Is this a common fault with this player? Sometimes stops after 5 mins with
disc error and locks up , other times will play for an hour then stop. Even
from new it hesitated half way thru any film but would always continue.

"simon hanlon" wrote in message
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Is this a common fault with this player? Sometimes stops after 5 mins with
disc error and locks up , other times will play for an hour then stop.
Even from new it hesitated half way thru any film but would always
continue.


Classic bad laser pickup. Time for a new player, hopefully not a Philips.

FYI Pioneer's seem to be the most reliable on the average.

Mark Z.

The laser unit is becoming weak, and is getting very sensitive to the small
tracking offsets during its travel. It is not feasible to change the laser
in that player.

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JANA
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"simon hanlon" wrote in message
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Is this a common fault with this player? Sometimes stops after 5 mins with
disc error and locks up , other times will play for an hour then stop. Even
from new it hesitated half way thru any film but would always continue.

Thanks In the bin it goes then!
"JANA" wrote in message
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The laser unit is becoming weak, and is getting very sensitive to the
small
tracking offsets during its travel. It is not feasible to change the laser
in that player.

--

JANA
_____


"simon hanlon" wrote in message
...
Is this a common fault with this player? Sometimes stops after 5 mins with
disc error and locks up , other times will play for an hour then stop.
Even
from new it hesitated half way thru any film but would always continue.