I got a computer question for all you peeps out there...

PLEASE COMMENT, OPINIONS NEEDED!

Suddenly a few weeks ago when I was watching a DVD on my computer, the program (WinDVD) froze. For some reason as a result, my DVD drive will no longer recognize any disc as being in the drive. It'll act as if the drive is empty, even when it's not. I already tried toubleshooting the drive and it says that the device is working properly.

Anyone have experience with a similar problem? How was it fixed, etc?

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And now the second half of the computer question, if no one can answer the above:

Does anyone have any experience with The Geek Squad? Are they good?

I looked at their website and it says that for a diagnostic/fix package, to take it in to them would be at least $200.

So my other dilema is, for that much money, would it just be worth it to look into buying a new computer? I would just need a new tower and would it be worth it to me to put the money towards a new vs. putting money towards fixing this one?

Any and all advice is greatly appreciated!