D Skin Protective Game Skins 50 Pack
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Video Game Reviews of D Skin Protective Game Skins 50 Pack
Customer Review: An Idea to Help this Product Out...
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought a bunch of these, even some off an eBay seller, and bragged about this product excessively, even to the point of selling some to friends who owned a local video store, as a possible additional product they could begin selling also.
The ones I bought from the eBay seller weren't very good, and unfortunately I bought them in bulk, in the large spools of 100.
Here's my 'Final Report':
They're still a good product if you want to archive or store CD's, or if you just handle them a lot. If your console game works well with them, bully for you, and maybe you can keep the edges on them perfectly and save all those expensive discs from destruction when they're thrown about the room by a bunch of mad little gamers (we're talking li'l kids here, or maybe grown-ups who've never had to buy their own!).
I noticed one really big flaw, that, if the company capitalized on it, they could potentially turn their product around and even re-establish themselves back into a very real market for this type of product. When I went back and looked closely at my eBay-bought skins, I noticed they were, every one, split at the hub. The vendor had very possibly gotten a bunch with this problem from the factory, and passed the problem on to me. One word on that..."EBAY!" (said like the word 'Pirate!' in the Johnnie Depp movie and you get it).
Here's what D-skins should do--merely put the same snap-on orange band around the center hub, and voila--world saved! I am convinced, after going through 200 of these, testing them on my own various PS2 games, and hearing them 'spin out' (or lose their grip due to the split in the skin hub), that D-Skin could do a little R & D and help all those old consoles 'grab' the discs in any D-skins with orange center 'hubs'.
After all, I've read an awful lot of web forums on PS2 modding that basically show that older units had this problem all along, causing them to fail seemingly randomly, and many times that's what got 'modders' interested in modding in the first place.
That perfectly re-engineered little extra 'hub' centerpiece would undoubtedly help save a genuinely good idea that just needs a little help or else is a total loss, really.
Oh...also, be careful when explaining the use of these currently designed ones to any friends--one ex-customer failed to hear (or heed) my serious warning to NOT use these in your car stereo, or slot CD units, either, and came back on ME with a little complaint later, saying her son ruined his expensive car stereo, and they were SO glad they knew a good auto sound repairman who got it replaced for free. Yay, people never really listen, especially to geeky little whiners like me, especially when worlds depend on it.
D-Skins could really work, mark my words, if D-Skins were redesigned with the center hub. Hope they listen, I can't exactly manufacture hundreds of little orange center hubs myself!
Customer Review: As advertised
Summary: 4 Stars
I don't know what the last two reviewers are talking about. I've used these things for quite awhile, mainly for my Xbox 360 games since the 360s disc drive has a nasty habit of occasionally chewing up & spitting out some disks. I've even tried them on my OS disks & on some of my rarer music & burned disks. The only times I've ever had issues with these things is when they're not completely snug on the disk or if there was dust beforehand on either the disc or the skin.
I do wish these things weren't necessary though on the 360. My other "complaint" is that besides here at Amazon every place has charged an arm & a leg for these things (seriously 65 British pounds at one place for a pack of 50, especially given that Brit currency at this point is like 1 for every 2 of our dollars).
Customer Review: d skins
Summary: 4 Stars
ive use these for along while and they are great! my daughters relaxation cd was reason i bought hem. they work forlong time. better if u clean disc b4 apllying. them,Havent had any problems with them until they start to get worn. Have had several friends "borrow" some ...an they never come back nor have they given ny their replacments they bought. lol. if u have scratches already run it throu a repair process first for beter results......greaton my daugher cube, wii ....wish they made them smaller for the small cds as well...but we wont have this prob now that slot music is coming out.Customer Review: Don't bother
Summary: 2 Stars
Product claims to work in player while the "skin" is on. This was not the case for me. I used the skins on DVD's and put the DVD's in several different players. None of them worked with the skin on. They are good protection from scratches and prints while not playing the DVD but a bit of a hassle since they don't work in the player.Customer Review: These work about 60% of the time...
Summary: 3 Stars
These were a nifty idea, however I have found that about 40% of the time, the DVD won't play with the cover on, and I have to remove it. About 60% of the time, the DVD WILL play with the cover on it.