After pouring over all the DVD/CD Laser Lens Cleaners here, that vary quite a bit in price, I took the advice of the last reviewer who said they all work about the same, so for the price this one will do the trick.So thanks "an electronics fan from New York"..You were right. The"Memorex CD/DVD Laser Lens Cleaner" cleaned and restored the performance of my DVD player(which is also a CD player), and more. It has 6 little brushes on the disc designed to remove dust and other small particles that may be lurking on your laser lens after hours of play.This ensures a crisp/clear playback.
What the buying info here on the product page didn't tell me, was that seven "Quality Tests and Optimization Tools" are also included on this terrific little gadget.The whole process between the cleaning and the tests took all of about 5 minutes. Once the nice voice told me my lens was clean it instructed me on making sure that I was getting optimum effciency from my set up.
The tests included are 1.Stereo Imaging and Channel ID Check-checks set up of left and right speakers. 2.Polarity Test - checks positive/negative set-up. 3.Sweep Test - will let you know if all your speakers are working correctly. 4.ProLogic Imaging- checks your surround sound. 5.System Balance Check -adjusts for optimum volume levels. 6.Rattle Test - checks for vibration during low frequency emissions. 7. System Purity Test -checks for unwanted interference. If your system doesn't "pass" any of these tests, "the voice" will also tell you how what to do to correct it, or will tell you that your system is at it's optimum level.It will also advise you on how often to clean your DVD player.
I love this thing! It's multifunctional, reusable(keep it stored in the case it comes with), a good brand name and the price is right. Go for it....Laurie
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I own an older Sony DVD player (when they used to be around $250 gulp). I've been having problems playing DVD's...they kept skipping...especially DVD-Rs. I thought the problem was with the dics but as it turned out all it needed was a little cleaning. I did my research and trust me you can't beat this price. Works on CD players and DVD players only.
Beware that it does not work on computer CD-Roms as it will crush the little brushes.
I hope this helps.
Sam
I live in an older home, so it's often dusty. Add in smoke for fireplaces and over time DVD players can collect particles to mess with the super quality of DVD. This is easy to use and it really works. Had six teeny brushes that clean the heads. The program walked you through steps with very little responses from you, but also tests for things besides cleaning, like if you have you speakers hooked up to the proper channel.
I had no problems, worked as advertised.
I have a Sony DVD player from about 4 years ago that was top of the line at the time, and would still be good today if functioning.
Recently however, it was seriously malfunctioning. I would put a DVD in, and it would keep spinning, but then not recognize it at all. It would recognize and play CDs, but they would skip constantly.
I decided to give this a chance for $5 to see if I could recover my player. I ran it once and it seemed to skip less, but would still not recognize DVDs. I thought , maybe if I put it in repeat and run it a few times it might work.
Voila!!! I couldn't believe it, DVDs were recognized and played again. So give it a try, maybe run it a few times!!!!
I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH OF MY DVD PLAYERS. THE MOVIES WERE SKIPPING ALL THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBMEM THE THE DVDS THEMSELVES BUT COME TO FIND OUT THE PLAYERS JUST NEEDED TO BE CLEANED...SO I BOUGHT THIS AND NOW ALL THE MOVIES PLAY GREAT!
I saw nothing in the literature at the Amazon site that stated this product was not meant for use on devices installed in a pc. That's where I intended to use it, and so, I was very disappointed that when I inserted it into the Phillips DVD/CD +RW in my Dell pc nothing happened! I tried it in the second drive, a DVD-Rom player and again - nothing.
I thought perhaps it was Windows Media Player and so I tried Yahoo Music Jukebox and that failed to produce any recognition of the CD. I tried Quick Time and Real Player and MusicMatchJukebox. Nothing.
I wrote Memorex asking for advice. In their email reply they said "To answer to your question this unit only should be use on stand aloneDVD/CD players it is not recommended to be use on DVD/CD burners or combocomputer drives if the device its not working properly we can replace itfree of charge you just need to fill our warranty replacement form andspecify the product." Excellent answer. I'll pass.
In conclusion, if you intend to use this on your pc, pick something else. I will say that Amazon was very positive in their response to my dissatisfaction and immediately allowed me to print a return label. Also, they picked up the cost of return shipping. Thank you, Amazon! Because I have used a Phillips lense cleaning cd successfully on my pc before, I will look for another from that company. - Lens Cleaner - Dvd Cleaner - Cd Cleaners - Cd Cleaner'
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