| brent timothy saner on 1 Nov 2014 11:31:25 -0700 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Ripping a scratched DVD |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 11/01/2014 02:21 PM, brent timothy saner wrote: > very handy things to have. they basically add a new layer of > plastic onto the read side of the disc. (Most scratches are only in > the clear coating protecting the data wafer; the skipping is due to > the optics not being calibrated to the sudden shift in depth from > the data and can't refocus in time and then refocus back etc.- > assuming they're not fixed focus at all) > > ANYWAYS, you can, if you're VERY careful, do the same thing with > clear nail polish and a completely clean, very soft cloth but i > highly recommend against this- the frustration and practice it > takes to get that method done right doesn't compare to the 16USD > you can drop on a repair kit. > small correction- it apparently does not attempt to *fill* the scratch but instead, micro-abrasively reduces the *surrounding landscape* to match the depth of the scratch. effectively both accomplish the same thing. :) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJUVSb0AAoJEIwATC+TSB9rlAkQAIoLbzB8sggTQ0ojg4bg4Sys WRdq5oL6GvD4qMBly3QkV+hV0UUwffdCiz8nW4pZf743liaLz8mPbK/bARGuKSE7 s/6DjRuo72a23oM61DKT9sqKHz4LlMfFstnLVZMGYUWWHmjbI46O7mdA8j0knQR9 7ZsUVYHOYTI/TX/PvHG9UesyiUSNVGbwfH/dzpr9SuQN6XZVPImOun6sL2AC9cZ2 mJ2aYEKAVH99Jn+C+gvEaayHvojLJWvNAU5dGoTqafxXzBtSMEm3sMuDFVSApWFJ BXkbqG6OpZDcbtiscSCPe4jK76c7y2eHPwCZOx9mZwzVkHuDzifT+EWeCNAXFmna aIWgQEMx++UfbHDYN4/dEbAB3QvFxpivlVpBtUhmiZF+0yf22b0wAzire+bJNP4x B/4JfnFZWgrRvE4BzTgi1S0ZHabdfth0rQbLy9zLGSj/AZIuBC5Wwc7je1qWnQbQ W9R3GnxInigg4IfwNQuNh/XQTaNGCjKghkfEgY7yZwPWPfRC8tlZMUvEY/Et0HbX NYwLaivg723DDQwPYHcjOzlnsetgWgaYbVQVUEp0FMVrcsOuCkr8yCCIvUkRMrPB Xu/OAgU/9DACxOh0kXUBs1gtPoHUNf3uE4+Q6s4k3ig2pVdeaiPtRtfgN7OSyxeY C9+uU4gUqZRkvYB8aQTX =asD5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug