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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...
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[personal profile] mdlbear 2005-12-10 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
That's often true, but in this case it seems to be skipping on all disks, and cleaning the disks doesn't help. (Of course, we don't take very good care of our disks; it could be that they're badly scratched.)
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[personal profile] chaoswolf 2005-12-10 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
Are not. Over-watched, yes. But the disks are actually in good condition. Shush.

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.
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[personal profile] mdlbear 2005-12-11 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
The compressed air (or more likely freon, in this case) may have done the trick. Thanks for the suggestion.
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[personal profile] mdlbear 2005-12-12 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
... but apparently not. Worth a try, but...

[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] mdlbear 2005-12-11 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been thinking about this; unfortunately I'm using my Mini-ITX box for something else. I should be able to use my younger daughter's 700MHz Duron box after she gets upgraded for Christmas. But that will still take a fair amount of work; I'll probably have to just throw money at the problem.
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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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