Customer Reviews

Game Doctor

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

I ordered this because I have a few CD's that skip occasionally. Unfortunately, this device did not do what it promissed. In fact, its really much more work than its worth. First of all, the first 2 cds I tried only skipped a little bit. After putting them through this device, they skipped even more. The directions say you must really buff them with the special buffing cloth. I don't know how much buffing people are willing to do but I'm a relatively strong guy and I buffed for about 10 minutes before being exhausted. Then I tried again and was just very dissapointed. Even worse, the spinning of the handle is quite time consuming and not very much fun. It would be very nice if the thing was mechanical and automatic. I have little patience for plastic toys. The thing even gets water all over the place. All in all, a good idea I suppose, but really a dissapointing performance. I'm afraid to use it on any more CDs.

I have brought the SkipDoctor because I was planning to buy used CD games for the Sega Saturn. First, I tried it on some game CDs that had minor scraches that caused no skips. The SD elimanated 99% of each of the discs. Then I used it on game CDs that I rented that had scraches which caused skipping on the tracks. It restored the music and gameplay with no problems. Finally, the ultimate test. I have a music CD, which I picked up in a forrest, that have many, many scraches, which caused three tracks on it to skip and repeat constantly. After a lot of spin cleaning, it erased all of scraches except the severe ones that caused the major skippings. those scars look like they have drawed around with a pin.

The SpinDoctor got rid of all of the scars, except for the severe ones, and restored the quality and playability on my Sega Saturn CD games. It's quick, easy, and doesn't make a mess. If you use your CD players a lot or planning to buy used ones, get this device!!

I ordered this product thinking I could clean up some DVDs that have gained a couple of scratches over the past few months. I was instantly displeased - this is a rather awkward, large product that has more than one part, and it's not terribly easy to use...

...or does it actually work. The wheel that carries the DVD doesn't actually spin anymore - it only worked a couple of times. The times it did work, the cleaning solution seems to have ruined the DVDs I used them on. I absolutely DO NOT recommend this product.

This product only worked on 1 CD not 50. It did acually work but the wheel that fixes the CD started to come apart after only 1 CD. They said you could order replacement wheels but thats not exceptable. I would stay clear of this product, its a waste of time and money

This is the cheesiest item I have ever been duped into purchasing; in retrospect, I should have known better. Extremely lightweight all-plastic construction insures a short useful life. I followed the instructions to the letter, and my CD still skips. The only positive aspect of the initial use is that one of the airweight plastic fittings broke, which means that I can throw it in the garbage where it belongs, since it's hardly worth the time and effort to return. A complete and utter waste of time, resources, and energy!

This device destroys more CDs than it fixes.

The way it's suppose to work:
Special resurfacing liquid is thoroughly buffed across the surface of the CD, filling small scratches.

Way it actually works:
Leaves countless small scratches across the CD, making a damaged CD into a coaster.

Surely you have better things to spend your hard-earned money on than this pathetic little infomercialesque gimmick.

What the product promises is that it will restore performance for CDs, DVDs, and other 5.25" optical media. I found otherwise.

I purchased a DVD movie that I was really excited about seeing. I got it and popped it into my player. The picture, sound, etc. were of course excellent DVD quality. Then at one point (1h42m33s) everything stopped. I couldn't fast-forward past this spot, so I took the disc out and looked at it. There seemed to be a fingerprint or smudge on the disc, so I figured I'd use the SkipDoctor to fix it. Big mistake.

After carefully following the instructions in the manual (a 10-minute labor-intensive process in the middle of my movie), I put the disc back into the player. It wouldn't even start--it was completely unplayable. After the expense and effort of using the SkipDoctor, I was worse off than before. I finally finished the movie on VHS.

Overall recommendation: Run for your life.

This product is amazing, I had a CD that was completely unplayable that I just fixed as well as a DVD that was completely unplayable. To the people who have problems, READ THE DIRECTIONS FIRST, it will play, it won't look as new as you want, but it plays just fine. To the person who wrote about residue: what residue? The SkipDr uses nothing but water, I've never heard of water leaving residue. Don't be stupid people, this product isn't made for the stupid.

I bought my Game Doctor for Christmas in 2000. Since then it has saved me many cds. Just today I found ink stains (dont know how they got on it) on a cd. The Doc took the ink right off and the cd plays perfect. It really puts a new shine on a cd and is simple to use. I was skeptical at first when i bought this because all other cd cleaners I had before did nothing I couldnt do by rubbing cloth over the cd. The Game Doctor uses whatever kind of materal is on the wheel to shine cds like I could never dream of. Great product.

What a nightmare of a product. Not only is it bulky, but it is a horrible product to use on CDS/DVDS with light scratches. Made it worse, after following the instructions so carefully!

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I should have settled for a measly dial cleanup kit. :( :(

Negative stars all the way!