radiosrfun wrote:

OK, went out for some brews last night. Person asks me about a Combo
DVD/VCR player she bought for her grandchild - not sure when - but
from her manner of speaking - not long ago.

According to her - the VCR works fine - DVD either gives a huge
"exclamation" type sign in the middle of the screen or will play the
DVD on a "split screen" type of display. Both screens - showing the
same thing - like watching the same movie on movie screens/TVs - side
by side - but scrunched up.

My first impression is to clean the lens/mechanism to see if that
corrects it. My second - "maybe" out of alignment. Not sure where to
go from there. I'm awaiting her to get back to me on a make and model
OR drop it off.

Any ideas up front of where I can go assuming those two aren't the
case - OR - am I even on the right track?

Sounds more like some kind of sync problem than dirty/damaged lens.
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Best Regards:
Baron.