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DVD Player often says No Play?
I get a lot of the DVDs I watch from the Library. They are usually a bit beat up. When I try to watch them, often my DVD play will say No Play and display a message that says it can't play this type of disk. If I turn the player on and off a dozen or more times, I can often get it to play the DVD, often with no further problem.
If I try to play one of my own DVDs, which are relatively well cared for, they play with no problem.
The question is, which part of the DVD is it that is scratched or what ever, that is causing the no play message (the outer edge? The inner ring? A bar code? Data in the middle?) and is there some sort of polisher or miracle fluid I can use that will make it easier to watch scratched DVD? If so, which one and where can I get it?
Washing helps sometimes, but not always. These discs are often scratched. Your comments about sides confuses me. These are published movie DVDs and usually have a printed image on one side and data on the other. Of course the scratches and it seems to me the only side worth polishing is the other side, the one I would call the data side.
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- BryceLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Clean them before you play them.
Sounds like your DVD player is hyper-sensitive. Clean first with mild soap (dishwashing soap is fine), using fingers only and dry with a soft cloth or even a lint-free paper towel thoroughly.
If that doesn't work, break out the Big Guns: polish the disc with plain white toothpaste and your finger, rubbing in well and polishing with your fingertip. Don't press too hard (and need I say, on the reflective side only?). Repeat the washing with mild dish soap, rinse and dry well.
That should work for any disc short of a scratched one.
(Mild scratches can also be filled with a crayon -- use white and rub it into the scratch, then polish with a soft cloth [like a used cloth diaper].)
Do NOT attempt any repair to the data side of the disc! That way lies disaster!
RE: Sides: the label covers the data. The other side -- the silver side -- has several coats of clean plastic between the surface and the data itself.
I know this is tough to explain verbally. There's a diagram on the attached page that may help. The laser beam goes up through the clear layers to access the data layer. Short version: Don't allow anything sharp near the data (label) side! She slightest scratch will destroy the data.
