There are a lot of DVDs that my laptops BluRay drive won't read and I can predict which ones.
If I open the drive and seat the dvd then spin it manually with my finger, if it spins freely it will play, but if it doesn't "freewheel" then it won't play when I close the drive (the computer doesn't recognise a disc as loaded in the latter case). Some discs simply will, others just won't!
Why do some discs spin freely and some others don't?
Obviously this is a physical problem but does it mean there is something wrong with the BluRay drive?
What makes some DVDs physically different to others?!
It is frustrating because there aren't a lot of DVDs I can play.
At least the drive is consistent, if a disc spins freely when the drive is open then it WILL play. And once a disc plays, it plays every time!
I cant find anything on the internet about the correlation between freely spinning discs and playable ones, or why some discs spin freely and others don't.
Any ideas here?
(I know this is not a software issue so I am not willing to explore that area)
If I open the drive and seat the dvd then spin it manually with my finger, if it spins freely it will play, but if it doesn't "freewheel" then it won't play when I close the drive (the computer doesn't recognise a disc as loaded in the latter case). Some discs simply will, others just won't!
Why do some discs spin freely and some others don't?
Obviously this is a physical problem but does it mean there is something wrong with the BluRay drive?
What makes some DVDs physically different to others?!
It is frustrating because there aren't a lot of DVDs I can play.
At least the drive is consistent, if a disc spins freely when the drive is open then it WILL play. And once a disc plays, it plays every time!
I cant find anything on the internet about the correlation between freely spinning discs and playable ones, or why some discs spin freely and others don't.
Any ideas here?
(I know this is not a software issue so I am not willing to explore that area)