The Japanese have been kicking our butts technologically for a few decades now. In 1982, the Sony corporation released the very first CD player: the CDP-101. It sold for about $900. Then, 14 years later, the Sony corporation would come out with a new product: the DVD player. The Sony DVP-S7000 was built in Terre-Haute, Indiana, and sold for $970. Well, now it’s 2010, and I am using a DVD player I bought five years ago for $90 at Target. And it is a Sony. I keep it real. And to this day I have never once considered cleaning it. It has performed well. The reason I bought it was so I could watch movies and also listen to music. You see the DVD player played CDs better than the CD player would. If a scratched CD wouldn’t play on the CD player, there was a good chance it would play on the DVD player. Now, in the digital age, this sort of information is rather useless. No one listens to CDs anymore. And, in the not too distant future, no one will watch DVDs either. But until then at least we will be able to clean the players.

Manufacturers emphatically agree that you should most definitely not! air purifier good for dustThis would be especially true for those of you whose DVD player is new enough to be covered under some sort of manufacturer’s warranty. air purifier maintenanceIf, however, your DVD player is no longer under warranty, then one may feel so inclined to take it apart and clean it. comma aircon cleanerBut be aware you do so at your own risk. Not to badmouth the electronics world but there are so many stupid little electronic companies that make such crappy products that once your DVD player stops working, there may not be a damn thing you can do about it. Except buy a better one next time. On that note, the Sony DVD player I bought from Target five or six years ago still works great.

But my parents’ off-brand DVD/VHS combo player is a total POS. But my old Emerson DVD/VHS player that was under my bed at my parents’ house still works like the day it was purchased. The name brand ones cost more, but they are still working. I am not doing an ad for these guys. But if you want something to work, you may have to pay extra for it. The air bulb blower brush is traditionally used for cleaning cameras but seeing as the laser lens was hard to reach, it just sort of made sense to use it. Plus, the laser lens is sensitive and you don’t want to scratch it, which even a microfiber cloth could potentially do. So don’t risk it. Use the air bulb. Laser lens cleaners come from a wide variety of manufacturers. They probably all work just fine, but I like to go with name brands on stuff like this. They are almost the same price, but one had a name you recognize and the other is a total mystery. You can order the Memorex Lens Cleaner from Amazon. It is always a good idea to keep a can of compressed air around.

These always come in handy when you need to blow some dust away from sensitive equipment without getting any liquid on it. Read and follow the instructions that come with it. If you hold it incorrectly, it could shoot cold liquid out. Age 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and older Gender Male Female Verified purchaser I was looking for a replacement for my older Memorex cleaning kit and was pleased at how this also works in my Tascam CD-RW 900 MK Professional recorder. It would not recognize the Memorex CD. Yes (0) No (0)  Report Yes (0) No (0) Verified purchaser Verified purchaser Try it in my DVD play didn't work Yes (0) No (0)  Report Yes (0) No (0) Verified purchaser Verified purchaser Excellent cleaning CD or DVD cleaner Yes (0) No (0)  Report Yes (0) No (0) Verified purchaser Verified purchaser Worked like a dream! I thought my DVD/VCR combo would have to be replaced because all of my DVDs kept skipping and freezing, but one run-through with the head cleaner got my player in back in working order.

Very easy to use. Yes () No (0)  Report Yes () No (0) Verified purchaser Verified purchaser This cleaner restored the operability of my CD writer immediately. Yes (0) No (0)  Report Yes (0) No (0) Verified purchaser Verified purchaser not great Yes (0) No (1)  Report Yes (0) No (1) Verified purchaser Worked fine. We cleaned 2 with it. Yes (0) No (0)  Report Yes (0) No (0) Verified purchaser I thought I had lost the use of my old, but much loved, cd player. I decided to take a chance that it just need to be cleaned. So I spent a few $ and sure enough, one cleaning and I was good to go. The price is right, it is easy to use and only takes a few minutes. Yes () No (1)  Report Yes () No (1) Verified purchaser Ordered two one for car cd and one for home dvd. Cleaned as it should I would say a safe product to order Yes (3) No (0)  Report Yes (3) No (0) I have three other similar disks, a few years old, but seldom used. Bought this disk taking a chance it might fix a Sony stereo with skipping CDs, an expensive, seldom used and newer unit.

Nothing worked, including taking the stereo apart to clean the "eye" and whacking it in utter desperation. Tried this cleaner disk and noticed the small brushes were slightly larger than older disks. Ran once and previously "skipping" disks played without problem. Only used stereo about a week so far without incident, but right now things seem to be back to normal. Yes (8) No (1)  Report Yes (8) No (1)Written If you're asking this question, it certainly means you have stumbled upon "No Disc" error somewhere in recent past. If you do, it indicates few possibilities why you might have this issues with your DVD or optical disc drives.Let me point out some:1. Dirt on Laser Pickup lens: Every optical DVD/CD ROM has laser pickup lens which is responsible for resonating the data on the disc. Over time it may attract dirt and dust from your disc or air. If this lens is blocked or has obstruction to read data properly from disc, the computer might throw an unexpected error because it receives partial or no information from the disc.2.

Lens is damaged: If you use damaged/scratched or disc with dirt on it, there is a possibility that your lens ends up being damaged from the rough surface.3. Your disc itself is damaged: This is something very few people notice before jumping to the conclusion that their DVD drive is faulty. There is a possibility that the disc you're using itself might be damaged. Try using different disc that worked last time.I bought an Xbox 360 in 2009. The standard DVD drive was quite a trooper. It put up with at least 4-5 hours of daily usage during the summer and a few less in the fall. However, not long after Prince of Persia had come out in December, it started to die on a regular basis. “Can’t Read Disc” errors were becoming more and more frequent and I was worried I’d have to replace the whole box. In a last ditch effort, I cleaned the disc following the instructions I’m about to give you. Lo and behold, the drive worked for another 3 months before the laser finally died once and for all – and I was still able to only replace the disc drive for $50 rather than the whole thing.