Panasonic SA-HT80 plays some DVDs, no others

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McQualude

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It stopped playing certain DVDs, it says 'no disc'. It plays Con Air
(single side, single layer), but not The Thing (single side, dual layer)
and I have no idea why. One DVD wouldn't play until I ejected and inserted
it several times, but that didn't work for any of the others it wouldn't
recognize. Could it be a dirty laser (if I could be so lucky)? Or what is
most likely? Thanks.
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McQualude
 
McQualude <mcqualude@hoohoo.com> said:

It stopped playing certain DVDs, it says 'no disc'. It plays Con Air
(single side, single layer), but not The Thing (single side, dual
layer) and I have no idea why. One DVD wouldn't play until I ejected
and inserted it several times, but that didn't work for any of the
others it wouldn't recognize. Could it be a dirty laser (if I could
be so lucky)? Or what is most likely? Thanks.
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I checked to be sure and it recognizes all of my single layer DVDs, but
none of my dual layer DVDs.
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McQualude
 
Very likely the laser pickup, but you should certainly try cleaning first.

Mark Z.

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McQualude <mcqualude@hoohoo.com> said:

It stopped playing certain DVDs, it says 'no disc'. It plays Con Air
(single side, single layer), but not The Thing (single side, dual
layer) and I have no idea why. One DVD wouldn't play until I ejected
and inserted it several times, but that didn't work for any of the
others it wouldn't recognize. Could it be a dirty laser (if I could
be so lucky)? Or what is most likely? Thanks.

I checked to be sure and it recognizes all of my single layer DVDs, but
none of my dual layer DVDs.
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McQualude
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"Mark D. Zacharias" <mzacharias@yis.us> said:

Very likely the laser pickup, but you should certainly try cleaning
first.
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Are those $14 kits, that have a cd-rom with brushes, any good?

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McQualude
 
Afraid not. A proper cleaning, using window cleaner or everclear-quality
alcohol is best.
Have 2 soft swabs ready. Have one moistened but not dripping wet, GENTLY
clean the lens with a rolling motion. Follow with the dry swab to remove any
residue.

Mark Z.

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"McQualude" <mcqualude@hoohoo.com> wrote in message
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"Mark D. Zacharias" <mzacharias@yis.us> said:

Very likely the laser pickup, but you should certainly try cleaning
first.

Are those $14 kits, that have a cd-rom with brushes, any good?

--
McQualude
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"Mark D. Zacharias" <mzacharias@yis.us> said:

Afraid not. A proper cleaning, using window cleaner or
everclear-quality alcohol is best.
Have 2 soft swabs ready. Have one moistened but not dripping wet,
GENTLY clean the lens with a rolling motion. Follow with the dry swab
to remove any residue.

Mark Z.
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Thanks Mark. I'll give it a try.

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McQualude
 
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