Why does my DVD pixilate, freeze or skip?

Why does my DVD pixilate, freeze or skip?

Jeff Colen (President, A Sharper Home, Inc.) gives expert video advice on: Why doesn't my VHS tape play anymore?; Will my CDs and DVDs last forever? and more...

Your DVD may pixelate if your DVD player is failing, or if there was a bad connection made between the DVD player and the TV set. The question we always ask our clients when that occurs is “Does it occur with a particular DVD or does it occur with all your DVDs? Is it something that's occurred since it was set up or is it something that just cropped up?” By going through that checklist we're able to troubleshoot and generally figure out what's causing the problem. Your DVD will stop or skip when you have a bad DVD that has scratches in it, or if the DVD player itself is dirty or has some malfunction going on with it. The best way to determine that is to see if it occurs with just one DVD or if it occurs with other DVDs, so try playing a couple and if it's a consistent problem then you may need to go and repair or replace your DVD player.