Dvd Gets Hot.

[ferlew]

Just spent a couple of hour plus, watching a DVD, on my Mac.
Ejected it, and it was remarkably hot, not just warm, can this be ok?

[Hymie]

I too have noticed that after playing a DVD film on my PC, that the disc is very warm. The laser power used in such drives is less than 1/4W which would not be sufficient to cause the level of warming observed.

Therefore I assume that the disc had been warmed due to the heat given of by the electric motor (within the drive) – but I have no proof of this.

[ferlew]

I'm sure it never used to do this.

[dance2trance]

My Mac does this too. Its just a design flaw of Macs. There are many others.
You cd ask the Mac Community Help page? Lots of geeks there.

[redman41]

What happens when you use your DVD player and watch it on your TV ?
Is it OK then ?
Personally I could not be bothered watching Films on a PC unless you have a 40" screen or larger and a 5:1 Home Cinema system

[dance2trance]

I asked the Mac geeks forum about this as it seems a common problem. They said it is because the Mac design has the DVD drive so tightly packed inside the Mac's carcass that it together with the 'drive engine' operating the Mac generate a lot of heat and that transfers to the disc. It is just one of those Mac things.

[ferlew]

Thanks very much indeed. :)