Apex 1130 won't load disks?

[donkey_puncher]

I picked up an Apex 1130 from Wall Mart around thanksgiving. It's worked fine, but yesterday I popped in a new DVD and it wouldn't load it. It just kept saying "Loading" on the screen. I thought maybe it was a bad disk and I tried several others. It still wouldn't load anything. While it's trying to load the disk I hear this whirling whispering sound coming from the unit. Anyone know if this is fixable or if there is something I could do?

It's a cheap unit so I'm not too worried about junking it, but I thought I should at least see if anyone else has had this problem and if there is a simple fix before I throw it in the dumpster.

[Craig Tucker]

Why don't you take it back to wallmart for an exchange ?

[handyguy]

nerd-out.com has apex forums you can ask there they should have a forum specific for your model. Also unplug it for a minute or more & plug back in.

[donkey_puncher]

Why don't you take it back to wallmart for an exchange ?

Will they take it back? It's been 4 months now.

[Craig Tucker]

I would certainly hope so, if it has a fault. Electrical items over here have a 12 month warranty as standard, sometimes longer. I know if I took it to an Asda Wallmart here they would exchange it.

[yodandy]

They told me today that dvd players have 90 days to take them back.

[kiki]

If you can't return it, why not take it apart, and clean the laser lens.
What have you got to lose??
I have done this with a few units, and had great success.
If you are in a smokey or dusty environment, then a dirty laser could well
be the problem.
A drop of alcohol on a q-tip does wonders. This brought by Pioneer 105
back from the brink. After a bunch of coasters, I cleaned it, and have
50-ish flawless burns on the old girl.
Best of Luck

Kiki

[donkey_puncher]

I ended up taking it back. However they would only let me exchange it for another player and they did not sell the 1130W any longer. I exchanged it for a Sanyo player that cost twice as much and then the next day returned the unopened new Sanyo player and they gave me a refund. I may go to Circuit City or somewhere else to find another player.