These players are fairly complex to troubleshoot and work on. Also, some
specialized test equipment, proper training, jigs, and the service manuals
would be required if the problem is in some debt. The average shop can only
do the general types of repairs on these units.

If you really want it fixed, the factory service should be able to do this
for you, as long as they would have the parts. Get in touch with Panasonic
for information to how to send them the unit for service.

If the repairs are involved, it can easily cost you more to service your
units, than to replace them. The tech may have to spend a number of hours to
troubleshoot, and then service them.

Once you get a proper estimate, you will know what to decide.

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"Steve Reinis" wrote in message
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Do I need to find a specialized shop to repair my older (1990) Panasonic
LX-200U LaserDisc player? It's an auto-reverse unit, so I'd love to salvage
it. (No flipping discs!) AND, it also has an optical output, which is quite
rare for an older unit. But it seems something is going flakey or heat
sensitive. Cold, the unit plays a disc after much searching and hunting for
the TOC, and even then the video has slight noise in it that is not normal.
The picture just gradually gets filled with more and more noise until the
unit starts to skip and just lock up.

I ask if I need a special shop because I took the unit to a TV/VCR shop in
town and they laughed at me for wanting to "repair that junk" and said they
can't do it. Junk? This deck in good working order will sell for $200 on
eBay. Not to mention the 53 LaserDiscs I have!

Is it worthwhile to repair, or should I just give up and buy a newer deck?
Shouldn't a shop that can handle DVD/CD repair be able to handl an LD
player?

Thanks,
-Steve