More than likely there is a mechanical failure in the mechunism for loading the disk.
There is also a possibility that there is a defecive sensor, and thus the mechunism is out of sequence.
Open the case of the VCR/DVD machine. Check to see if the DVD drive is a standard IDE or SATA type drive. If it is, most of the off the shelf DVD writers will work in these machines. You can buy a new DVD drive and mount it in as like with a PC.
As for these drives they are not supported for service.
For most of the home type consumer electronics, unless the unit is a very expensive type there will be no service support. During the warranty the customer is given a complete new unit.
Jerry G.
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Ron wrote:
> A few days ago I set my VCR/DVD player to recorrd some program and the
> next morning, when the VCR came on, the door to the DVD player came
> open with a scream, the tray came out, and it would not close! I
> eventually got it shut, but later when I went to play a DVD, there was
> no image on the screen and the DVD part seems to be as dead as the
> dodo. Does anyone know what happened? Why my DVD player self-
> destructed?
>
> Ron