Alright, I cleaned my laser lenses manually for years by using a Q-tip with isopropyl alcohol.
I use only one drop and extract the surplus.
Then I wipe the lens very gently side ways and even in circle.
And I use the other end of the Q-tip to dry any residue left over.
Always worked!
But now after talking to a Panasonic technician the other day; he told me to not clean manually the Blu-ray laser lens! And that it can only be done in a very specific way as it is much more sensitive than a CD lens. And best is to use a CD or Blu-ray lens cleaner disc.
I will talk to him again soon and will ask further details.
But meanwhile can someone here tell me his own experience with manually cleaning his Blu-ray laser lens? I'm sure I'm not the only person that does that.
By the way my Panasonic DMP-BD55 Blu-ray player cannot read Blu-ray discs anymore!
DVDs and CDs Yes, but no more Blu-rays!
The tech guy at Panasonic said to me that Blu-ray lenses after a certain time indeed cannot read Blu-ray discs any longer! I estimate that I played about 500 Blu-ray discs in that specific BD player since December 15, 2008 (up to about December 15, 2010, or exactly two years).
Anyone care to comment with some concrete facts or useful information?
So far I tend to believe that after a certain amount of discs the player becomes obsolete and time to buy another one! And the Panasonic technician expert is the one that confirmed that with me!
I bought my very first CD player back in 1987 (a Denon DCD-1500II) and I still have it but it cannot play CDs anymore! But I do have other CD players that are 20 years old and still play fine.
A Denon Universal DVD player cannot read SACDS anymore! I have lots of issues from Denon transports, and Yamaha CD transports as well (in Yamaha case it's a CD-R/CD-RW recorder that had three bad transports in only four-five years)!
My Rotel CD player is very sensitive to dust and needs constant care!
One very important thing! If you have a player that is very old and still play like brand new, I don't care! Because if you only played few CDs, or DVDs, or HD DVDs, or Blu-ray discs in it; it didn't have enough use to be truly meaningful! You know what I mean...
I have found that indeed after a normal usage and certain time, most disc spinners are simply of no more use!
And I must have about fifty or so disc spinners over the years (for home that is, not cars).
Now that I just said the truth from my own experience, I would love to know yours!
Go ahead, and the more precise you'll be, the more rewards you'll get from me! By that I mean I will also share more specific details with usage (rough estimate of discs being played in each machine), and the time those were used. I have an excellent memory and my estimates will be very close to accuracy!
And I like to know as much about cheaper players to mid ones and to more expensive ones. Or from $200 MSRP to $20,000 MSRP. And ALL the brands, to find out which transports last the longest and also with accurate reading of the discs (any type of discs)!
This thread should be a real eye opener! I want to know which brands, which transports are the very Best and that are durable! And which ones should be dismissed, like my Samsung High Def Combo player, the Duo BD-UP5000 player, which was $999 when first released. It was a constant pain in the butt plus it was constantly dropping Audio every few minutes!
There are some brands of players and TVs that I would never contemplate! And I want people here to be honest and reveal those facts!
I got a lot more to say, but I wanna know if I'm free to share my experiences; the good and the bad!
And the bad is predominant! Sorry it's just the nature of the beast! ...Not the best!
I also wanna know about manufacturing inspections! ...Control & Quality!
And Customer Services & Support with the very Best in the Bizz! ...Like Bryston for example!
And few other companies like Oppo, or Emotiva, and some high-end companies.
But also, the value ($$) is also part of the equation, and has to be perfectly balanced for the most common mortels! And that includes anyone between the age of six and ninety-six! ...And also anyone that spend from $200 to $20,000 or so for a disc spinner! The average is mosy likely closer to about $500 to $1,000 or so max! And I'm very generous here.
The people I intend to reach is ALL of you! Without a single exception! None whatsoever! We simply cannot afford that here with only one thousand members!
Ok, who's next?
I use only one drop and extract the surplus.
Then I wipe the lens very gently side ways and even in circle.
And I use the other end of the Q-tip to dry any residue left over.
Always worked!
But now after talking to a Panasonic technician the other day; he told me to not clean manually the Blu-ray laser lens! And that it can only be done in a very specific way as it is much more sensitive than a CD lens. And best is to use a CD or Blu-ray lens cleaner disc.
I will talk to him again soon and will ask further details.
But meanwhile can someone here tell me his own experience with manually cleaning his Blu-ray laser lens? I'm sure I'm not the only person that does that.
By the way my Panasonic DMP-BD55 Blu-ray player cannot read Blu-ray discs anymore!
DVDs and CDs Yes, but no more Blu-rays!
The tech guy at Panasonic said to me that Blu-ray lenses after a certain time indeed cannot read Blu-ray discs any longer! I estimate that I played about 500 Blu-ray discs in that specific BD player since December 15, 2008 (up to about December 15, 2010, or exactly two years).
Anyone care to comment with some concrete facts or useful information?
So far I tend to believe that after a certain amount of discs the player becomes obsolete and time to buy another one! And the Panasonic technician expert is the one that confirmed that with me!
I bought my very first CD player back in 1987 (a Denon DCD-1500II) and I still have it but it cannot play CDs anymore! But I do have other CD players that are 20 years old and still play fine.
A Denon Universal DVD player cannot read SACDS anymore! I have lots of issues from Denon transports, and Yamaha CD transports as well (in Yamaha case it's a CD-R/CD-RW recorder that had three bad transports in only four-five years)!
My Rotel CD player is very sensitive to dust and needs constant care!
One very important thing! If you have a player that is very old and still play like brand new, I don't care! Because if you only played few CDs, or DVDs, or HD DVDs, or Blu-ray discs in it; it didn't have enough use to be truly meaningful! You know what I mean...
I have found that indeed after a normal usage and certain time, most disc spinners are simply of no more use!
And I must have about fifty or so disc spinners over the years (for home that is, not cars).
Now that I just said the truth from my own experience, I would love to know yours!
Go ahead, and the more precise you'll be, the more rewards you'll get from me! By that I mean I will also share more specific details with usage (rough estimate of discs being played in each machine), and the time those were used. I have an excellent memory and my estimates will be very close to accuracy!
And I like to know as much about cheaper players to mid ones and to more expensive ones. Or from $200 MSRP to $20,000 MSRP. And ALL the brands, to find out which transports last the longest and also with accurate reading of the discs (any type of discs)!
This thread should be a real eye opener! I want to know which brands, which transports are the very Best and that are durable! And which ones should be dismissed, like my Samsung High Def Combo player, the Duo BD-UP5000 player, which was $999 when first released. It was a constant pain in the butt plus it was constantly dropping Audio every few minutes!
There are some brands of players and TVs that I would never contemplate! And I want people here to be honest and reveal those facts!
I got a lot more to say, but I wanna know if I'm free to share my experiences; the good and the bad!
And the bad is predominant! Sorry it's just the nature of the beast! ...Not the best!
I also wanna know about manufacturing inspections! ...Control & Quality!
And Customer Services & Support with the very Best in the Bizz! ...Like Bryston for example!
And few other companies like Oppo, or Emotiva, and some high-end companies.
But also, the value ($$) is also part of the equation, and has to be perfectly balanced for the most common mortels! And that includes anyone between the age of six and ninety-six! ...And also anyone that spend from $200 to $20,000 or so for a disc spinner! The average is mosy likely closer to about $500 to $1,000 or so max! And I'm very generous here.
The people I intend to reach is ALL of you! Without a single exception! None whatsoever! We simply cannot afford that here with only one thousand members!
Ok, who's next?
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