any tips for scratched discs?

[TheJamsh]

My gears 2 disc now has a massive semi-circle scratch around the outside that prevents me playing it fully.

Ive heard and seen things about toothpaste, mayonaise etc that you can use to buff scratches out. this scratch is fairly large though.

Any other tips?

[Red Devil]

Is the scratch on the top (label) side or the bottom?  OM says the info in stored in the top (label) side, so if the top is scratched, you're hosed.  Besides, you're supposed to be be playing/testing BZ2.  

[TheJamsh]

The scratch is on the plastic side, not the label side.

and yeh i know... im being naughty

[Red Devil]

Then anything that dries to a hard, clear finish should work. e.g. polyurethane, clear nail polish, car polish, etc.  I'd Google around more first.

[bigbadbogie]

If you still have it installed, download a no-cd patch.

[Warfreak]

Gears2 -> A XBOX360 Game that is the sequel to Gears Of War, which has a pc version.

No-CD Cracks don't work when the tech in question just runs stuff right off the cd.

[TheJamsh]

I installed the game content from my friends gears 2 disc to the xbox harddrive... it still uses my CD to read the copyright data but the rest plays from the harddrive. Got lucky with where the scratch is i think. Will try further repairs though.

Ah well... guess ill have to make do with no harddrive space instead

Note that gears 2 isnt avilable on PC, copyrights and all that. Some of the software is worth thousands to buy externally and use. and of course, a no-cd crack wont work on an xbox. Not unless i void warranty, which im NOT going to do given how unreliable they are anyway.

[cheesepuffly]

given how unreliable they are anyway.

Thats why i have a PS3.  Only have to worry bout the yellow light of death. Which has a 0.0X (not sure) chance of happening XD. Plus blu rays are much more resistant to damage than regular DVDs (they take the same damage, just can read better with it)


GOW2 probably will come to PC, GOW1 did.

And huge scratches are hard to fix. I sometimes try getting a spray bottle, spray it on my disk lightly (full of pure water that is), wipe it, then let it dry face up for a while.

[Zero Angel]

Sometimes you can get videogame/dvd movie rental place to resurface games and movies for you. The toothpaste method isnt totally reliable, so it might be worth pursuing this avenue -- just ask.

[TheJamsh]

i had GTA IV re-surfaced at GAME, the scratch is that was monumental compared to my gears 2 disc.

Gears 2 definately isnt coming to PC, theres notices about it all around. Gears 1 didnt transfer to PC very well. besides, i prefer the layout of an xbox controller compared to PS3, and the 3-year warranty and cheap price are all bonuses.

That and that gears 2 isnt available on ps3, and that it is awesome.

[cheesepuffly]

i had GTA IV re-surfaced at GAME, the scratch is that was monumental compared to my gears 2 disc.

Gears 2 definately isnt coming to PC, theres notices about it all around. Gears 1 didnt transfer to PC very well. besides, i prefer the layout of an xbox controller compared to PS3, and the 3-year warranty and cheap price are all bonuses.

That and that gears 2 isnt available on ps3, and that it is awesome.

Terrible D pad, lack of motion sensor support (sure the ps3s motion support aint great but its better than nothing). And we have Resistance, Killzone 2, and the upcoming 256 player MAG for your action game needs.

And with a ps3 you dont need a friggin 3 year warranty. The cheap price is for the lowest of the low end systems in the xbox 360s rank.

[TheJamsh]

Larger community with xbox as well... and still more game support.

I dont see the point in blu-ray, most people dont have TV's that support it properly (and i mean properly). and none of those games are gears 2

[cheesepuffly]

The ps3 will run on a standard def TV, game wise its more about capacity than graphical quality.(which is still pretty damn good) Compared to the petty DL DVD 9GB of the 360s games, the ps3 gets 50GB on its blu ray disc.

[Warfreak]

Compared to the petty DL DVD 9GB of the 360s games, the ps3 gets 50GB on its blu ray disc.

And I've yet to see Game Companies take true advantage of 50GB of space. (And I mean use that NOT to have 5000 UNCOMPRESSED 4096x4096 textures, but for 5000+ SCRIPTED MAPS and a built in Editor of sorts.)

Yes, I would pay ANY PRICE if it meant Infinite#ofCraptoDo + LONGsingleplayerMode + MAYBEmultiplayerSupport over Quality + MPsupport + shortSingleplayerMode. (Which is why I play PC )

[cheesepuffly]

Try Littlebigplanet or Metal Gear Solid 4