Posted by JNugent on 12/26/07 23:05

Anton Gÿsen wrote:
> Stuart B wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:10:31 +0000, Anton Gÿsen
>> <anton@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> Stuart B wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:49:45 +0000, JNugent
>>>> <not.telling@noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Stuart B wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone here familiar with dvd recorder faults ?.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have an LG DR 7800 dvd recorder that I got from Richer Sounds in
>>>>>> Aug 2006 .Just before the 1 year warranty ran out it had been
>>>>>> exhibiting the odd glitch like failing to recognise discs,even
>>>>>> commercial ones or wanting to initialise discs other than blank ones
>>>>>> ..I meant to return it to RS while the warranty was still in force
>>>>>> but,well you know how it is ....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Today it wouldnt recognise Tom Brown's Schooldays ,an orginal
>>>>>> commercial dvd and it also takes longer then I think it should to
>>>>>> "accept" a disc when you put them in .
>>>>>> I've contacted Rs to see what they say but could it be something
>>>>>> simple .
>>>>>
>>>>> Probably the laser kaput.
>>>>>
>>>>> A new PC-type DVD-ROM drive (around £30) should sort it out. Check
>>>>> it takes a standard OEM drive first.
>>>>
>>>> Ah!! I should have made it clear it's a standalone that goes with the
>>>> telly
>>>
>>> Which probably has a standard PC DVD-/+RW drive in it.
>>
>>
>> Do they ?..I didn't know that ..:-)
>
>
> Apparently so, although I haven't seen it with my own eyes so don't
> quote me on it!

I have (and I've changed one).

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