When I try to watch a DVD, sometimes I can't get a picture at all while other times I get a picture for about 30 minutes before screen goes blank. I tried cleaning the lens and vacuuming dust. Nothing works. Is my DVD player overheating? Is it worth fixing?
This is not worth fixing. you can buy several new ones for the cost of the part you would need to fix the one you have.
SOURCE: DVD player says "no disc"
replace the player because laser lens is probably burnt out.
you can get a new player for 30 bucks at target or walmart
SOURCE: Black Bars on all blu ray movies
Hi icmjrtdr,
Having black bars displayed when watching a Blu-Ray disc is a common occurrence, even with a widescreen television.
You may have heard or seen aspect ratios of 4:3 or 16:9. 4:3 is the ratio of a traditional television that is nearly square. 16:9 is the ratio of most widescreen televisions currently marketed. The reason that even with a 16:9 television Blu-Ray discs are displaying black bars is that many of these discs contain footage that has not been reformatted for television. The screen in a movie theater is even wider than 16:9, and rather than trim the ends, most Blu-Ray discs maintain the entire picture.
Depending on the options available in your particular television, you may be able to find a zoom setting that trims the ends and removes the black bars. It is up to you if you would rather see black bars with the entire picture or lose a small amount of the picture on each side for a full-screen experience.
Hope this helps,
Jason,
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SOURCE: Recording on DVD-R with Samsung DVD-R155
Heating issue. If you remove the cover and touch the processor chip - you will not be able to keep your finger there for more than a second (that is if your really want to use this crude method to test the temp).
I have taken measurement and its around 50C. Thats a lot for no heatsink or cooling fan.
If you have the unit in a cabinet with no air flow - you will not be able to use this unit for more than 3 months and up to a year. Best to have it on top of a cabinet or in one with an open front and back to allow some airflow - or just anywhere where its in the open.
Samsung has another unit - the AR650, which I believe is discontinued - which for some strange reason has realized this concern. My guess its a whole different team of designers (or at least some folks with some brains) and added a cooling fan into the unit. Its the same exact case and motherboard as the 135, and 155. There are absolutely no issues with it rejecting disc's - even after a year of use for some users.
In Summary:
Solution 1 - Place it in the open
Solution 2 - Remove case and drill holes to the topside
Solution 3 - Remove case and add a fan
Solution 4 - Remove case and add a heatsink over proc (will still need to drill holes over heatsink..
Solution 5 - We can all complain to Samsung and have them recall the units
SOURCE: Samsung DVDR 120 SYS ERROR
You have an early unit and need to install the firmware upgrade. Download it from Samsung and burn to a CD. Insert the CD in the DVD player and the upgrade will be performed.
SOURCE: I have a samsung dvd player combo. It's ab out 5
the eye wears out on them. if the eye gets damaged the lens will only read certain movies
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