Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 44312
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2006/9/7-12 [Computer/HW/Drives] UID:44312 Activity:nil
9/7     d_skin protective cover for CDs/DVDs:
        http://www.d-skin.com/how_it_works.htm
        \_ Amazon reviews are not favorable:
           http://csua.org/u/guw
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www.d-skin.com/how_it_works.htm
Find out about the many benefits of becoming a retailer of d_skin products and how easy it is to get in on the action! Leave It On The beauty is, d_skin stays on your discs even while they play. That's right--your discs are totally readable right through the Skin.
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csua.org/u/guw -> www.amazon.com/D_SKIN-PACK-DVD-GAME-CD/dp/B0002MHF2W
Top Sellers in Computer & Video Games) * Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the US and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues. com Product Description Whether you're cautious with your CDs to the point of paranoia or you toss them casually across the room when finished, chances are a few of your music, movie, or game discs have nasty scratches. Enter the d_skin protective disc skins, which seal directly onto your compact discs, DVDs, games, or data discs to defend them permanently from harm. The skins' transparent coating forms a protective barrier around your discs, making them virtually impervious to scratches. At the same time, game consoles, CD players, DVD players, and computers can still read the discs perfectly, so you never have to remove the skin. There's nothing to take off when playing the discs, and nothing to put on for storage. Even better, you can now watch your favorite movies without fear of untimely blips or skips. Should a skin itself get scratched, users can just remove it and snap on a fresh one. The d_skins are so reliable, you just might consider letting your friends borrow your CDs again--even the guy who believes jewel cases are for weenies. Product Description 5-Pack of d_skin Protectors - It's a cruel reality of life, the more you use your CD, DVD, and game discs, the more they're are going to get scratched and damaged. Until now there's be little you could do to fully protect your media, but now there's d_skin! d_skin is a thin plastic protector that easily and securely snaps to the data side of your disc, creating an amazing LipLock Seal. Protecting it from scratches, dirt, fingerprints, and more. The best part of d_skin, is that you can play your disc while the protector is on! I heard that the laser on players would simply pass through the skin and they would be safe. Here's my experience: I wanted to play CDs in my slot-loading stereo. But it is NOT recommended that CDs are played in slot-loading multi-disc players with a skin on. My DVD player sputtered like a computer with an aneurysm when I tried a monumental task: trying to get my DVD to its main menu. The Xbox made sputtering noises too, and it COULDN'T EVEN TELL what kind of disc it was with the d_skin on. Once again, I took of the skin, and both the Xbox and game were fine. See all my reviews Formerly I gave a glowing review of these d_skins, based upon their performance initially. The DVDs and CDs played well in a DVD player as well as a PC. Having many hard-to-acquire, OOP CDs, naturally I was in favor of a product that promised to protect my favorite music; In time, there appeared rotation marks on the disks covered in d_skins, a pattern I had not seen previously. They differed from random scratches in that they uniformly appeared clockwise to the disks, following the rotation. My $40-plus investment in d_skins came to be questioned. Having cleaned my disks prior to covering or having covered new disks, I hesitate to believe it is the result of debris between the disks themselves and the skins. Are the skins loose enough to cause friction while playing? Having first noticed this on SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, I was willing to attribute it to a flaw in disk production, but when these marks appeared ON MY BACH SACRED CANTATA DISKS---It was all too much. Without further testing, I abandoned the d_skin experiment altogether, glad to have discovered it before other favorite disks were marked beyond repair. Other reviews here disparaged the use of d_skins, all of which I ignored. Better to enjoy an unprotected disk as long as possible, rather than destroy it in an attempt at preservation. I am dying daily, so why must my CDs be preserved until the last day? however, for us regular folk these discs are too risky for use on our discs. I applied one to my San Andreas disc and it loads, but I can't leave the savehouse. the sound is distorted and it takes a while for the system to load. When applied the DVD skip, are pixilated and other video problems. If the materieal were elastic, made to stretch over the disk to prevent wrinkles, it might be a good product. UPDATE: When I emailed the company with my dissapointment, I recieved a response within 30 minutes! They asked me questions about the batch number, DVD unit I use and then sent me another set of D-Skins which, up to this point, I have had no problem with. I cannot post our URL on this website but if you are ambitious you can find us for the newest products for your computer, music, and game discs. The CDfender and DVDfender products adhere directly to the discs eliminating the damage the clip on devices cause. You do use a label applicator to apply the film, but we manufacture and include in the starter kit an applicator that can be used to apply the film and any disc label. As a business owner it is increasingly frustrating when someone with vast resources attempts to copy you and puts a completely inferior product on the market. I apologize for my competitors lack of performance and offer our products as a viable solution. I can assure you our technology is a wonderful thing because it is properly executed. DiscDefender is the originator of this film technology patented in 1998. You will hopefully soon be able to purchase our products at any major retailer, it takes time and money and with your support we will get these products to you at retail by year end. Until then they can be purchased from us directly on our website. See all my reviews I AM A VIDEO RETAIL STORE OWNER WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE USING THIS PRODUCT ON DVDS. PLEASE NOTE: THIS PRODUCT IS FAR FROM PERFECTED AND I CAN ASSURE YOU IT WILL ONLY WORK,(IF IT WORKS AT ALL)WHEN IT FITS PERFECTLY AGAINST THE DVD, ALL RETAINING CLIPS ARE SECURELY MOUNTED AND IT IS APPLIED TO A CLEAN, UNSCRATCHED DISC. YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY EXPERIENCE PLAYABILITY ISSUES WITH CERTAIN BRANDS OF DVD PLAYERS, AND THE D-SKIN WILL LIKELY BE THE ISSUE. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE, I TRULY DO NOT FEEL THE PRODUCT MEETS EXPECTATIONS FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. YOU ARE LIKELY, AS I WAS, TO BE VERY DISAPPOINTED INDEED. Help Amazon customers talk about this product and related topics. Related forums 11 discussions in 2 forums This product's forum Looking for more general discussions?