Looking for tool to recover data from damaged DVDs

[Paul Smith]

On 11/28/06, Mark Haney <mhaney at ercbroadband.org> wrote:
> >> > Is there some tool to recover data from damaged DVDs?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance,
> >>
> >> Is it scratched? Or what? What kind of damage?
> >>
> >> You might go by a place which sells video games for Play Stations
> >> and the like, and get a "CD polishing" or "DVD restorer" kit. I
> >> haven't used one.
> >
> > My DVDs do not look damaged or scratched, but I am always getting I/O
> > errors. Is there some way of circumventing those I/O errors?
> >
> Always getting errors?  Are these ones you've burned yourself?  Do any
> other DVDs have problems?  Have you tried them in another box?  Could be
> a hardware problem.

For some DVDs, yes, I am getting errors, and the media do not look
damaged. I will try them tomorrow in another box.

Paul