This is
something a bit different. How about a motorized disc polisher? This contraption
is designed to put a damaged disc back into service. Not a bad idea at all. In
the first test, they try to revive a slightly damaged disc from Netflix that
refused to play the night before.
In our case, we used the procedure that
Alera recommends for minor damage. That's characterized by a scrambled
screen, skips, a noisy or unstable signal or the inability to read the
file. For this, the mildest of disc repair procedures is prescribed. That
involves the yellow buffing heads, and a few drops of a slightly gritty
substance that comes in a tube labeled 'repair protective solution." It's
just a bit of aluminum oxide that serves as a very fine polishing
substance.
After installing these little yellow
polishing heads into the motorized unit, which is a simple procedure, we
put three drops of the protective solution on one of those scrubbers and
then placed the DVD inside. Closing the lid and pushing the Repair button
set the motorized unit into motion. The thing is fairly noisy, and sounds
vaguely like a hand mixer, and after two minutes, it's done its business.
Popping open the unit, we placed the DVD in a player and it played
perfectly. Hey, this thing works!
This could be a useful product. For more information and
another screenshot showing the whole kit, head on over to Oceania and check out the
review.
