one TY DVD+R.

bmwracer wrote:Well, I tried the plastic polish, but no luck: about half of the disc is still unreadable by my PC.

Guess I'm hosed. :puppydog:

You could try "SkipDoctor"

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3695162

I had a few damaged disks that would get stuck on my DVD player or PC. Then I bought a "multi region code free" Toshiba DVD player, and that thing had no trouble reading the damaged disks.

Hanzo21 wrote:You could try "SkipDoctor"

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3695162

Hmm, I think I can achieve the same effect with my orbital sander and a buffing pad. :sweat: