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My LG 837 portable DVD just stopped reading disks. HALP!

 
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PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 6:55 pm    Post subject: My LG 837 portable DVD just stopped reading disks. HALP! Reply with quote


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I took this out of the case last week and cleaned it up. Watched a movie on it.

Last night I popped in a disk and it just came up disk error. Is it dead Jim?

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PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 6:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes. I've brought home at least 20 portable DVD players from the recycler, most with 'no read disc' messages. After working on each one carefully, I programmed a new message to come on the screen before I took it back to the recycler.

'dis is POS'.

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PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Yes. I've brought home at least 20 portable DVD players from the recycler, most with 'no read disc' messages. After working on each one carefully, I programmed a new message to come on the screen before I took it back to the recycler.

'dis is POS'.

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Yeah they sure aren't built very well. My 2002 Polaroid is a better build but it won't read disk's I've recorded with my Pioneer DVD recorder so I can't share my considerable ( shakey ) video skills with anyone on it.

I bought this one because it played everything! Nuts!

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PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try cleaning the laser with a Q tip dipped in water. If not, you're SOL
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PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Curt Palme wrote:
Try cleaning the laser with a Q tip dipped in water. If not, you're SOL


Well FC**ME! Kodak lens cleaning tissues, distilled water and a light blowing from a can of dust off and I'm back in business.

Gee can't you just feel the love in this forum? Mr. Green

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Well I could say something that almost everyone here needs a good light blowing right about now, but I digress. Very Happy
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PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Well I could say something that almost everyone here needs a good light blowing right about now, but I digress. Very Happy


Good thing too. That could make you a dirty old man. Wink

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PostLink    Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AnalogRocks wrote:
Curt Palme wrote:
Try cleaning the laser with a Q tip dipped in water. If not, you're SOL


Well FC**ME! Kodak lens cleaning tissues, distilled water and a light blowing from a can of dust off and I'm back in business.

Gee can't you just feel the love in this forum? Mr. Green


Hmmmm still being cranky. Takes 2-3 tries with story bought DVD's. Reads MP3 DVD's no problem, even scratched ones.

OK where can I get a new laser for this? MAC?

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