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All we got after that was something like "Initializing" on a blank screen, and nothing else.However, there's a good (sort of) ending to the story. We took our RV to the dealership for some warranty work, and while there our rig and several others was/were broken into by thieves. Like so many others have reported, the DVD is garbage. Among the stolen items was the Sony SLV-D300P. I have happy thoughts of the confrontation between the thieves and any receiver of the stolen goods. It came installed with a Sony Wega TV in our fifth-wheel travel trailer, and played perhaps 5 DVD films before crapping out. Pawn shop owners aren't generally know to be especially nice people :-)
Please pass it on if it does, and if it doesn't, then don't. It's annoying, but at least the player is operable. I dunno why I tried this, but one day I did, and it has worked every single time I have attempted to play a DVD; whereas before, it wouldn't -- despite numerous tries with the same disc.1) Press the button to open the tray.2) Place DVD disc upside down & press play.3) Wait a minute or two, until the ERROR sign pops up.4) Open the tray and this time place the disc right-side up.5) Press play and it should play shortly thereafter. You should be able to access the menu and make any changes to sound or language (I am able).I hope this works for you, as it does for me. =)
I've grown up on Sony products and I am disappointed that they produced such a poor quality product at such a high price. I've even used discs right out of the package. I should've read all of the reviews as well before making a purchase. The product was GRRRRRREAT when I first purchased it a year ago.Now, I will not play ANY CD OR DVD. I do not recommend that anyone purchase this unit.
It seems every dvd you put into the unit freezes and stops. until now. The sound also cuts out. Here is a good one. The dvd had zero issues. My belief is after having some success with this unit and comparing that to the reviews here is that you should not take a chance on buying it. My dvd/vcr worked flawlessly for almost 3 years. Just not worth the gamble for the price.
I have seen pixelation, freezes, not all DVD's can be read (store-bought ones) and now recently grey and white static screens occuring from time to time during viewing. I can say that all of the negative reviews are correct. I have been one of the lucky ones, but now it seems that poor quality has finally caught up to me. I bought this unit a few years back and now am in the market for a DVD Read/write combo unit, so I decided to see how well I did before when purchasing this unit. A piece of junk, and unreliable problematic one, or one that just hasn't shown any issues yet. Do yourself a favor and pass this one, because it will fail on you someday, and once it does, it seems to get worse fast. After reading most of the reviews, it is apparent to me that you can either get 1 of 3 units when you purchase. 2 reccomended units would be Panasonic and OPPO.
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