Philips dvdr75 - recording problems

mikenpat

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:( My Philips dvdr75, now 5(?) years old has given fairly good service but has recently started to refuse to read dvd's that are part recorded and gives a 'empty disc' message. The home screen can also give 'blinking' film icons. It usually palys pre-recorded dvd's ok although sometimes I get unrecognised data messages! Is it a case of taking the recorder to a specialist for cleaning (is this cost effective?) or is it a case of laying it to rest? If it's the latter, what do I do about all my part recorded dvd's that have not been finalised? Any (sensible) advice appreciated.
 
:( My Philips dvdr75, now 5(?) years old has given fairly good service but has recently started to refuse to read dvd's that are part recorded and gives a 'empty disc' message. The home screen can also give 'blinking' film icons. It usually palys pre-recorded dvd's ok although sometimes I get unrecognised data messages! Is it a case of taking the recorder to a specialist for cleaning (is this cost effective?) or is it a case of laying it to rest? If it's the latter, what do I do about all my part recorded dvd's that have not been finalised? Any (sensible) advice appreciated.

Welcome to the forum.

Difficult to advise on this one... except to repeat loudly the mantra that users should always finalise discs immediately they burn them ... which is too late to help in your case.

At 5 years a laser can be presumed to be well aged and so it is difficult to decide whether it is worth investing in. It may indeed improve by cleaning the optics [ I take it it is not something you would consider trying yourself? ]
You could try a cleaning disc but frankly they are a waste of time more often than not.

But if you had it done professionally and there was no improvement you would consider it was throwing money away.

But one way or another, it is the first thing to try.
If it brings no improvement then it is time for a new machine.
 
Thanks Gavtech. And thanks for the welcome to the Forum.

Your comments confirmed my fears (echoed by my wallet!). I know from experience many years ago of taking a hi-fi receiver in for repair that it cost £50 before the repairer would even look at it. With that in mind, I may as well invest in a new recorder so I'd have nothing to lose by cleaning the optics myself. Can you advise how I go about this?

Would the problem I have encounterd be a result of the recorder being located about 50mm off a carpet and with 5+ years of vacuuming etc. adding to it?
 

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