DVD player not playing DVD movies

MacBook OSX 10.5.8

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:

Firmware Revision: BP10
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO

Buy a can of compressed air at any store which sells it. Blow a few short blasts into the drive in order to clean it. If that doesn't work so you can play DVDs once again, then it's likely you will need a new drive. Probably best to buy an external drive as that will be less expensive.

Spits out the DVD disc movies

bongski said:

MacBook OSX 10.5.8

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GSA-S10N:

Firmware Revision: BP10
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO

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***but it plays VCD and Mac OSX Leopard installer discs

chscag said:

Buy a can of compressed air at any store which sells it. Blow a few short blasts into the drive in order to clean it. If that doesn't work so you can play DVDs once again, then it's likely you will need a new drive. Probably best to buy an external drive as that will be less expensive.

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Thank you very much. I guess I will try that.

bongski said:

***but it plays VCD and Mac OSX Leopard installer discs

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Well, it's not uncommon for these optical drives to malfunction on one disc standard and still work w/ the others (see quote below from HERE) - multiple lasers or a laser that can alter the wavelength produced are required in these optical devices - if the compressed air suggestion does not work, then an external drive would be an inexpensive option. But if you are a DIY person, then check IFIXIT to see if a guide exists for your computer/drive - I'm sure that a google search on that model number will bring up some inexpensive offerings - good luck! Dave

Initially, CD lasers with a wavelength of 780 nm were used, being within infrared range. For DVDs, the wavelength was reduced to 650 nm (red color), and the wavelength for Blu-ray Disc was reduced to 405 nm (violet color).

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