Can a good DVD player go bad?

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Chainsaw

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#74691 5-Jan-2011 14:48

I have a Mustek DVD player, which up until now has gone fine. My daughter now claims it scratches DVDs and had trouble playing one while I was away, it was jumping and skipping and misbehaving.

So can DVD player start scratching discs? If so, can i do anything about it?

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#424301 5-Jan-2011 15:39

Its possible that the drive has become faulty.

Best way to fix it?

Throw it out, go to the warehouse or Dicksmith and buy a new $30 one

B1GGLZ

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#424314 5-Jan-2011 16:08

We've had two Mustek players.
Throw it away and get a decent one.
Better still get a recorder.

xpd

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#424324 5-Jan-2011 16:25

Its not worth the hassle of trying to fix, as others have mentioned, easier to pick up another DVD player. Seen Blu Ray players going dirt cheap these days.......

http://www.dse.co.nz/dse.shop/en/product/GH7022

Also supports DivX.

XPD / Gavin

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Chainsaw

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#424334 5-Jan-2011 16:37

Thanks guys, thought as much.

Rather than just getting a blu-ray player I'll probably got the player/HDD route, so I'll start another thread asking which is the best!