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Hey peeps, I figured I'd post this thread there as it relates more to Blu-ray discs.
Does anyone know if using existing DVD disc cleaners will damage Blu-ray discs? I loaned a game to a friend and it came back with some fingerprints on the readable side.
What else does everyone do to clean their PS3 discs?
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blu rays tend to be pretty safe , try rubbing the disk with a non adhvise lint free cloth of sorts ( some type of shirt or glass cleaner ) marks go on pretty easy and come off pretty easy , just gentliy rub it and it should come off id advise not using any liquoeds least for blu rays
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Cheers for that,
I was reading elsewhere that the layers on a BR disc were closer than that of a DVD, so I was a little reserved about using cleaning agents.
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Well, I know that a lot of buffing machines can't fix them, they actually damage them more, because of the thinner layers. Though I'm sure there would be some that could clean them.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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putting them in a freezer helps rub it the correct way with a tissue or TP. (just like putting a HDD in there 2 making it run smoother.)
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I actually don't clean them as i am not sure on what's good and what isn't.
I've gone ok with marks on my ps3 game discs, most are durable.... although i've had a few suspect marks on two game discs 1) Modern Warfare 2 - which isn't surprising considering how often i play it + i accidentally hit the eject button on the ps3 blu-ray remote while it was loading a map once  ). The other game was Uncharted 2, which i found was annoying - as the disc WAS new (sealed copy). Had me being paranoid over whether my console was starting to become a problem.... but i've played plenty of other games in between and they are mark free, just need to be more wary with dust.
** i actually was going to go on a long rant about maintaining discs, but i'll save you guys the  at having to read my diatribe  .
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I thought bd discs had scratch resisant stuff on it. Whenever I have had a mark on a disc I just wipe it with one of those microfibre clothes and there gone. If anything bd discs are the easiest to keep clean.
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| Smurf80 wrote: | | I thought bd discs had scratch resisant stuff on it. Whenever I have had a mark on a disc I just wipe it with one of those microfibre clothes and there gone. If anything bd discs are the easiest to keep clean. |
yep spot on. like you and mikezilla said to use those clothes, and im sure (well sorta sure) i read something from Sony about NOT using any cleaning agents on them, and deffinetly not using a disc drive cleaning thing.
should see my discs they are horrible, finger prints, dust, even dirt lol. but still all good.
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| Smurf80 wrote: | | I thought bd discs had scratch resisant stuff on it. Whenever I have had a mark on a disc I just wipe it with one of those microfibre clothes and there gone. If anything bd discs are the easiest to keep clean. |
That's what i thought aswell, but for whatever reason i have marks on two game discs  . Touch wood though, as i said last night i've used the console many times - different games in between and they are still mark free .
I'm wary of dust due to being in a dusty area, as said previously, i've basically been playing videogames in the same room over the last 10 years or so..... dust started becoming a problem 3 - 4 years ago  . The build up has never been as bad (or as thick) as it used to be, i could wipe everything down - tv, around the tv, the cabinet and the area i rest the console on. And it's back to being covered in dust within 2 hours , i wouldn't whinge if it was only a little.... but in the few hours it looks like a few weeks to a month build up.
I used to have a few disc wipe cloths - i settled on these  , but they stopped being accessible in store. I tried migrating to other alternatives, but i HATE the wet wipe versions, more often than not they left marks on the discs (after practicing with them on other discs, there was no way i was ever going to use them on proper dvds and games).
I wanted to avoid going on a rant about keeping discs clean, looks like i couldn't avoid it. Most of my collection is mark free (going back from OLD pc-cd games from the mid 90's, psx, ps2, 360, music cds, dvds, ps3 etc). Although it rarely happens, it still irritates me if i do get the occasional scratch on a game disc.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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blurays are meant to be damn near unscratchable. :S I do have a neato maxwell bluray laser cleaning disc though. Never used it - still shrink wrapped.
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