DVD Player Issue

cerebus

Don't bin your remote, open it up clean it especially the rubber membrane and battery connections and check the IR is working by pointing it at your phones camera and pressing any button , you will see it flashing purple if it is working 

[Deleted User]

Hi,

DigSunPap said:

Do they not get boring after a while though watching the same films over again. Means you have to keep buying more to keep it fresh

charity shops loaded with them nowadays, 4 for £1 in some shops.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

DigSunPap said:

Do they not get boring after a while though watching the same films over again. Means you have to keep buying more to keep it fresh

charity shops loaded with them nowadays, 4 for £1 in some shops.

cerebus said:

Don't bin your remote, open it up clean it especially the rubber membrane and battery connections and check the IR is working by pointing it at your phones camera and pressing any button , you will see it flashing purple if it is working 

here's a wee video, might help.

Neil_Jones

DigSunPap said:

newatc said:

I couldn't do without my DVDs , from time to time I get a film or series or documentary (mostly films) in my mind and I know where it is and put it on. No hassle ( well rarely  )

Do they not get boring after a while though watching the same films over again. Means you have to keep buying more to keep it fresh

Yes but usually you cherry pick the offerings with DVDs, and as a general rule if you have it on DVD you either really like the film/TV show, or it was dirt cheap in the first place to buy (or you were given it or whatever).

Netflix and Prime and Disney and whatever is just one massive library of stuff that you aren't interested in 95% of in the first place, so again you just cherry pick the offerings.

And of course if you have no internet connection for whatever reason streamers don't work.  DVDs don't need internet

DullGreyGuy

DigSunPap said:

Are DVD players even worth having anymore though really? There is such an abundance available now on streaming platforms that DVD players have become obsolete? I know this is no help to solving your situation but just a thought.

It depends if you truly mean DVD (480i), Blu-Ray (1080p) or UHD Blu-Ray (4k)... Personally watching SD material on a big screen aint great so true DVDs have more or less gone from the house. At the other extreme UHD disks are notably better quality than streaming services and tends to come to physical media before streaming and so for top films I'd say it's just about worth it though we'll see if I feel the same when my current UHD player dies. 

DigSunPap

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

DigSunPap said:

Do they not get boring after a while though watching the same films over again. Means you have to keep buying more to keep it fresh

charity shops loaded with them nowadays, 4 for £1 in some shops.

yes but my point was that they are all old films - nothing fresh

DigSunPap

DullGreyGuy said:

DigSunPap said:

Are DVD players even worth having anymore though really? There is such an abundance available now on streaming platforms that DVD players have become obsolete? I know this is no help to solving your situation but just a thought.

It depends if you truly mean DVD (480i), Blu-Ray (1080p) or UHD Blu-Ray (4k)... Personally watching SD material on a big screen aint great so true DVDs have more or less gone from the house. At the other extreme UHD disks are notably better quality than streaming services and tends to come to physical media before streaming and so for top films I'd say it's just about worth it though we'll see if I feel the same when my current UHD player dies. 

That is true. I have an Xbox that has a blue-ray player and I am sure PlayStation does too. But I never use it! Streaming is just so much easier 

newatc

DigSunPap said:

newatc said:

I couldn't do without my DVDs , from time to time I get a film or series or documentary (mostly films) in my mind and I know where it is and put it on. No hassle ( well rarely  )

Do they not get boring after a while though watching the same films over again. Means you have to keep buying more to keep it fresh

No, as I've said I only watch a couple a month so there can be years in between watching the same DVD. Often the DVD watching is triggered by something I've seen or heard in the media or just a memory. To be honest I don't buy many new ones maybe one or two a year.

Olinda99

you could consider format shifting - since you own the dvds you can rip them to .mp4 and probably store the whole collection on a usb stick !