What are the odds of me being able to actually, fix my dvd player?

Question

grant it i have i no working knowledge of electricial type things, or circuit boards as there may be one in there making the whole thing operate. however i feel inclined to either fix the thing or break it. awww lookey there it suddenly wants to work! oops! spoke to soon, or type as it may be.

see the thing likes to take these little breaks. there is nothing wrong with the cd. i know, becuz on numerous occasions i have begged a poor friend to please let me use their dvd.

what are some reasons why a dvd player, four years old might not work all of a sudden? aside from the fact that it has been sitting on a carport for the last year collecting dust, my r.m. likes to pause it and then pass out drunk, or her cat might have pissed on it (no proof). are these contributing factors? it was working fine when i brought it out of the dust and elements for better than a month.

can i fix it? dont give me its not worth my time. if its junk, and i cant then who cares if i fudge up? right?

Answer 1

just buy a new one... you can get an upconverter dvd for like 50 bucks or something. Probably less too.

Answer 2

What is the brand?

Perhaps you can find the schematics online.  Since its already getting ready to fizzle out, what can it hurt to try to fix it?

Are you keeping it cool?  Or is there no air circulation around the DVD player?  Try keeping it cooler.

Are you or your roommate smokers?  If you are, nicotine and tar may have built up in a bad spot inside the DVD player.

If keeping it cool doesn't help, and if you decide to take the DVD player apart, just be very methodical and keep track of each and every s***w and the hole where it belongs.

You might get some compressed air to blow of dust inside the DVD player (but don't blow the moving parts too hard, or the lens-moving mechanism).