Always-On, 24/7 DVD players: suggestions?

[AgnoStick]

I work in at a 24/7 clinic and I have setup a dvd player that plays children's movies all the time, just looping it for the kids who are in the waiting room.

I have gone through 4 5-DVD carousel players within the last 18 months, they just stop working. The motor dies or something, definately a mechanical failure. I was searching online for a dvd player that would fit my needs or are designed for this kind of situtation, I found some industrial ones but I wasn't sure on if they were the right fit (a lot of features and non specifically said they would play non stop movies).

I would prefer a Carousel player but if what I am looking for is only a one disc player, thats fine, I can put 2 movies on 1 disc and just have staff swap them every so often.

Basically 2 questions:

Will DVD-R media "go bad/stop working" if played for to long (right now I am using pressed DVDs bought in store, but I am planning to cut out menus and put 2 movies on 1 dvd-r disc) and is there a DVD player out there that fits my needs or is designed for being able to play DVD movies non stop. Any help would be appreciated.

[Karate Media]

Well, for the money you spent on 4 DVD players (assuming you didn't get refunds), you could probably buy a low-end Dell (or other PC) -- or even better, build a simple PC -- drop in a TV-out PCI card and play the movies off the hard drive.

If you're knowledgable enough to author 2 DVDs onto 1 disc, you certainly know enough to set up an even longer string of movies onto a PC harddrive and just have that play continously. I would naturally assume that a PC harddrive is more rugged than an optical drive and would be better suited for continuous use. Plus you save money by not having to buy DVD-R discs. It may sound like a more complicated solution at first, but in the long it really might work out better for you.