Posted by UltimatePatriot on 09/29/07 21:15

On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:46:16 GMT, nick <nick@NOSPAM.ORG> wrote:

>FWIW - one disc is JVC t'other is an Office Max. Both played
>OK earlier, on a different player. But when my previous
>Phillips died, I got a replacement (they play PAL and NTSC
>out of the box). It's been since then, but out of the many many
>discs I have burned, so far just these 2 have probs.
>
>Just tried one playing on the PC (powerDVD) with no apparent
>probs. So it's gotta be the replacement Phillips player??
>
>nick


If it is an older player, the head can sag and fall out of calibration
(read ideal calibration).

Try turning the player upside down during playback. If the problem goes
away, it isn't a dirty head, it's an out of cal head.

They are suspended on a helical spring, and as it sags, the factory
calibration gets skewed.

I have had plenty of PC readers that would "no longer read a disc" that
would read fine when turned upside down.

If you are really smart, you can obtain a calibration disc, and the
factory calibration procedure, and re-cal it. Not easy these days, and
cheaper to just get another player. That is, if your personal time is
worth over $100 an hour to you, like mine is. They are like watches.
Just pitch it and get a new one.

The upside down test does reveal if that is the problem however.

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