I have two VCR/DVD combo players ones a Philips ones a Daewoo. The VCR works fine on both however, they both recently have a DVD problem. Disc Error on the Philips and Bad Disc on the Daewoo. I know the DVD's are okay but they will not play them, they just keep loading a lot longer and then give the error message. The disc is spining and I tried a DVD cleaner, but it still gave the error message on the cleaner disc. Is there any other at home repair attempt that I can make or anything else I can try that may have worked for someone before I have to take them both in for repair?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
You tryed to clean them, so you did what I would have suggested. There is a possibility that, depending on how old these units are, that the lasers may have reached there life expectancys. There is a few things a repair shop, with the proper equipment can do for you. They can see if the spindle is comming up to speed, or see if the RF pattern is focusing, or if the offsets,focus and tracking offsets, are within specs. Also the servicer should also have a laser meter to see how strong the. laser is. Sorry I could'nt assist you more with this but its time to seek a professional to assist you with these repairs. Good Luck