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Title: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: rlemmon on January 25, 2010, 01:56:02 am
Hi guys. Has anyone ever tried using disc skins on there Wii (or any other cd based) systems ? I wander if its hard on the lens or anything? I have had a game or two with some light scratches and it drives me nuts. Thanks.
(http://i45.tinypic.com/x0rbbr.jpg)

http://www.d-skin.com/how_it_works.php (http://www.d-skin.com/how_it_works.php)
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: danny_galaga on January 25, 2010, 02:09:22 am

It's like a lense protector! For your disk! I like  :)
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on January 25, 2010, 08:30:08 am
I've been wondering if you can use D-skins or not. I have a few and didn't know if they'd feed into the Wii okay or not.
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: danny_galaga on January 25, 2010, 09:13:51 am
I've been wondering if you can use D-skins or not. I have a few and didn't know if they'd feed into the Wii okay or not.

I was thinking of older systems with simple lids. I don't think i'd trust it in the new fangled Wii thingo...
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: crashwg on January 25, 2010, 10:29:48 am
http://dskinusa.com/articles/nintendo-loves-dskin.php (http://dskinusa.com/articles/nintendo-loves-dskin.php)

I still wouldn't trust these things in a slot-load drive myself...
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on January 25, 2010, 10:45:28 am
I've been wondering if you can use D-skins or not. I have a few and didn't know if they'd feed into the Wii okay or not.

I was thinking of older systems with simple lids. I don't think i'd trust it in the new fangled Wii thingo...

Yeah, I use them for PS2.
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on January 25, 2010, 10:46:49 am
http://dskinusa.com/articles/nintendo-loves-dskin.php (http://dskinusa.com/articles/nintendo-loves-dskin.php)

I still wouldn't trust these things in a slot-load drive myself...

I'll give it a shot.
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: shmokes on January 25, 2010, 07:19:49 pm
This thread should probably just be merged with the Wii Hard Disk thread.  :)


edit: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=93366.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=93366.0)
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: DJ_Izumi on January 25, 2010, 09:49:41 pm
My only concern is it'd only take ONE screw up for this thing gum up your drive as if you stuffed a fruit rollup inside it.
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: crashwg on January 26, 2010, 08:10:57 am
My only concern is it'd only take ONE screw up for this thing gum up your drive as if you stuffed a fruit rollup inside it.

D-Skins aren't sticky.  No doubt that if one were to come off in the Wii it would not be a fun day but you could possibly even get it out with tweezers as long as the Wii would still be able to eject the disc.
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: Moose13 on January 26, 2010, 04:35:27 pm
I've tried them in the Wii. I didn't like how it felt at all when the autofeed mechanism pulled the disc. I would not recommend using these things in anything else but a system/device with a tray. The orange rim makes the discs wider. I wouldn't trust these tings anymore than I would trust the stick on labels (I use printable discs myself).
I have an entire spindle of these things, I won't use. I have to dig them up. If anyone wants them, you can have em. Just pay me shipping ($4 or so?). First PM can have them if want.
Besides, these don't fit on my external hard drive, so no use for my Wii.
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: danny_galaga on January 29, 2010, 07:40:58 pm

I'm thinking of it purely for Dreamcast myself. I'm having a hell of a time polishing the scratches out of a disk. If it ever comes good, one of these would be great for preserving all that hard work  :)
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: crashwg on January 29, 2010, 08:08:43 pm
I bought this thing a while back and despite the hinge breaking (my fault for trying to remove the lid) and the big price tag I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase.  As long as there are no "top side scratches" it can fix the disc!

http://www.dvdrepairmachine.com/catalog/A-DVD-Repair-Machine-Simo-dsr1-US-p-16133.html (http://www.dvdrepairmachine.com/catalog/A-DVD-Repair-Machine-Simo-dsr1-US-p-16133.html)

It's nice to see that it's down from the $140 that I spent on it.  If this one ever stops working I will definitely buy another.
Title: Re: Disc protectors/ cd covers for wii ?
Post by: rlemmon on January 29, 2010, 09:30:09 pm
Thanks for all your help guys. I'll be staying away form the disc skins.