<slightly OT> DVD jitters

[Kurt Wall]

Feigning erudition, Net Llama! wrote:
% On 02/11/03 16:35, Kurt Wall wrote:
% >Feigning erudition, Net Llama! wrote:
% >% I've had a DVD player for a bit over a year, and today, suddenly 
% >% whenever I play any DVD, the picture jitters.  Sound quality is fine, 
% >% but the picture just shakes up & down.  This is with the same version of 
% >% Xine that i've been using for quite a while.  Anyone have any ideas?
% >
% >Dirty head? Something vibrating? Video card dying? Ionic interference?
% 
% I think i can safely rule out the videocard, since its only the window 
% displaying the DVD movie that jitters, and nothing else.  And actually, 
% the window itself doesn't jitter, just the contents of the window.  I 
% don't hear any vibrations, so maybe its a dirty head.  How might i 
% attempt to clean it?

CD/DVD lens cleaner. Philips make some, but I'm sure you could 
get it anywhere. These are just suggestions:

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/kb-electronics/1502.html
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/kb-electronics/1503.html

Kurt
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