DVD Woes

[stoutfellow]

Damn. I seem to have broken the ejection mechanism on my DVD player.

I wouldn't much mind buying a new player; this one's been acting up lately anyway. But there's a DVD inside.

I wouldn't much mind sucking up and buying a replacement for the DVD. But it's one of the Buffy Season 7 DVDs. To replace it, I'd probably have to buy the whole set again.

I bought the player at Target. It's probably out of warranty, but maybe I can get them to do something - if nothing else, to get the DVD out.

I haven't finished my Buffy marathon yet. (The stuck disc is #2; it includes the two best episodes of Season 7, "Selfless" and "Conversations with Dead People". Wouldn't ya just know it?)

Sigh.

Comments

Bent paperclip techniques?

[p-o-u-n-c-e-r.livejournal.com]

If you're resigned to junking the player anyway is there any reason not to fish a stiff wire into the joints around the tray and see if you can't hook something, and drag out the tray and disc by main force?

Re: Bent paperclip techniques?

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, the mechanism is recessed, and there are no obvious avenues of access. Throw in my general mechanical ineptitude, and I think I'll have to trundle it over to Target.