SL/DV280 DVD/CD PLAYER PROBLEMS TRACKING IS OUT BUT SOUND IS FINE. When I play CDs its fine but DVDs are skipping making it impossible to watch a film, is there anything I can do to resolve this probl

Do you have skipping on every DVD/CD you burn? If so, then you're probably experiencing what's called 'buffer underrun'. When that happens, the burner writes faster than the computer can send it information, resulting in skipping. In the program you use, look for the 'burn options' and change the speed from 'automatic' to a manual, slower setting. That should fix your problem.

dear sir good day please test the cd on an other lab top so you will know the problem and i think it will come from the data cable of your cd thank you

Nothing went wrong but it require audio codecs to be installed your DVD drive must be having a CD with it which has nero burning softwares and other like nero show time and dvd codecs. Install this programe from the cd supplied with it. use power DVD etc. many softwares are there .dvd play back

Could be a codec problem, try downloading the codecs from codecs.com
download the codec pack for your OS.

if the disc starts to rotate when helped by hand then you definately have a weak spindle motor. dvds spin faster than cds which gives more wear & tear to the motor. i've repaired these faults numerous times. hope this helps?

Zenith unit has playback issues.

If the lens is clean (clean with cotton swab and alcohol), then the optics are failing. DVDs require more power and accuracy to be read than CDs. The ability to read CDs but not DVDs is usually a good indication that the optics are starting to fail.

Dan

you bought it on ebay?

Chech the laser lens rails maybe got dirt clean it take off the grease they got.

hi
just type the dvd model and dvd name in to google and look for hacks or region free codes .


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