Aleratec Motorized Disc Repair Plus System for DVD and CD Discs

Susan Koehler: Works well but didn't fix the issue. Dvd still freezes and this is a newer Dvd that I got from Amazon. Not sure how to react yet. May give it another go. And yes the Dvd player is also new.

United States on Sep 12, 2023

M.R.E: I bought this specifically for fixing blu rays, which are very finicky if scratched. This is surprisingly effective, and probably would work flawlessly on dvds and cds but blu rays being much more compressed, it’s a lot to ask. It does make a difference though certainly.

United States on Jul 29, 2023

DJ: As others have written, the instructions are terrible. In general, you should not use this if your discs are working perfectly fine. It WILL leave little scratches on the bottom, but this is a necessary part of trying to repair the disc. So far, it's been able to clean and repair 20/20 of the DVDs I tried.

Here's my summary of the features:

Blue wheels - for cleaning. Apply some cleaning solution to the pad on the blue wheel and press the clean button. The device will stop itself after about 30 seconds. Important! Make sure you fully screw in the wheels or it will really scratch up the bottom of the disc.

Yellow wheels - for polishing. Apply some of the "repair" solution to the pad on the yellow wheel and press the repair button. The device will run much longer, but it will stop on its own. You will need to wipe the disc off after to remove and left over solution. You may also run it through a cleaning cycle

Red wheels - BEWARE. This will take some layers off the bottom of the disc. This is a good thing if you're dealing with deep scratches. I had some scratches that were very deep and the disc could not be read. I did 3-4 repair cycles with the red...

United States on Jul 10, 2023

Bobo: Product has been working great so far. Had a few DVDs that refused to play in DVD player and or computer DVD drive. I ran them through the repair cycle with just a dab of the repair solution and DVDs worked great afterwards. Disc repair system is easy to use and have had no issues with it.

United States on Jul 10, 2023

Michael Livsey: I'm converting my CD/DVDs to my hard drive (then cloud). For most, I just use Novus scratch remover and K&F microfiber clothes. Add in Exact Audio Copy (music) and Recovery Toolbox (data) freeware and I could transfer about 98% of my discs without errors. This product was for the other 1-2%.

I strictly use it for it's repair feature which involves grinding the surface of the disc with a very fine abrasive (sandpaper). I also bought. I know someone said throw the red discs out and ignore the instructions in another review but I specifically needed to use the red discs so I did follow the instructions. And it worked! I was able to recover a couple of dozen heavily scratched CDs that are long out of print and not available on streaming sites (or even torrents), so this product was worth it.

For most discs, you can get away with the products and software I listed but if you need to try something when all else has failed, this is worth a shot.

Canada on May 04, 2023

Amazon Customer: I've rewritten this review to reflect my latest experience. Just know up front that you may not be able to save your CD, but it's worth a try. As the Three Stooges once said when they were "doctors": "We kill or cure!" Same with this machine!

First, about CDs, DVDs: The "playing" side is the thickest part of the CD, with clear polycarbonate meant to be scanned through to read the "pits and lands" at the data layer. The label side of the disc is the thinnest and closest to the data bits. If the label side is scratched, the disc is probably a goner because it's probably reached the data bits. If you hold a disc to the light and can see holes through it, you're probably out of luck unless they're very tiny holes your player can correct for. If the scratches are only on the playing (silvery) side, then you can probably fix it if you can polish or buff your way through the scratch (if it's not too deep).

If you're looking for a simple, one step solution to all your unplayable optical media, this is NOT it! If you just want to keep it simple, try washing the disc in the sink, or buying another one. Or take your disc to some place that sells used CDs and see if they have a...

United States on Aug 10, 2022

Heath: I appreciate all the people who put their info on Amazon website I have to agree with the people who said it was a waste of money to buy this it destroyed my DVD did not fix it at all I did listen to your ideas Josh and I have to say none of them worked but thank you for the info you put on here I wish I never spent the money and it is the perfect DVD disc destroyer to me the best way to fix a DVD is unfortunately to replace it but I guess it was worth a try

Canada on Aug 20, 2021

Avsphane: Not impressed at all. Would try something else instead after seeing results....

Canada on Sep 03, 2019

Josh: First thing to know is the instructions are amazingly weak at properly describing how to use this (This works for me and I offer this as advice without any guarantee it will work for you without ruining your discs or equipment)

I purchased this item because my 400 disc dvd changer died and I had no intention of buying a second one to replace it and some of my discs are 20 plus years old and needed to have scratches removed through a more professional buffing

The first thing to know is the red buffing pads are a worst scenario use only, do NOT start with them. I had a couple double sided discs that needed it because the one side that was not facing inwards in the cd wallet took a beating. If yous use it try it once with the "repair" button and look at the problem area after, if it is still visible give it a second run

The yellow pads are the main user here with the repair button, for the discs that have become cloudy this will fix that or even some light scratches, my warning on this is use a very very small amount from the repair tube, if you use too much it will gum up the pad and cause excess friction which will stall out the machine, you will be able to see...

Canada on Sep 01, 2019

Dennis Berreth: As advertised
pro : works great on discs that have few scratches
con: deep scratched discs require more pressure
Happy with purchase

Canada on Mar 23, 2014