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  • drfsupercenter
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    • Oct 2005
    • 4424

    Verbatims get scratched too easily!!

    I can't believe this, but those "great" Verbatim discs get scratched WAYYYYY too easily. I burned a disc, took it out. No scratches. Put it on the desktop and wrote on it with a Sharpie. Picked it up. There were scratches! What the heck is that!

    And, of a 10-pack of DL's, 3 of them have more then just miniscule scratches - to the point where they might not even burn all the way!!!!

    Memorexes on the other hand, you can even take your fingernail and scratch the surface, and they won't scratch. VERY scratch resistant. Now if only those two companies could combine and make discs that were "excellent" and not just "great".

    Which is better, discs that burn well and then get scratched each time you take them out of the extremely protective case, or discs that don't always burn well but never get scratched unless you take a nail and make gouges?

    I am so mad at Verbatim for not using the "scratchguard" that other companies use.

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  • LT. Columbo
    Demigod of Digital Video
    • Nov 2004
    • 10671

    #2
    if you put it in the case before you mark it, it can't happen. decent cases have that little ridge line around the outer area of where the disc edge is so it doesn't lie on the bottom of the case.
    "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
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    • drfsupercenter
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      • Oct 2005
      • 4424

      #3
      Yeah, but if I take it out of the case, even rubbing the disc with my finger can scratch it. I mean, that is nuts. Do I have to "carefully" set it in the player and very slowly to avoid the disc touching the plastic? Yeah right!
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      • Chewy
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        • Nov 2003
        • 18971

        #4
        maybe one of the reasons they burn so good, is because they don't have
        that protective layer

        kinda like how well you see with lab googles on

        I just hold the disk with one hand and mark with the other

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        • drfsupercenter
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          • Oct 2005
          • 4424

          #5
          Yes, but the point is, unless you are 100% careful with the discs, when taking out of the case and putting in the player, they will get scratched. Even in the spindle if you turn them enough they will scratch each other.

          What about those never-burned DL's with the semi-gouges in them? Is it even worth trying to use my repair kit to buff the scratches out and risk it screwing up instead (that happens 50% of the time)
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          • LT. Columbo
            Demigod of Digital Video
            • Nov 2004
            • 10671

            #6
            This is how we have to handle dvd's. why would you turn them in the case? or rub your finger on it. you wouldn't play catch with a 1000$ vase.
            "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
            Columbo moments...
            "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
            "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
            (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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            • drfsupercenter
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              • Oct 2005
              • 4424

              #7
              LOL! I mean... just handling... that is the meaning of "wear and tear"

              Oh yeah LT. I am at the library now, and they got Columbo first season disc 5 DVD. Should I get it?
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              • LT. Columbo
                Demigod of Digital Video
                • Nov 2004
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                #8
                try it. it's free right? which ones are on that disc?
                "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                Columbo moments...
                "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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                • drfsupercenter
                  NOT an online superstore
                  • Oct 2005
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                  #9
                  Just took it off the shelf, not sure what eps cuz it just says "the complete first season" on it, and a description of the series. I am going to check it out once I get off the computer
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                  • LT. Columbo
                    Demigod of Digital Video
                    • Nov 2004
                    • 10671

                    #10
                    i see. you're in for a real treat.
                    "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                    Columbo moments...
                    "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                    "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                    (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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                    • drfsupercenter
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                      • Oct 2005
                      • 4424

                      #11
                      Alright, as soon as I watch it, I'll let you know what I think!
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                      • LT. Columbo
                        Demigod of Digital Video
                        • Nov 2004
                        • 10671

                        #12
                        alright, but i think you won't care for it much based on your age. post your review here plz
                        Got something to say, but it's not related to anything else here? This is where it goes ...
                        "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                        Columbo moments...
                        "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                        "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                        (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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                        • drfsupercenter
                          NOT an online superstore
                          • Oct 2005
                          • 4424

                          #13
                          When I watch it, in the next week.

                          Why do you think I wouldn't like it - I am a mystery and sci/fi fan, if it falls under mystery I would probably like it.
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                          • LT. Columbo
                            Demigod of Digital Video
                            • Nov 2004
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                            #14
                            i was just thinking perhaps because of the fact that it's older. season 1 has two pilots from the late 60's and the rest in the early 70's. i hope you do like it though! if you don't there is something wrong with you!
                            "One day men will look back and say I gave birth to the 20th Century". Jack The Ripper - 1888
                            Columbo moments...
                            "Double Shock" "The Greenhouse Jungle" "Swan Song" FORUM RULES
                            "You try to contrive a perfect alibi, and it's your perfect alibi that's gonna hang ya."
                            (An Exercise In Fatality, 1974)


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                            • drfsupercenter
                              NOT an online superstore
                              • Oct 2005
                              • 4424

                              #15


                              I like some older stuff. I will watch it before next Saturday when it is due

                              Just for the record I go to the library every Saturday so if anyone thinks I should get something feel free to let me know on Friday or something!
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