cd player not reading a disc? Laser dirty?

What causes this erratic situ where sometimes the player won't fire up a disc that it was playing a 1/2 hour before?
Could it be the laser is dirty? I clean the disc(again) to no effect.

ptss09-20-2013 5:25pm

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ptss OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,964 posts 10-25-2013 at 05:58am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete FWIW. The problem is worse when the unit is well warmed up, say after playing a dvd.
ptss OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,964 posts 09-22-2013 at 07:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It is erratic. Sometimes not the one in the disc; then may not play another I have played recently. I may move the disc in the tray and it may play after 1 or 2 attempts; or I may put in another disc and it plays. Only happens with CD's not DVD's. DVD's always play...?? It is frustrating.

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