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PS3 won't play blu- Ray or dvds

Everytime i insert a regular dvd into my PS3 and hit the play button it goes to black and i have to flip the switch on the back to reset it when a while ago i rented a blu-ray of dragonball evolution and it worked finewhat's wrong with my PS3 and how do i fix it??

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