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muses44
Joined: 02 May 2009 Posts: 1
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Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 5:09 pm Post subject: Sony DVD player DVP-CX985V help |
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My Sony DVD player model CX985V is not able to read DVD's. It keeps trying but says "disc cannot read" and pops an error code of C 13 50. I opened it up and watched the DVD not spin up to normal speed, try for about 30 seconds each, then it gives up. Is this a salvageable thing or do I need to fork over full price for a new flippin' DVD player? Any insights are very much appreciated... |
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zaphod7501
Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 534 Location: Peoria Illinois |
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Probably time to pony up for a new machine. You'd need to have other machines to get salvage parts from to make a DIY repair feasible. The only fixable problem would be a bad spindle motor. (if you had a good one to swap in) If it spins at all then the motor is probably good.
The optics have likely failed.
As much as I like Sony products, their DVD players lack so many features, that repair doesn't make a lot of sense. Being a Movie Studio, they don't want to encourage pirating (in their view) so they won't play mpegs as files, AVI files, and often not even mp3s: which almost any $40 player will. _________________ Just call me Zaphod (or Steve) --- I never should have started using numbers in a screen name but I just can't stop now. |
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