DVD won't read new releases on DVD right away and I'm wondering if the DVD part of the tv is going out or does it just need cleaning Bought it new in 2008. Also need to buy a remote since we lost the

What model number is the television?

• Hi, Sounds like the lens is just really dirty. Go buy a leans cleaner disk and run it through the DVD player two or three times to get the lens good and clean. Repeat about once a month to keep the lens clean and running properly. Sometimes you need to run it through 3 or 4 times to get the lens to read again.

• These disks I speak of have little bristles on it that "sweep" the lens clean. I use them on all my disk players and they work real well.

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• Hope this helps and thank you for using FixYa.

Regards, Tony

Hi Danny.
this could be a couple off things wrong here.
1,could be a faulty dvd player.
2,could do with having a lens cleaning disc put through it.
3,could be a faulty lens reader.
if i was you before i do anything big to it i would run a lens cleaning disc through it and see if it cleans the lens that reads the discs.
if this does not work i would take it back,or get someone to have a look at it for you.

No,tv internal DVD player are not on sale by itself as a seperate unit,only can buy it from the tv corporations themselves and it not cheap and have to have experience to putting it in into the tv internal tv itself.The tv internal DVD player now,could be the laser eye data reader have problems reading mp3 and mp4 files on the DVD disc,which are video files.Now tries to play more than one DVD movies dic,tries like to play like 5 to 6 original DVD movies.One disc don't play tries another DVD disc.Tries this might forcing the laser eye reader to read DVD dics again and than might fix it to read video files again.Or just buy an external DVD player hook it up to the tv and play DVD disc on to the tv video modes.DVD players external devices are really cheap these day,like can buy new one for $40.

You need to change the motor disc spindle

Tries wash all ur DVD Disc with dishing soap to clean out all the smushes,grims,oil from the finger prints,on the laser surface of the disc,it should play now.Not than u must take the tv aparts take some Q tips with some rubbing alcohol to clean the DVD laser eye it self.Long time DVD laser eye reader have contaminate from the air cause it not read discs.Especially house hold that smoke or live in dries heat states.

Radio Shack ($13)
The lens cleaner is a CD "Audio" disc that has some imbedded brushes on one of the audio tracks.

Read the instructions carefully (no harm if it's not done right). Turn ON your speakers or listen to the CD/Cleaner through your headphones. There are no chemicals involved, and can be used several times.

The problem (darkness) may not go away.
It seems more like the voltage level on the DVD output or the TV input is too low.

If you have several things connected to the DVD, disconnect them, except the TV.
If you have other devices turned on that are connected to the TV, turn them OFF (like a VCR or another DVD player, etc).

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Hope this helps!

Meos dvd154B I just bought and returned as the DVD/CD did not work. Having just read the other reports, I wish I had seen this site earlier. Has anyone had good results from this unit?

Try a lens cleaner, the laser may be dirty and need to be cleaned. The best way to do it is to buy a lens cleaning dvd:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-2547987-8787949?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=cleaner+dvd&x=0&y=0

Otherwise you can take a can of compressed air and spray it into the drive when the door is open, but that has just as much risk of putting more dirt on the lens as it does cleaning it off.

hi there

that only means that it has difficulty reading the disc that you inserted.

have your disc cleaned and try to check if it will do the same thing with other discs.

hope this helps