I borrowed a g2g gear portable dvd player w 2 screens; MODEL: DVD708. After the 2nd movie on the road, the main screen has gone out. Everything is still playing, but the main screen is black. Any suggestions? Where do I take it or do I just replace my friends dvd?

Yunia Interian, June 2007

I have the same problem with the two caps(micas) those are to protect any high voltage spike from the inverter can any one would know the value of those two caps

silvermask, January 2009

The answer Rob gave seems to be correct for my case of a failed LCD. The first thing I noticed when I opened the LCD panel case was a capacitor rolling around in there: "22 3KV". I have no idea where to get one of these or where it fits, so I guess I am SOL.

Brat, January 2009

I had this happen too. I opened the display section by removing the small screws. I found that a capacitor between the output of the backlight inverter and the fluorescent tube had burned out and was loose in the case. The capacitor was a high-voltage type and was marked with its values. I found one at a specialty electronics store (retail stores like Radio Shack will definitely not have them). After I soldered the new cap in, the DVD screen worked fine. This is not a do-it-yourself repair like replacing a fuse. I only attempted it because I have experience repairing TVs. A competent television repairperson should be able to do this in a half hour. Of course, you might be experiencing a different issue, such as a burned-out fluorescent tube or dead inverter. That would require more parts and time to repair. I have heard of people using white PC case fluorescent tubes to replace burned-out backlights; not sure if that would be practical in such a small unit.

Rob, November 2007