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DVD repair question
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? |
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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. -- Best Regards: Baron. |
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Baron wrote:
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. ....and if bought recently, needs to go right back. jak |
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jakdedert wrote:
Baron wrote: 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. ...and if bought recently, needs to go right back. jak Very definitely ! -- Best Regards: Baron. |
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"radiosrfun" writes:
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? For the split screen issue, might it be set for progressive scan? --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name AND either lasers or electronics is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. |
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"jakdedert" wrote in message
. .. Baron wrote: 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. ...and if bought recently, needs to go right back. jak Well, without the "brews" - I'll have to ask her "when" she bought it! I didn't get to that - had like 5 people trying to talk to me at once. |
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"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message
... "radiosrfun" writes: 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? For the split screen issue, might it be set for progressive scan? --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name AND either lasers or electronics is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. Don't know - I've got to get in touch with her again to see what the deal is. I told her to get back to me on it. No call today! |
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"Baron" wrote in message
... jakdedert wrote: Baron wrote: 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. ...and if bought recently, needs to go right back. jak Very definitely ! -- Best Regards: Baron. Thanks for your input as well - Baron! |
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"radiosrfun" wrote in message ... "Baron" wrote in message ... jakdedert wrote: Baron wrote: 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. ...and if bought recently, needs to go right back. jak Very definitely ! -- Best Regards: Baron. Thanks for your input as well - Baron! Sounds to me that it's set for progessive scan playback, not interlaced. Seen it before. Mark Z. |
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"Mark D. Zacharias" wrote in message
... "radiosrfun" wrote in message ... "Baron" wrote in message ... jakdedert wrote: Baron wrote: 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. ...and if bought recently, needs to go right back. jak Very definitely ! -- Best Regards: Baron. Thanks for your input as well - Baron! Sounds to me that it's set for progessive scan playback, not interlaced. Seen it before. Mark Z. I'll "probably" have to make a trip to her place to check the settings. There's always tomorrow! |
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On Jan 27, 8:37 pm, "radiosrfun" wrote:
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. ....'to someone who knows what they're doing' is where i would recommend- if you go tinkering, you will screw it up even more. This is nothing to do with lasers and alignments, it is likely a setup issue. -B |
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On Jan 27, 10:15*pm, b wrote:
On Jan 27, 8:37 pm, "radiosrfun" wrote: 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. ...'to someone who knows what they're doing' is where i would recommend- if you go tinkering, you will screw it up even more. This is nothing to do with lasers and alignments, it is likely a setup issue. -B (couldn't resist this one...) I'll "probably" have to make a trip to her place to check the settings..." If he's making a trip to her place, it sounds to me like he knows what he's doing!!! |
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"Mr. Land" wrote in message
... On Jan 27, 10:15 pm, b wrote: On Jan 27, 8:37 pm, "radiosrfun" wrote: 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. ...'to someone who knows what they're doing' is where i would recommend- if you go tinkering, you will screw it up even more. This is nothing to do with lasers and alignments, it is likely a setup issue. -B (couldn't resist this one...) I'll "probably" have to make a trip to her place to check the settings..." If he's making a trip to her place, it sounds to me like he knows what he's doing!!! I know you couldn't resist a play on words - and that is cool! - Hells fire - I'd have jumped on that - myself! It would be kinda hard not to pick fun with that one. Otherwise - NAH - not what you think. I just can't/don't want to see her disconnecting cables and what not maybe upsetting the balance and not seeing the issue first hand. Prefer to witness it on her set. Her and her Husband are "slightly" related - like 5th cousins removed! Not into "Incest" or "breaking up homes". The last repair I did for them, was in a humungous boat - this past summer. I sure in hell wouldn't want "that" brought here! |
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