Toshiba dvd my dvd's are constantly getting stuck or slowing down. sometimes washing them works but the player seems too sensitive for minor scratches, etc. is there anuy solution besides buying a new one?

REMOVE THE TOP COVER OF DVD PLAYER AND CHECK

Try a cd to play music and see if the dvd player will work. If it does then play music until the circuit gets hot. Then cool down and try dvd again. You may have to repeat many times until condensation on the circuit dries up, and dvd will play.

Often the cause is wear and tear. The glides become worn or the spindle motor begins to slows or the laser lens has become scratched.

Could Be a Bad Drive.
These units sometimes take a long time to boot.
Wait about 5-10min.
Replace Drive

Smacking the machine is a good way to destroy the DVD lens. Get a CD/DVD lens cleaner and make sure there aren't any marks on the disk. Dirt & smudges cause about 75% of all CD/DVD player problems.

could be just the mechanism that detects whether theres a disc in.
Have to open it up to find out tho, not a good idea unless you know what youre doing.

your laser is getting weaker now, if you have thoroughly cleaned then it needs a replacement now.

I had the same problem. Powering down and rebooting (unplugging) the recorder fixed the problem.

unplug dvd player, hold down open button, then while continuing to hold down open button, plug dvd player back in.

Playing DVD's requires a bit of constant transfer from the drive to the controller and from the controller to the RAM. First thing I would try is disabling background programs. One very likely culprit is if you have anti-virus software that is running a scan in the background.

Have you tried different DVD's? The problem could be the DVD drive is not reading the DVD properly. Have you tried different players? Different players sometimes work better. I would also suggest making sure that your sound drivers are up to date.