DVD & CD Drawers
why design DVD drawers that close on push when
1. the remote has an open/close button
2. the front panel has the same
3. the mechanics are not designed to take a push close for a sustained use!
i also would love to find the person in Dell that designed a DVD drawer in a tower that is under the drawer when open, stupidity. The 3 year old has done some damage to a €80 dvd player with push close tactics (i fixed the drive this morning). I used to snap the fingers of trainee DJs that did similar to radio studio Denon CD players. If they designed it that it was non responsive to push, a generation would learn that it is the mechanics and not the IC that will let you down first, the built in “planned obsolescence” of a tiny spring and a plastic arm, just like the rubber spindle was in the compact cassette recorder. It you really want them to last don’t push, never pull and do as the Sugababes asked, push the button.
March 14th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
I found this page after I Googled pushing DCD drawers. I just purchased a new Gateway system that has fancy cover over the DVD drive that is pushed open by the DVD drawer when you puch eject. The problem is that cover partially covers the eject buttom making it cumbersome to close the DVD by pushing the eject button. I was hoping it would be OK to push the drawer closed but by your advice I guess maybe not. I may just see if I can remove the cover without screwing up something. Any advice?
~eddie
March 14th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
Excuse all the typos in my last post. I should have read it before I sent it.
~eddie
March 15th, 2007 at 10:07 am
if its a laptop it may be designed to be pushed,
it it can motor close my advise is dont push it.,