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mdlbear ([personal profile] mdlbear) wrote2005-12-09 08:32 pm
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!@@#%!$%^ DVD player...

...is skipping. They only seem to last a year or two; probably has something to do with dust. I'll go out and get a cleaning kit, but I don't expect it to help a whole lot.

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[personal profile] chaoswolf 2005-12-10 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
Hate to say it but it might just be easier to replace the damned thing. I am not the one who bears bad news often, but i think it's the truth.

[identity profile] roaringmouse.livejournal.com 2005-12-10 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Steve, Have you checked the DVD disk??? I have noticed that when my DVD skips.. it is the bloody disc not machine. I clean the disc then the DVD won't skip. My house is dustier than yours...

Fred just revived ours

[identity profile] capplor.livejournal.com 2005-12-10 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
with a keyboard-cleaner blast of compressed air. It might not work on yours, but it's quick & cheap to try.

Of course Mindy may have destroyed our satellite box with a spray of cleaning fluid.

[identity profile] eleccham.livejournal.com 2005-12-11 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm still working on the "perfect" setup for ours; I've got a Mini-ITX box in place of a traditional CD/DVD player. I still need to hook up front-panel buttons and an LCD...
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[personal profile] mneme 2005-12-12 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Ours is halting and making wierd noises -- has been ever since we started playing the Doctor Who vcds on it. :(

I'll pick up a new one shortly, I guess.
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