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Philips DVDR985 DVD Recorder
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$20.00
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30 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping.
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This is the only recorder I know of that can record progressive scan through component inputs (480P), for the best possible quality on DVD. However, it's plagued with problems. Luckily, they're easily fixed by anyone who wants to take the time. First is the drive, the main problem here is dust. Remove the duct, take out the plastic honeycomb and rinse it in soapy water. If your drive is not working right, you need to clean the lens and mirror. Start by gently wiping the lens with a cotton swab lightly moistened in alcohol (70% min). Check if the drive works better, if so you're done. Otherwise spray the laser pickup with a plastic safe contact cleaner; I use Asalco contact2000. Use a hair dryer to dry it and prevent water stains from condensation. All the other problems are due to bad solders on the connector pins of the different boards. A DB error code is a problem with the main board to the left of the drive. Take it out and re-solder all the connector pins (don't do surface mount pins, the ones that don't go through the board). Also do the power supply connectors, but unplug it at least 1 hour before you touch that. A dead display, just re-solder the pins on the back of the display. You don't have to remove it from the player. One important notice, if it ain't broke don't fix it.Read full review
I bought my Philips DVD R 985 off of Ebay. (Used of course) It would play for 10 minutes then freeze. I took it apart and cleaned the laser with denatured alcohol.This did not help. I placed it back in the box where it sat for 5 years. I decided to go online and purchase the "firmware update". If that was not going to work, I was going to put it on Ebay and sell it for parts. The company made no promises. To my surprise the firmware worked perfectly and it now plays without freezing entire DVD movies, either store purchased ones or "homemade ones". It has played successfully 90% of all the homemade DVDs. It even played DVD-R disc! It also worked on a friend's 985. Sam
Not what I ordered if you had a good return policy that would help
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Works Great
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Great!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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