After having a dvd in while the player was tilted (fixing a bad CPU fan and forgot to remove the dvd first), it's now almost impossible for the player to properly read a dvd. The dvd handled it just fine, no damage there.

No humming, and if it reads, it take ages. Fixable, or buy a new one? This model sucks btw, second one that breaks down within 2 years (first without any visible reason). TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223F ATA Device.

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DVD drives are so cheap, I see no reason not to replace it. Seriously, when you can grab an internal DVD burner for twenty bucks, there's no reason not to; just skip Starbucks or McDonald's or whatever for a few days, and you've got the cash.

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Mainly annoyed because of not being in a good position to handle extra expenses atm.
Way better prices than I easily can get, more like 50 bucks (weak dollar).

Equivivalent to the first price cut on a computer game actually, or an expansion. 35 bucks?

And of course the market is cornered locally by the same model as the failing ones... Hopefully the replacement L version is more durable at least.

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