Re: Sony DVP S300 - distorted pic and sound


"Michael Kinnaird" <mkinn@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Bad laser pipckup, not worth repair, sorry.
> Mike Kinnaird
>
> "RichK" <me@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Hi,
>>
>> This unit is a few years old, but not antique yet :-)
>>
>> Playing a CD I get sound, but it's distorted and not very loud. Playing
> DVD
>> I get the picture, but also distorted, as if the whole screen is covered
>> with B&W rectangles, while the video is visible as well.
>>
>> Any guess, where I should look?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Rich
>>
>>
>
>
I dunno - we do see lots of laser pickups bad, but if it continues to play
through the disc, the main board could be bad. Not much you can really do to
troubleshoot; either replace the pickup and hope that fixes it, or if that
doesn't fix it, start looking closer at the board - maybe a capacitor
leaking for example.

Obviously - the problem is cost. A new player is cheaper than a replacement
pickup, and cheaper by far than the board.

Welcome to the exciting world or electronic repair!


Mark Z.


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