Rich wrote:
Hi All,

This multiformat DVD,CD Audio, SVCD, etc format, plays all formats
except the proper DVD.

When DVD disk is inserted, it keeps searching and returns noPLAY.
Tried several DVD's to make sure.
Tried a VCD and worked fine. Audio CD's play fine too.

The unit is still under Panasonic parts warranty, but the labor may be
more than the cost of new unit.

Anyone seen this happen?

I had the opposite problem on a Magnovox unit. It was intermittant for
about six months before it quit playing CD's, but continued to play DVD's
normally. Eventually even that failed.

Turned out to be (I think) poorly seated ribbon cables...or cleaning. I
don't know which, because I did both operations at one sitting...opened it
up and reseated every ribbon I could find, in addition to cleaning the
lense. Over a year now...no problems whatsoever. Given the intermittant
nature of the symptoms--and the complete alleviation thereof--I lean more
toward the cables being the source; since the environment has not changed at
all.

I also have a very old Magnovox full-sized VHS camcorder (bought used, over
ten years ago) which fails entirely every two or three years. The same
treatment has always restored it's full functionality, although it's in need
of attention again....

jak
Regards,

Rich