Varia

[stoutfellow]

Yesterday I went shopping for a blender. Having had three different people recommend the Magic Bullet, I was determined to get that brand. Target, however, did not have it, so I wound up having to pay a visit to Wal-Mart. (My choices are limited, OK?) (It did not occur to me until later to check out The Chef's Shoppe, which is where I bought my manual coffee grinder, and which is even closer than Target.)

En route, I stopped at Schnuck's to check for the presence of poblano chilies. There was a basket labeled "poblano peppers"; however, it was empty. I'm not sure whether to count that as a hopeful sign or the opposite.

While at Wal-Mart, I also picked up a DVD of Wall-E. I haven't been using my DVD player much lately; the last several discs I've put in, it's glitched on - stuttering, freezing, and/or skipping. This has happened with 1776, Angel S5, and The Peacekeeper Wars, so I suspect that the player itself is at fault. I think I'll need to get a new one, but that can wait.

Ah, well, back to lazing around.

Comments

[subcreator.livejournal.com]

Try a shot of compressed air on the laser diode first. It may just be dust.

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Okay, next question. How do I locate the laser diode? The manual gives no clue.

[subcreator.livejournal.com]

When I said to give the laser diode a squirt of canned air, I was thinking of my laptop DVD player. When I pop the tray out, the laser is right there – easy to clean. Your latest post made me think about the DVD player hooked up to my TV.

I looked it over, and you're right, there's no easy way to clean it from the outside. You’ll have to open the case. It is a bit more involved than I may have led you to believe, but fortunately, it's relatively easy to do.

Here are a couple of links about how to do it. One is a video (strange advertisement at the beginning, but good instruction) the other is text. Also, I enclosed a Yahoo search in case you want more info.

I hope these help - Peter

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=how+to+clean+a+dvd+player&fr=yfp-t-501-s&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/696522/how_to_clean_a_dvd_player/

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/587941/how_to_clean_a_dvd_player.html?cat=59

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

I was hoping that wasn't the case, but needs must. Thanks.

[filkferengi]

You should get a dvd-vcr combo, so you can turn your videos into dvds.

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

That's what I have. I plan to start making the transfers Real Soon Now.

[filkferengi]

Cool! I haven't tried that yet, so let me know how it goes.