Reddit Reddit reviews Memorex CD and DVD Lens Cleaning Kit

We found 4 Reddit comments about Memorex CD and DVD Lens Cleaning Kit. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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Audio & Video Lens Cleaners
Memorex CD and DVD Lens Cleaning Kit
6 ultra soft brushesHelps maximize performance.7 sound optimization tools on the disc.Removes dust from the lens of a CD and DVD playerSeven sound optimization tools help optimize the sound quality of your stereo systemIncludes 6 brushes remove dust and dirt
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4 Reddit comments about Memorex CD and DVD Lens Cleaning Kit:

u/bornstars · 2 pointsr/CarAV

have you tried a CD and DVD Lens Cleaning Kit?

u/Veritas413 · 1 pointr/techsupport

From what I've seen, three things can cause an optical drive to quit working:

  • Mechanical Failure - I've seen simple stuff like the motor not turning the disc, or ejector motors going out, but the more likely culprit over time is the read head isn't aligned/calibrated correctly. Just like a record, if the laser isn't exactly in the groove, it might work for a bit, maybe just on the inside of the disc, but as it moves to the outside of the disc, it gets further and further off. These errors usually present as a disc that some files are readable on, but not others, or DVD/Music discs that play the first section ok, but glitch out as time goes by.
  • Software failure - Used to be a bigger problem than it is now. Things bogging down the computer would cause the flow of data during burning to stop, and the buffer that the drive has would go nuts. Usually it could recover, but not always. Newer, faster HDDs get rid of this, along with more RAM in the host machine.
  • Plain old dust - As you use the drive, naturally, crud gets in. Finger crud, dust, etc... Eventually, the precise optics that are responsible for reading and burning can't do their jobs. There are 'Lens Cleaning Discs' that use little brushes mounted on the disc to get in there and wipe off dust, but the problem is, rapidly spinning brushes beating on precise optics isn't exactly great for the alignment of the lens, so use them at your own risk. I've gotten drives back using them, but I wouldn't say they were 100% reliable afterwards.
u/Takeabyte · 1 pointr/applehelp

Optical drives break, they have mechanical parts that can fail and will fail over time. You may have to open up your machine and check the connections.

Using a credit card and cloth is NOT the way to clean an optical drive. Doing so causes more damage. Use canned air and a kit, but don't use this too often and it will wear out the lens in a drive.

If all else fails, you need to buy a new drive.

u/sorin255 · 1 pointr/SEGA

Something like this should work. I've used one in the past and it works kinda decently.