PeterH wrote: > > On Jun 2, 2009, at 6:47 AM, James E. Therrault wrote: > > >>Yet another factor is just plain ol' dirt. >> >>Often, cleaning a rented DVD will fix that. A friend who uses Netflix >>regularly cleans 'em before use and this practice has prevented a >>lot of >>aggravation on his part. > > > In the case cited, I was the first renter of the flawed DVD. > > To "clean" rented DVDs, I generally use a special spectacle-cleaning > cloth (often supplied with quality prescription eyewear) which has > the beneficial property of removing even fingerprints from the disk's > surface.
Heh... I just use Dawn (or equivalent), dry well and if it gonna work it will. Seems to work in about 90% of the time. > Again, in the instant case of "Land of the Pharoahs", the disk was > mis-authored, and contained two 9-minute skips, one of which was > recoverable as there was at least one complete chapter which followed > the skip (in fact, there were about 20 complete chapters) and one of > which was not recoverable as there was no complete chapter which > followed the skip (i.e., the skip occurred in the very last chapter). > > After enough negative reports on a specific copy, Netflix may put the > media through a polishing machine in an attempt to remove scratches. > This process is successful in some cases, but not in others. > > In more than on case the damaged media is unsalvageable, and should > it be the only copy in Netflix' library, then the title would be > withdrawn until it is reissued by the publisher. Yep, you do take risks but then the price is right when it comes to Netflix. A great alternative to the vast wasteland of commercial/cable TV. JT (Who hasn't had cable in over twenty-five years) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
