I've been wondering for some time about the effect of scratches and fingerprints on my game discs, and I've just bought a large HDD so want to rip my older games (e.g. Daggerfall, Strife, Jedi Knight) ...

If the scratches are encircling the disc then that's all the clear evidence you need that it wasn't normal use or wear and tear that caused the problem. Your DVD laser assembly is probably coming ...

Peripheral's specialist Pinpoint Consumer Electronics has launched two new advanced disc repair systems that promise to repair scratched discs in under a minute, setting the new world standard in ...