Video Playback / Recording Devices

HEY MY DVD JUST STOPPED PLAYING YESTERDAY I TRIED TO FORWARD IT AND THEN IT SAID CANNOT PLAY THIS DISK OR SOEMTHING AND I TRIED TO INSERT EVERY KIND OF DISK AUDIO VIDEO EVERYTHING BUT SAME PROB BUT I CAN ACCESS THE PLAYER SETUP OPTION I DONNO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS I ALSO SHUT OFF THE DVD PLAYER AND DID LOTS OF THINGS..

I have a Magnavox Combo VHS/DVD player that is only 2 years old. Now when playing either a tape or disc for a period of time everything stops and the LED display shows "ERR 3". Of course the manual and Magnavox tech support cannot tell me what that means. Unbelievable! I can take it to a licensed Magnavox dealer who will look at it for $$. Is it worth it? Does anyone have an idea what "ERR 3" may mean. It might be something very simple. I hate to take to someone or scrap it for something that is inconsiquental.

I HAVE A HITACHI DV-S522U HOME THEATER SYSTEM. WHILE WATCHING A DVD MOVIE THE VIDEO SIGNAL GOES OUT. SHOWS BLUE SCREEN AND COMES BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL SHOW PICTURE AS RED AND FADING LIKE A COPY GARD. I HAVE DIRECT TV NOW RUNNING THROUGH THE HITACHI AND IT DOES THE SAME THING.