Rob2687 Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 My DVD player has started to skip alot and pixelate or freeze for a couple of seconds then resume. What could be wrong with it? It is a Sony player, don't know the exact model but its about 4 or 5 years old. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/280475-dvd-player-skippingpixelating/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
amradiar Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Have you tried cleaning the lens? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/280475-dvd-player-skippingpixelating/#findComment-585410288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teste Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 An older dvd player may not be able to read even semi-scratched/fingerprinted discs as easily as current ones. Is the DVD itself very clean? As the person above stated^, that's a good possibility too. I use one of these in my player: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...742252?v=glance Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/280475-dvd-player-skippingpixelating/#findComment-585410320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 Yeah the discs are clean, I was watching Back to the Future III today and the disc is virtually brand new out of the box, watched maybe once or twice before. It skipped maybe a few times during the movie but alot when I was watching the extras. Any specific DVD cleaner I should look for? Some of the reviews Im reading say the cleaners have alot of compatibility issues. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/280475-dvd-player-skippingpixelating/#findComment-585410343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted February 4, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 4, 2005 Definitely get a lens cleaner to see if it helps. As for which particular one, I really don't know. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/280475-dvd-player-skippingpixelating/#findComment-585411110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.b Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Happens to me, under certain players, from certain DVD companies. (Hope that made sense.) Here is what it looks like. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/280475-dvd-player-skippingpixelating/#findComment-585435851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stew Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Yeah try a lens cleaner and also check your scart cables as they do degrade over time and particularly if its the one you got with it the cable will be a cheap crappy one, always worth trying a Monster cable (even the MV1 is a huge step up) and even if it doesnt work you'll have a great cable for your replacement dvd player :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/280475-dvd-player-skippingpixelating/#findComment-585436416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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