How often should you clean a dvd player?
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How often should you clean a dvd player?
I had a brand new movie (Can't Hardly Wait) glitch on me twice the other night.
My dvd player was purchased in early 2000 I believe.
Will a cd player kit work find for dvd players?
My dvd player was purchased in early 2000 I believe.
Will a cd player kit work find for dvd players?
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You should clean a dvd player exactly never, except in 2 situations:
1) you keep it in a very dusty or smokey environment
2) it begins to exhibit problems
IMO, of course.
1) you keep it in a very dusty or smokey environment
2) it begins to exhibit problems
IMO, of course.
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I vote "Never" as well. DVD players are closed boxes --- no vent holes like you have on a receiver. Dirt on the lens really shouldn't be a problem unless you live in extremely dusty or smokey conditions.
You might be better off cleaning the DVD itself.
You might be better off cleaning the DVD itself.
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I have had my Laserdisc player for over 10 years, and I have never needed to clean it.
Most likely, the glitch is on the disc (flaw or dirt,) or your player may just not like that disc as well.
Most likely, the glitch is on the disc (flaw or dirt,) or your player may just not like that disc as well.
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Originally posted by KevinSmithIsGod
What bout the "smoke" from the laser?
Doesnt that leave like a dust on the lens?
What bout the "smoke" from the laser?
Doesnt that leave like a dust on the lens?
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I once cleaned the lens on a DVD player with alchohol and a cotton swap, and I wasn't gentle either. And it worked fine after that.
The problem was that it stopped playing dual-layer disks. I suspected it was because my natural gas space heater threw out a lot of dust/soot, and the DVD player was kind of in its path on the other side of the room.
I asked around before I did it, and everyone told me that DVD players never need cleaning. But everyone was wrong.
The problem was that it stopped playing dual-layer disks. I suspected it was because my natural gas space heater threw out a lot of dust/soot, and the DVD player was kind of in its path on the other side of the room.
I asked around before I did it, and everyone told me that DVD players never need cleaning. But everyone was wrong.
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Originally posted by Timon Russo
I asked around before I did it, and everyone told me that DVD players never need cleaning. But everyone was wrong.
I asked around before I did it, and everyone told me that DVD players never need cleaning. But everyone was wrong.
If you weren't gentle, you're lucky you didn't thrown the laser pick-up out of alignment. In most cases, this isn't something people who don't know what they're doing should mess with.
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I, too, don't recommend cleaning the player's insides.
But if you really want to, I suppose the best way would be to open the lid and squirt some air on the lens (using those blower thingies for camera lenses).
But if you really want to, I suppose the best way would be to open the lid and squirt some air on the lens (using those blower thingies for camera lenses).
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Originally posted by Mr. Salty
If the laser in your DVD player is smoking, you have a hell of a lot bigger problem than a dirty lens.
If the laser in your DVD player is smoking, you have a hell of a lot bigger problem than a dirty lens.
I know I read it on a DVD FAQ somewhere..Im tryin to find it.