DVD player not reading discs?

Question

My dvd player has all of a sudden stopped reading discs. When I put a dvd in it scans it for a minute & then the door just opens. If it does eventually pick up a disc it will play for a few minutes & then freeze. Is the machine just broken & I need it serviced or is there something I'm missing out on? As a btw the player is about a year old.

Answer 1

buy a new one in argos for €27.99 - a compact one.

Answer 2

I've had that happen. Usually it's when the DVD in the player has been burned by a friend and given to me. The DVD player doesn't have whatever it needs to be able to read a burned DVD. Although there are different formats even for commercial DVD's and they're not all recognizable by all DVD's. Then there's the issue of a DVD being from another country and your DVD player not being able to read the other country's format.

Answer 3

Mine did that. It just happened to do it the day my bloke broke up with me and I wanted to do a Bridget Jones and hide under the duvet for a year. I only paid £30 for it and had more than a year of solid use from it so I bought a new one from Tesco for £17. It works brilliantly and it's tiny. Sometimes they're just not worth servicing.

Answer 4

if its open every one or two minut its a virus problem
it will not read any dvds if the lence is damaged or lot of dust is there on it better u once fige it for service

Answer 5

Lens laser probably got dirty. Use some CD laser lens cleaners it should clean it. If, not DVD player needs to be opened and cleaned manually.

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Answer 6

YOU NEED TO CLEAN THE EYE THAT READS THE DVD..YOU CAN GET A KIT FOR A FEW POUNDS

Answer 7

the "eye" of the player just need some cleaning. just be careful cleaning that by yourself! if you're not aware how sensitive that "eye" is, better let the technician do it

Answer 8

TRY CLEANING IT,YOU CAN GET THE CD& DVD CLEANING SET FAIRLY CHEAP.

Answer 9

try your pc if it plays dvds...the new dvds maybe hd..