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WAYNE KERR
26-01-2002, 00:19
dunno if anyone is interested but i got a bit fed up with my kids scratching the hell outta my playstation and dreamcast games etc.....the main one i wanted to protect was the ACTION REPLAY 2 disc as you cant make a back up of this i believe, or you can but still need an original to boot which is just stupid anyway.

to get to the point i went into a branch of DIXONS and got a pack of five DAS CD/CD-R/DVD PROTECTORS.

they dont work well on dreamcast games but work a treat on my AR2v2 disc.......its just a thin see thru film that covers the data side of your cd. a little tricky to apply to the disc but well worth it, esp as the AR2 etc cost like £30.

hope this helps,

cheers. PS the labels are £2.99 a pack at present.
Charlie
26-01-2002, 07:25
The data is very much nearer the top than the bottom!!

Scratch the top and you'll likely get through to the data. Scratch the bottom, you'd have to scratch 5 times (ish) as hard to reach the data, though some scratches can deflect the laser. So whilst it might be a reasonable bet for the lens side of the disk to be protected in this way, I heartily recommend protecting the top!
WAYNE KERR
27-01-2002, 01:25
thanks for your reply charlie, just shows how much i know about these things !
dust2dust
27-01-2002, 01:30
the best way protect your discs is to get rid of your kids
;)
WAYNE KERR
27-01-2002, 02:22
thats for sure dust !......lol..but seein as i got the PS2 for the kids that'd be a bit unfair......or would it?????.....hmmmm......lmao
sualan2002
28-01-2002, 05:30
It looks interesting, have anyone tried on this? Will it jeopardize the disk balancing when spinning?
Charlie
28-01-2002, 06:11
It won't affect the disk balance if it is evenly stuck on. The disk is well clamped by it's conical spindle.