Video Playback / Recording Devices

Hello to all! newbie here asking a typical newbie question, but have checked forums/google/other search engines etc for a hopefully honest answer!

ok, here goes,  as the subject header states, i have a Yamada DVR 8000,m had itapprox 2 yrs, and has been working well, that was until our 2yr old daughter found the on/off...open/eject buttons....you know how it is!

HELP!!!!! my DVD player has lost it's colour! and I checked all connections... before I throw it out can anybody help me please?

I have recorded from the vhs to dvd over 15 times with three 40 minute programs on each disk, but now I can only get one and a half programs and the recording stops saying the disk is full. I know it's not the disks because they are the same kind. I also bought some new ones and they do the same thing.

any help is appreciated