02-10-2006, 07:31 AM
The most common part to die in a DVD player is the motor. Playing DVDs is hard on them because they spin at variable speeds unlike a record player which spins at a constant speed. Cheaper players use cheaper motors which burn out faster. As far as I've been able to tell from my research though, nobody is using good motors these days... they're all using single bearing motors which is what burns out the fastest... it would be nice to see three or more bearings in the motors but that would cut into that profit margin that companies like to make.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.