Christian Sonntag
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- Joined
- Jan 24, 1999
- Messages
- 30
I have an old Panny A-310 that has performed flawlessly for over 5 years, but now is beginning to exhibit a problem. It first happened with the new Star Wars: AOTC DVD. AT the beginning of chapter 26, and lasting through chapter 28, I was getting severe pixelization, as well as sound and picture freezes. If I picked another section of the disc however, the problem didn't show up.
I went to Blockbuster and rented another copy to see if it was my disc, and sure enough it still did the same thing. I read through the many reviews of the disc on-line, and nobody mentioned this problem with the set. I figured my player was finally starting to die.
On a whim, I decided to open the disc drawer, and blow into the player, thinking that maybe some dust or lint had become lodged over the laser. Sure enough, when I put the disc back in, it played flawlessly through the entire movie. I thought my problem was solved.
Then last night, I decided to watch the movie again, and this time it started pixelating and freezing up at chapter 23 (earlier than before).
I am thinking I still have a dust/lint problem that needs to be correctly remedied (rather than just blowing the dust around). My question is this: has anybody opened their player up to clean it? What type of cleaner should be used? Is there a better way to clean the lens assembly without opening it up? Is there a cleaning DVD on the market that will do the trick? Any other ideas?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Chris
I went to Blockbuster and rented another copy to see if it was my disc, and sure enough it still did the same thing. I read through the many reviews of the disc on-line, and nobody mentioned this problem with the set. I figured my player was finally starting to die.
On a whim, I decided to open the disc drawer, and blow into the player, thinking that maybe some dust or lint had become lodged over the laser. Sure enough, when I put the disc back in, it played flawlessly through the entire movie. I thought my problem was solved.
Then last night, I decided to watch the movie again, and this time it started pixelating and freezing up at chapter 23 (earlier than before).
I am thinking I still have a dust/lint problem that needs to be correctly remedied (rather than just blowing the dust around). My question is this: has anybody opened their player up to clean it? What type of cleaner should be used? Is there a better way to clean the lens assembly without opening it up? Is there a cleaning DVD on the market that will do the trick? Any other ideas?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Chris