Posted by Biz on 11/22/05 04:34

If it had been a Pioneer, Toshiba, Sony, etc.., any reasonbly well-known
name brand, you probably could get parts for it. I know the replacement
laser assembly for my retired Toshiba SD-3109 was over $100, now it was a
$400 or so player new, but it had served me well for about 5 years, so it
still wasnt worth replacing. When you can buy a replacement player brand
new for $50, it does not pay to even mess with them...I replaced my Toshiba
with a Pioneer universal player for about $100, I got 3 times the player,
for less than it would have cost to possibly repair the Toshiba...

"Robert Heiling" <robheil@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Biz wrote:
> >
> > 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.
>
> That does sound like it very likely is the problem. I did some reading
> after these 2 responses pointed me in the right direction. I'm wondering
> if something like this is typically repairable or not i.e. has anyone
> done it. Since it's already a candidate for the dumpster, I don't mind
> opening up the case and poking around inside as there's nothing to lose.
> If there are any standard parts I could replace, it might be worth a go.
>
> Thanks!
> Bob
>
> > "Robert Heiling" <robheil@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:43820157.D7CAF10A@comcast.net...
> > >
> > > 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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