DVD not working? Give it a wipe

Ross, like most buyers of DVDs and CDs, had assumed that a new disc would be clean, but that's not my experience. I've found so many wearing all sorts of laser-confusing lint and micro-grit that I now clean every disc I buy before the first playing. Rented movies are far worse. They're so often pock-marked with scratches and fingerprints it's a wonder they play at all, especially in the new-generation Blu-ray players, which are proving to be rather fastidious.

Here are some important tips for cleaning disks, courtesy of The Age, via Stuff.