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Re: My Sony S300 has stopped playing Blu-rays...
8 months...........isn't it still under warranty?
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Re: My Sony S300 has stopped playing Blu-rays...
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Originally Posted by Truan
is this a problem worth repairing, do you think, or should i just get a new player?
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If the repair is more than $100, then a new player would be my choice. There are some name-brand profile 2.0 players that can be found for under $200.
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Re: My Sony S300 has stopped playing Blu-rays...
I feel your pain.
I got this player last June and within a couple of months I started getting freeze-ups and finally a total crash where it wouldn't play anything, including DVD's and CD's.
I sent it in and got it fixed, they replaced the laser pick-up assembly and it crashed again, once again I sent it in and they replaced the mother board and that seems to have done the trick even though I still get the occasional quirk from it.
IMO these S300's are lemons, brought back bad memories of the dreaded Panasonic A110.
I swear that damn thing was possessed, I should have brought in a priest to fix it. I hit it once out of frustration and it made a noise that sounded a lot like it told me to go F myself lol.
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I'm having a very similar problem as the OP, only on my BDP-BX1 (basically a S350 in disguise). BD discs freeze up after an indeterminate period of time (anywhere from 20-60 minutes), and the problem can sometimes be instigated if I skip around chapters while playing, or rewind/fast forward for a while, or pause the disc for a time.
The biggest problem is that DVD's don't seem to be affected at all, which means the Sony support staff thinks this isn't an issue with the lens. (They said as much to me over the phone this afternoon). The firmware is completely up to date, and this was confirmed with the tech support operator. So what then is the problem and more importantly, what is the solution??
Do I need to bully Sony's staff to give me a repair/cleaning? Is this a bad firmware update issue or something? I can't figure out how to fix this when even the tech support people think I'm crazy. Anyone have any advice?
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