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Help with Sony S550

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2/22/09 at 12:41am
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Re: Help with Sony S550

Try a firmware update first Nathan.
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2/22/09 at 7:22am
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Re: Help with Sony S550

I'm with Nathan on this one - a firmware update disc directly from Sony did not correct the audio problems. I ended up buying a Panasonic, and I'm trying to return the Sony, considering that I've only had it less than a month. The last three Sony products I've had have all had problems. A pre/pro, a HDTV, and now this. Enough is enough.

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2/22/09 at 8:11am
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Re: Help with Sony S550

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Originally Posted by Nathan Eddy
I absolutely HATE this player. If I could get my money back, I would. The piece of crap is only 3 months old, and it consistently has audio problems. Sometimes it won't play the advanced codecs, sometimes it will. The latest annoyance is that it will play part of the soundtrack, but not the center channel. Sometimes it plays the mains, but not the surrounds. Sometimes it is out of synch with the picture. I really wish I'd never wasted my money on this piece of junk. Pure crap. I'm probably going to just throw it away and get a Panasonic.
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3/1/09 at 8:25am
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Re: Help with Sony S550

I tried the firmware update, and it's working again. But this is the third time I've got it to "work again." The first two times didn't involve a firmware update. I have no idea what fixed it then. It seems to go from randomly working to not working. Oh well, I hope the firmware update is a permanent fix. I had to reset all my speaker levels, and I couldn't get the player's test tone to pass through the center or surrounds, though these did work when I actually played a disk.

Sorry about the drunken rant post. I was very pissed I couldn't watch my Rush Snakes and Arrows concert BD that night.
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3/2/09 at 1:54pm
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Re: Help with Sony S550

This kind of weird transient problem almost sounds like it might be a slight overheating. Is the unit getting plenty of ventilation?

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