DVD/BluRay disc will not play

I'm guessing this is a hardware issue, but could be wrong. I own a hp dv7 1260us. It's been with me to Afghanistan and back. For a while now I've noticed it's slow progression of imcompatibily with movie discs(DVD/BluRay), data(software) works fine. What might be the problem? Drivers for the disc drive say they are up to date. Should I it 7 on there instead ov vista? Or is there a work around that won't cost me money legally?
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Hi,
How many time did you change zone on the player ? This may also cause the problem too.
Regards.
BH
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