Clean DVD Player

Having a clean DVD player will allow you to watch movies without the interruption of skipping discs or a wavy and grainy picture. It will also keep your DVD player working its best and protect your family from allergens. Before you start cleaning your machine, turn it off and then unplug it. You don’t want to damage your machine, and you certainly don’t want to shock yourself!

Keep your DVDs clean to protect your DVD player.

If you’re not having trouble getting DVDs to play properly but just want to get the dust or debris off of the outside of your machine, all you need is a lint-free cloth and a bottle of rubbing alcohol. Simply pour about a half cup of the alcohol in a small bowl. Then dip the cloth in the bowl, wring it out and gently wipe off your DVD player’s surface. If there’s dust in any nooks and crannies where the cloth cannot reach, dip a cotton swab in the alcohol and clean it this way. Make sure the cotton doesn’t come loose from the swab as you work around any cracks and other openings. The last thing you need is more debris inside your machine.

To get a truly clean DVD player, you will need to dissemble the player and clean it out by hand. However, if you’re happy enough with one that will just play the discs without giving you hassle and don’t want to risk voiding your warranty, just buy a lens cleaning disc and run it through by putting it in your DVD player and pushing the play button. However, if the cleaning disc just spins or doesn’t load at all, you’ll have to do some heavy cleaning or head to the store for a new machine.

To thoroughly clean the inside of your DVD player, do the following:

1. Turn your machine over and look at the seams. You will see both small screws and tape holding the case together.
2. Take the screws out and put them in a bowl or resealable bag so that they don’t get lost. Lift up the tape if you need to, but don’t worry about removing it.
3. Use your cotton swab dipped in alcohol to wipe the dust off of any surfaces now exposed, except for the circuit boards. (They are bright green and easily recognizable.) Make sure to clean the laser lens.
4. Flush out any areas that are still hard to get to using a can of compressed air. Hold the can at least five inches away from the area you’re spraying and always keep it upright.
5. Check to see that all of the alcohol is dry. Then reassemble your DVD player.

Don’t take it upon yourself to remove any more than the case screws unless you’re sure that you know how everything goes back together. A basic disassembly should give you access to enough parts of the player to get it working properly again.

If your DVD player doesn’t work even after you’ve cleaned out all of the dust, the problem may not have been that you didn’t have a clean DVD player. It is more than likely the fact that your DVD player has an unrelated mechanical problem. In this case, you have three options:

1. Send the DVD player back to the manufacturer if it is still under warranty.
2. Take it to an electronics repair shop.
3. Recycle it at the local landfill and then invest in a new DVD player. Luckily, most models continue to drop in price.

Before you do anything drastic, try several discs in your DVD player. You don’t want to get rid of it and then discover months later that the problem was actually a defective DVD.

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