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    my dvd player played all of my burned dvd's fine until today. i haven't done anything different. i keep burning the movie the same way i have been but it started giving me a message saying that the disk is dirty................can anyone please help me.it will still play eveything else that i have burned it just won't play anything that i burn now.....
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    change disks

    change burner

    pick one of the above ..

    (im not going to list clean burner as that would be a different error)


    these new disks that dont play -- have you tried them in a different player ? I would do that first before anything else ..
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    i'm sitll using the same media and they do work on another player
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    then change player (or clean it)
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    what do you recomend to clean a player. i used one of those cleaners you buy at the store......the dvd player is only 6 months old
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  6. going off what I have learned, the cleaners you buy at the store are worthless. To attempt a cleaning on your own, crack the case open and around (turn the power off when the tray is "ejected") where the dvd would sit, there should be a glass piece about the width of a pencil eraser head. With a qtip and rubbing alchohol, clean the lense.

    The thing is, with a 6 month old player, unless the location is prone to A LOT of dust or you are a 3 pack a day smoker, you shouldnt be having problems. It may be an laser alignment. That is not for the faint of heart. Your best bet is to return the player and scream to get a new one.

    If you just want to fiddle with the player, there MAY be a gear on the player that you can turn in one direction or another. you'll need to note where the gear is at first, then move it a little at a time and then play different types of media. Once it plays everything, you are done.

    It is and isnt as easy as it sounds. Better to take the player back and get another one.
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    i agree 100% w/ macleod

    thats the way to do it (or not do it) ..

    the cleaning "disks" are worthless ...
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    what i don't understand is how come it will play any burned movies that i burned two days ago but it won't play anything i burned after that ............the media is the same
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  9. Originally Posted by IIvIIORPHEUS
    what i don't understand is how come it will play any burned movies that i burned two days ago but it won't play anything i burned after that ............the media is the same
    Welcome to the world of standalone DVD players.
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    Having kids, this happens to me. Get some long cotton swabs (radio shack) and some isotonic alchohal(rubbing alchohal tends to contain glycerin and dyes, both are bad). Open the drive door, and unplug the unit. Gently reach in and clean the laser assembly.

    I've scraped a lot of peanut butter and jelly out of my kids VCR and DVD players over the years.
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