That sure was a shit load of pictures and posts just to see a bulging bad capacitor? I own two of these both with the same identical problem. It is a pain in the ass to get them to open the tray if they sit a few days!! I found that leaving a worthless CDR in the tray when not using the unit seems to help. They are VERY unique because there is a super simple button press hack that makes them 'region free'!!! That is why I own two!!