My LG RH188S dvd recorder is not reading any disks. It reads "no disk" each time I put one in. The hard drive still works and I can record onto it and play back but can't burn to disk. Have tried

Had same problem with rh188s 2 days after guarentee, ended up with using desktop lg dvd recorder drive 15.00 pound with cover off machine, set to cable select on drive. Works perfectly just looks awful shop wanted 150 pound to extend warrenty to 5 years or 110 pounds for new 160gb sony dvd/hdd replacement with 5 year guarentee, so bought 2 sony units.

Would be interested if you have managed to resolve this issue as mine has started to do the same - doesn't read any discs !! Help !! N

I had the same problem with mine. If still under warranty take it back where you bought it and get them to replace the removable drive. If not under warranty, then you will have to balance the cost of a new DVD machine against the repair cost! My previous machine, an extremely expensive Panasonic had the same problem and they were extremely unhelpful. They wanted more than £200 for the repair, so I bought the LG instead! I tried cleaning heads etc. but this made no difference!

For both you and (moreso) the recent poster, here is a forum where links are posted to the LG firmware files. You can try flashing the drive with different firmware to see if this resolves the issue. You should obviously first try cleaning the optical pickup on the drive (the eye) before doing this. If neither does the trick, it might be time for a new optical drive.

Sorry I haven't got an answer, but I have ALMOST the exact same problems. This machine suddenly stopped recognising ram, + or - rw' discs, however it does recognise + and - r's. Burns them, but fails to recognise them once they are put back into the machine.

Sounds like a class action lawsuit is in order. It is not uncommon for firmware to be the deliberate cause of failure. Error can be written in randomly at the factory so who is to know except by communicating with each other. Maybe it was done by some little jerk wanting to keep his friends employed with out of warranty work. Who is going to toss a relatively new machine after all. This happened with the GM Tracker. The on board computer throws a 400 code randomly after 75k to 150kmiles. Usually beyond warranty and the computer has to be replaced. There is nothing wrong with the smog control, it is the computer and the check engine lights come on. What is worse is when that happens the fuel mixture goes to full RICH, the gas mileage goes down and eventually this burns up the O2 sensor. This was discovered when some domestic units were shipped over seas. All the USA models in a fleet went bad but the export models didn't.