Posted by Stuart B on 12/27/07 00:38

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:32:33 -0800 (PST), DVDfever Dom
<google@dvdfever.co.uk> wrote:

>On 26 Dec, 23:05, JNugent <not.tell...@noparticularplacetogo.com>
>wrote:
>> Anton Gÿsen wrote:
>> > Stuart B wrote:
>>
>> >> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:10:31 +0000, Anton Gÿsen
>> >> <an...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> >>> Stuart B wrote:
>>
>> >>>> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:49:45 +0000, JNugent
>> >>>> <not.tell...@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).
>
>i figured that if the DVD-RW/+RW drive went in either of my two PCs,
>it'd be cheaper (in terms of time as it'd be a lot less hassle) to
>just get a USB 2.0 external equivalent and use that. Probably only
>cost about £30, plug it in. Job done!

Hassle to change a dvd-rom in a PC . take the case off .unscrew
two/four screws ,unplug a couple of leads ...remove unit and then do
the same in reverse .No software to install .Job done and up and
running straight away .
5 minutes if you don't mess around
Stuart

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