Do DVD lens cleaners work? - DVDfile.com forum for DVD, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD

chico76 · 05-10-2004, 05:46 AM

Those little cleaner CD's with the brushes on the bottom, do they actually work? I'm just wondering if they do anything at all to remove the buildup on your player lens.

chipmac · 05-10-2004, 06:19 AM

This is just my opinion but it is one I've seen others agree with me on but I wouldn't use it unless my player would not play any disc I put in. Then again if that were the case I doubt it would help much. The reason is that this brush and any dust that is on the lens can scratch the lens and do more harm. Also the brush spinning and hitting the lens holder can throw it out of alignment and again do more harm than good. I feel it's best that if you do feel the need to clean the dust from inside that you should open it up and use a can of compressed air to blow the light dust off the lens. If you do this try not to spray with too much pressure and make sure that none of the liquid drips onto the lens from the can.

NotaNumber · 05-12-2004, 04:40 PM

This has always been a question of interest to me. These cleaning devices have been around since CD players have been on the market. If these cleaners are useless or indeed harmful they would have dropped out of the market years ago.

I've searched the web and newsgroups many times and have yet to find one report of actual damage (verifiable).

I read somewhere that the editors of Sight and Sound magazine (British Film Institute) actually recommend using these cleaners.

I asked a repair tech at a Pioneer authorized repair facility and he said as long as you use a good quality cleaner like those from Alsop or Maxell and keep the brushes clean it should be no problem.

05-10-2004, 05:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
chico76 Actor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United States	Do DVD lens cleaners work? Those little cleaner CD's with the brushes on the bottom, do they actually work? I'm just wondering if they do anything at all to remove the buildup on your player lens.

05-10-2004, 06:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
chipmac Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hardyston, NJ	This is just my opinion but it is one I've seen others agree with me on but I wouldn't use it unless my player would not play any disc I put in. Then again if that were the case I doubt it would help much. The reason is that this brush and any dust that is on the lens can scratch the lens and do more harm. Also the brush spinning and hitting the lens holder can throw it out of alignment and again do more harm than good. I feel it's best that if you do feel the need to clean the dust from inside that you should open it up and use a can of compressed air to blow the light dust off the lens. If you do this try not to spray with too much pressure and make sure that none of the liquid drips onto the lens from the can. __________________ My DVD collection at DVD Profiler that needs major updating.

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05-12-2004, 04:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
NotaNumber I paid for this! Join Date: May 2002	This has always been a question of interest to me. These cleaning devices have been around since CD players have been on the market. If these cleaners are useless or indeed harmful they would have dropped out of the market years ago. I've searched the web and newsgroups many times and have yet to find one report of actual damage (verifiable). I read somewhere that the editors of Sight and Sound magazine (British Film Institute) actually recommend using these cleaners. I asked a repair tech at a Pioneer authorized repair facility and he said as long as you use a good quality cleaner like those from Alsop or Maxell and keep the brushes clean it should be no problem.