You might want to try a lens cleaner.
Zoe: What's that, sir? Mal: Freedom, is what. Zoe: No, I meant what's that? Mal: Oh. Yeah. Just step around it. I think something must've been living in here.
'Out Of Gas'
Buffistechnology 2: You Made Her So She Growls?
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Tom Scola - Nov 16, 2006 3:50:39 pm PST #9504 of 10003
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Consuela - Nov 16, 2006 3:52:58 pm PST #9505 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Huh. I had no idea such a thing existed. Probably way cheaper than replacing the unit, too. Thanks, Tom!
Polter-Cow - Nov 16, 2006 4:00:43 pm PST #9506 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
A mere seven bucks, it seems.
Consuela - Nov 16, 2006 5:33:23 pm PST #9507 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Hmm, turns out I have a disk cleaner that I bought for my cd player, that says it works on a dvd player. Except now I can't even get the dvd player to open. It just sits there. Won't open, won't play, nothing. It says it's opening and closing and loading disks, but it does nothing. And yes, I unplugged and replugged it in a few times.
Anyone got any suggestions? As it is, there's a Netflix disk stuck in there I'll have to get out, one way or another...
Sue - Nov 16, 2006 5:45:46 pm PST #9508 of 10003
hip deep in pie
Consuela, there's usually a hole in the bottom of a DVD player that will let you manually open the drawer.
dcp - Nov 16, 2006 6:03:36 pm PST #9509 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Ooof, Consuela, my sympathies. My DVD player died last weekend. I think there is a Murphy's Law for the pre-Christmas gift-buying season.
Mine was only a cheap Cyberhome I got from Best Buy four years ago, and I have to admit I got my money's worth from it. Never had any hint of trouble with it until suddenly the only thing that worked was the power-on light. It still had one of my Firefly DVDs in it, and it did not have a manual release hole.
The few parts that now remain don't even make a decent doorstop.
Disassembling the machine was actually kinda fun, and I got my DVD back okay, but I noticed that the manual release mechanism worked just fine -- all that was missing was a simple little hole in the right place on the case.
Grrr.
DCJensen - Nov 16, 2006 6:13:35 pm PST #9510 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Office Depot's clearance section online includes a couple of Apex DVD players for under $18. [link]
Consuela - Nov 16, 2006 10:04:11 pm PST #9511 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Manual release hole? Awesome! I shall try it.
Sue - Nov 17, 2006 3:46:01 am PST #9512 of 10003
hip deep in pie
You usually have to stick a pen or a pin in and move the gears yourself.
Ginger - Nov 17, 2006 3:59:53 am PST #9513 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
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