Repair or upgrade

Pete Shields

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My trusty multiregion Pioneer 737 DVD player is currently struggling to read all of the DVDs I throw at it.

Do you think it's worth a repair or should I spend my hard earned on something new?

I realise that technology moves on, but the 737 is such a solid classy machine.

I haven't had a quote for it's repair yet,

Any suggestions, and any suggestions on which modern DVD player would be comparable to the 737

thanks

Pete
 
It is a top class player, but see if you can borrow a Pioneer DVLX50 to see how that performs. If my 737 ever gives out, I'm going to give that a try.
 
I think I'll go for the repair option. I have always been pleased with the quality of it's output and it's such a solid player with a great remote.

I gather because disks are skipping and some are not picking up, that it's a laser issue.

On my trusty PS2's these were always replaced with new.

Any ideas on where I should go, preferably in the Merseyside area that will do a proper job. Always worried that I'll get cheap components installed if I don't go to a specialist.

I bought it originally at Superfi in Manchester

Thanks

Pete
 
Good idea John.

The player has been gathering dust in the loft for the last 2 years as I bought a Cambridge Audio DVD89 to replace it.It's not a bad player, but not as good as the pioneer.

I'm sure that I went and tried to clean the Lens at the time. Will give it a go
 
Pete Shields:The player has been gathering dust in the loft for the last 2 years

QED. That's probably it, though with a very dirty player you sometimes need to persevere to even get the lens cleaner to play properly - I had this issue when I got a 2nd hand CD player and it took a few goes (and guessing at where the actual 'cleaning track' was) before it finally worked. Good luck.
 
John Duncan, the machine has been in the loft for the last two years because it kept on skipping or not recognising DVD's!

Years ago, I used to clean lenses on my CD players with meths and cotton buds. Would that work with 737?
 

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