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i have a panny a130 chipped which i have had for a few years,but it is now starting to act funny on some discs,it will freeze at some stages and on other discs{music ones}it will break up into little digital squares.is my laser on the fritz or is it just funny with some discs any way,your thoughts gentlemen?

Sometimes the most obvious answer`s the solution. First check your disks for fingerprints or dirt and clean them if they`re not pristine, then if that doesn`t cure the problem, pop in a cleaning disk to dust the lens. If neither of those work, then think about having the player looked at.

If you`ve already tried that, sorry. If you haven`t, I`ve just saved you a £70 bill from a repair shop :o)

thanks for the input mark,i have already tried all that you mentioned and even had it too my local panasonic dealer,whom might i say had not a clue what it was and charged me £35! to watch movies on it all day! And then to turn around and say he could not find anything wrong.well i know what brand i will not be buying when it does eventually go tits up!cheers.