Hi I have a SONY CD /DVD reader model CRX 315E
No matter what I do can't play a movie DVD ie. REDBOX DVD. Not sure what I can do is there some solution. I have seen comments about "Superdrive", do I need this unsure on this any suggestions, let me know.
Rob Buck
Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Hi Rob,
Does it read other DVDs ok, like Data ones?
Might try VLC Player...
thanks for the suggestion, tried this before, no such luck. I ca use cd to play music or view pics etc, just no DVD movies. I have no idea what is up will keep looking.
thanks again
Try a optical drive cleaning disk. That has helps a lot of drives with similar symptoms, and they cost only about US$5-15.
Thanks much never even gave that a thought, can you buy those anywhere, i imagine.
Thanks
Rob
I bought mine from a friend who sells home entertainment and car audio systems. Apparently DVD players for home theaters get dirty, too. I've also seen them in electronics superstores and office superstores that sell computer equipment. Google "drive cleaning disk." I thikn you'll find something
As an example of what these can do, a friend has an older Macbook Pro. It could read and write DVDs but any CD made the optical drive play dead. An Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) examined the computer and pronounced the optical drive dead as dirt, quoting a replacement cost of around US$150 for parts and labor.
I loaned this friend my cleaning disk, which I had bought for a DVD player connected to our TV, and he used it on the MacBook Pro. The drive was fully restored and, last time I checked, he was still using the computer with a 100% working optical drive.
For the cost, it's an inexpensive first step that often works and, if it doesn;t fix your computer drive, you have a gadget that can clean anything that plays CDs or DVDs. Very nice for automotive CD players in dusty environments.
Most anywhere, they look like this...
EMac 1.42GHZ 2GB running 10.5.8 can't play a DVD movie need advice
