Brush Up Your Barry Manilow CD's (Digital Innovations Skipdoctor Advanced Disc Repair System)

Member Name: JJJJ

Product:	Digital Innovations Skipdoctor Advanced Disc Repair System
Date:	29/03/09 (246 review reads)
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Advantages: Usually Effective

Disadvantages: Won't Fix all Disks

Ever felt the need to take your favourite CD or DVD, place it in an odd looking machine and grind it to dust?... no? - me neither, and the 'Skipdoctor Advanced' wouldn't do that anyway, as its aim is to repair rather than destroy damaged discs. Scratches on discs are usually a big problem, and can often spell the end for our shiny circular friends - they can make CD's skip, computer files unreadable, and DVD's very jumpy - therefore a machine that can fix the problem is surely a must-have - but does it work?.

Made by Digital Innovations, the grey and rather delicate handheld device costs £13.97 from Amazon. Requiring a little bit of assembly (with a small-headed Phillips screwdriver) when you take it out the box, the Skipdoctor Advanced is a manual device - although there are self-powered versions available from the same company.

To use the product, you first take the CD, DVD, or game which has 'issues', and spray the 'Resurfacing Fluid' (included) onto the playing side. Then, slot the disc into the machine, and turn the handle - it's a really simple process.

In my experience, the Skipdoctor Advanced is effective at fixing light scratches - although it can take a few goes on the machine before the problem is solved. Any deep scratches, or Grand Canyon like valleys will obviously not be fixed - although it is worth giving it a go, as the machine certainly won't make the problem any worse.

I had four damaged CD's in my collection, and three of them were repaired, whilst the other remained damaged. Therefore, I would recommend the product as a useful tool which may be of particular interest to the clumsy CD and DVD droppers amongst you.

Summary: Decent Disk Repair System

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