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Hi, I have a Panasonic DVD Recorder, model no. DMR-EZ28EB. It is displaying " No Read" on the machine and it won't read any discs including commercially produced discs. I have tried a laser cleaning disc but it won't read it either. it is only 4 years old but is this the life of the laser? Any help appreciated! Thanks.
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Wouldn't have thought so - however did it stop working suddenly, or after a new location set up? If dropped or jarred the tracking can cause this to fail.0
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No it is in the same position as it has been since it was installed. It makes an almighty noise when I try a disc as though it is going through the motions of firing into life. It unexpectedly fired into life one day and the split screens showing what was recorded on a discs suddenly appeared on the tv ( the tv and dvd player had power but had not been switched on) and I don't think it has worked since then.0
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Google spindle cleaning panasonic dvd . The top entry (videohelp.com) is one I printed out a couple of years ago but my pana seems to have been ok since.0
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4 Years isn't a bad innings for a dvd recorder in my experience; I've had them die after as little as 18 months.
Even if this clean works, start planning for it to fail.I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.
But, if the white runs out, I'll drink the red.0 -
I think it's a known issue with this brand - I've had 2 do the same (should've known better!) - 4 years is the max I've had out of one. Have moved on to Toshiba now - so far so good!0
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Have you unplugged it for 20 minutes then tried.0
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My in laws had a dvd recorder, might have been panasonic or phillips. The thing was problematic from week 1, and recently they upgraded their Virigin package to a Tivo box and my wife and i bought them a bluray player so the dvd recorder has gone in the bin.
I agree that 4 years is a decent lifetime for a device like that to have lasted...0
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