Nigerian VCD Solution

Hey Nairalanders,

Are you tried of VCDs that freeze up when your watching them. Or the Vcds thats have boxes going though them ?

Well I have a solution,

When that happens to your Vcd, you just rinse the disc for about 30 secs or 1 mintue with warm water. then wipe the water off and play the disc. it should be clearer and the freezing should stop.

I tried it and it has work for about the past 4 years that I have been doing it. I hope your Nigerian movies will be more enjoyable.

I actually hated nigerian movies cos of that. lol, so we rent nigerian movies that have been burnt on DVDs.

Anyways i'll try this when i get a VCD, thanks.

I've also been doing this. Cool .

Rinse in warm water? Can anyone explain why that works? Since such VCDs came from Naija, is it possible you are washing away the 'freezing' evil spirit

i do that alot with CD's as in those ones u play on ur discman or mp3 player, i'll try the vcd's tho n see

Ynot:

Rinse in warm water? Can anyone explain why that works? Since such VCDs came from Naija, is it possible you are washing away the 'freezing' evil spirit

@ Ynot

i dont find your comment funny if it was suppose to be a joke.

Do you really have to tell me that?

yea i had to tell you.

Ok. If that makes you feel good. BTW if you're looking for something funny, visit the joke section.

thats exactly my point.

i wasnt looking for anything funny.

anyways.

back to topic

i will try this later in the week

, I will like to give this a trial , if it will work , what ever happens i will in form all the curtiers in the room . [color=#000099][/color]

Thanks men for the info!

wow if this really works then thatz kool which part of the cd should i rinse. is it both front and back?

Just the shiny surface underneath.

Wow, tried it yesterday and it worked like MAGIC on my cracked discs.

That can be worth trying,if it works it then mean that ,the found of this solution is a guru.
i will give it a trial and get back to you.

Zahymaka:

Just the shiny surface underneath.

YOU can rinse either side or both.

The shiny part is what the laser reads. Washing the top leaves you with the same results.

If the rinsing thing didn't work for you, use toothpaste to solve the scratch problems. Should be used as a last resort as it's a relatively high-abrasive substance.

You can also use Brasso metal polish, auto wax or basically any abrasive compound. Just polish as you would a scratch on your car. The aim should really be only to recover data for reburning not for continued use of the disk.

Thanks omogenaija i usually just dump them

What about those stupid VCD cases that wont open or break when u tryin to hard to open them _{why cant they just use dvd?}

well for me

when i get those paper only covers and the VCD doesn't go back in i roll them back inside the cover. ( I hope I explained that right)

I try using the warm water but it still doesn't work, what do ya think?
it's so funny cuz my friend sent me a whole lots of nigerian movies VCDs she got from ghana,
almost all of them freezes or have boxes when am watching them.
what can i do?

omoge:

I try using the warm water but it still doesn't work, what do ya think?
it's so funny because my friend sent me a whole lots of nigerian movies VCDs she got from ghana,
almost all of them freezes or have boxes when am watching them.
what can i do?

well check to see if the actual disc is scartched. because if it is then i dont think the warm water will work. and i think it also depends on if u got an original VCD or a bootleged one. (bootleg/bootleged means fake)

Omogenaija,

thanks ever so much for that tip. do keep them coming. God bless

cheers

@omogenaija

thanks for your brilliant discovery and sharing it with nairalanders. though i have not tried it, but from few feelers from members who have tried it its thumbs up for you. any further doubt that Nigerians are innovative?

what about DVD that freezes?