About Blu-ray Discs: Important Tips to Keep Your Treasured Blu-ray Discs Well Preserved

For its versatile design and top-of-the-line specifications, Blu-ray disc has been widely applied in a variety of ends, especially popular in Blu-ray DVD movies. Many popular Hollywood movies have now become available in Blu-ray discs for high quality in both video and audio, just like the coolest special rental “Resident Evil: Afterlife” and the most intriguing “Merantau”. Along with the widely use of Blu-ray discs, unavoidably some bad guys like scratches and dust might intrude and damage your treasured Blu-ray disc collections of your favorite Blu-ray movies or Blu-ray DVDs due to frequently use or improper preservation. Here I would like to provide some useful tips for keeping your precious Blu-ray DVD discs or Blu-ray movie discs well preserved.

Tip 1: select a proper place to store your Blu-ray disc collection

As a light, small sized portable data storage tool with large storage capability, Blu-ray discs are widely and frequently used. It is composed of polymers plastic, Aluminum film and protective coating. So, when unused, you should preserve your precious Blu-ray discs in dry and shade to prevent Blu-ray discs being oxidized by high-temperature and water. Of course, the Blu-ray discs should not be pressed.

Tip 2: reduce using frequency or rip your valued Blu-ray movie discs to PC or other players

After watching Blu-ray movies with your Blu-ray discs, you should withdraw Blu-ray discs in time and back it in package. The simplest way to reduce using your Blu-ray disc collection to make it well preserved is to rip Blu-ray disc content to your computers or hard disks. When you get your treasured Blu-ray movies in Blu-ray discs, you can rip it to your computer or your portable devices like iPhone with a Blu-ray Ripper. With a Blu-ray Ripper, you can rip your lovely Blu-ray discs to hard disk or other portable players for limitless playback without worry about damaging your precious Blu-ray discs.

Tip 3: clean your Blu-ray discs after use

Dust could be considered as a fatal killer to your Blu-ray discs. So, after watching Blu-ray movies with your Blu-ray discs, it is quite important for you to clean disc surfaces before put it back to package. The proper way to clean discs is to gently rub discs in circle from inner to edge. Some stubborn dust could be cleaned with little detergent and water and then dry it out. When cleaning discs, alcohol should not be used as there would be chemical reaction between alcohol and polymers. This would produce great damage to your precious Blu-ray discs.

Tip 4: remove the surface scratch of our Blu-ray discs

Scratch, another fatal killer to your Blu-ray discs, often results from frequent use, improper preservation or careless operation. A fairly good solution to remove tiny scratches for you: clean discs with water and tiny cleanser, and rub scratches gently with toothpaste foam plastics until scratches disappear.

Tip 5: restore your Blu-ray discs from distortion

Sometimes the Blu-ray drive on your Blu-ray disc player or PC cannot read Blu-ray discs or there would be quite loud noise during playing Blu-ray discs even though no scratches on your Blu-ray discs. This is because of tiny distortion of your Blu-ray discs. In such condition, you can recover your Blu-ray discs flat by clipping discs between glass sheets in warm water for several minutes and then drying it out.

Hope these tips would help you keep your lovely Blu-ray discs well preserved and prevent your valued collection from damage.