Try cleaning the lens using a cotton swab and alcohol. Next try playing a CD. If the D plays but a DVD does not, the optics are weak and need to be replaced.
Keep us posted.
Dan
During mid-movie a mosaic type distortion occurs until screen freezes. Usually re-inserting DVD...
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During mid-movie a mosaic type distortion occurs until screen freezes. Usually re-inserting DVD remedies the problem, this time, however, it does not fix the problem. This has been a re-occuring problem;