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Posted by Biz on 11/21/05 22:24
DVD players typically use 2 different wavelength lasers, one for DVD and the
other for CD, the player's DVD laser has apparently died. Time to replace,
especially since it was an inexpensive player in the 1st place.
"Robert Heiling" <robheil@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:43820157.D7CAF10A@comcast.net...
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> In one of our rooms here, we have an inexpensive DVD/CD player
> (play-only) hooked up to a small TV. It's a "Classic" brand "DVD51S"
> model http://www.emiglobal.com/dvd/pdf/DVD51S.pdf In the past, it has
> worked fine as advertised in playing commercial movie DVD's, audio CD's,
> and CD's that I burned with JPEG's.
>
> I tested it yesterday in response to a complaint that it would no longer
> play movie DVD's. It doesn't recognize any DVD's at all, including
> multiple movies and one with images that I burned, and its display on
> the front of the player scrolls a "no disc" message for those. It still
> will play CD's both audio and JPEG.
>
> Its onscreen setup mode has been examined for anything that could
> possibly apply. I cleaned all dust accumulation from the tray, blew out
> that area of the unit with a compressed gas duster, and used a
> lens-cleaner CD. The location code agrees and is 1 for both the unit and
> the DVD's used for testing. All connections have been checked,
> naturally, although that wouldn't appear to apply and I've also
> power-cycled the unit. Am I missing something? or is this a common
> failure mode for these cheap units?
>
> Any insight appreciated
>
> Bob
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