"Deal" on Sony DVP s9000ES.

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kevhed72
kevhed72 Posts: 5,190
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I will never learn with my bargain purchases. It powers up but will not not read the discs when then enter the beefy chassis. Would a new laser assembly likely solve the issue- if I can find one? Here is a pic of the inside to gawk at:
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,173
    edited June 27
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    Maybe and that's a big maybe as these days all of those optical pickups on the market are Chinese knockoffs. In addition, the problem could be elsewhere such as a logic board chip or bad capacitors.

    I seem to recall that unit was problematic pretty much from the get-go.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,874
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    Try cleaning the lens first and running a recalibration second. As impressive as the build quality appears to be on these they were plagued with disc reading problems out of the box or soon after on many units. They're also around 25 years old now. Mine had problems reading hybrid SACD layers but otherwise worked, but that was 20 years ago and I dumped it at the Salvation Army a long time ago.

    Instructions for cleaning/recalibration can be found online because of the many problems. Probably 50/50 that you can get it loading discs again. For its time the sound quality was quite good. If you can get it loading and playing two channel music discs it's a good deal.
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 3,193
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    Is Sony still supporting it with firmware updates? Might be worth checking…
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,597
    edited June 27
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    I've had many of those. I was a master at fixing them. The only lasers available for them are from old Sony DVD players. Just so you know they are mostly out of the used market now. Go find and download/print the service manual. The cool thing about those is once you get into the service menu it will literally walk you through recalibrating the laser, you will need a SACD, CD and DVD to complete the calibration.
    Those players were used as a donation player as Sony ripped out the original laser to use in their new to the market PlayStation. Sony then went back and used an off the shelf laser from two of their lower end DVD players.
    Personally from someone who knows, forget about it and trash it. It is only going to frustrate the living hell out of you. You'll spend more time with it apart than listening to it, TRUST ME!
    The next gremlin is the dreaded IIRC C-13 dead laser code.

    https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Sony+DVP-S360+CD/DVD+Player+&_trksid=m5467.l1311

    https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Sony+DVP-S560+CD/DVD+Player&_trksid=m5467.l1311&_odkw=Sony+DVP-S530+CD/DVD+Player&_osacat=0




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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,597
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    daddyjt wrote: »
    Is Sony still supporting it with firmware updates? Might be worth checking…

    They weren't in the 2009
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,967
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    daddyjt wrote: »
    Is Sony still supporting it with firmware updates? Might be worth checking…

    Unlikely. Sony usually drops support after the warranty ends. Those early models, before they were internet connected, almost never got any updates after they left the factory unless there was a major issue that was found.
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 3,193
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    billbillw wrote: »
    daddyjt wrote: »
    Is Sony still supporting it with firmware updates? Might be worth checking…

    Unlikely. Sony usually drops support after the warranty ends. Those early models, before they were internet connected, almost never got any updates after they left the factory unless there was a major issue that was found.

    My apologies - I’ve never been a Sony aficionado. I’m used to Oppo’s service, but thanks for the “lol” anyway. Good luck
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,635
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    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    daddyjt wrote: »
    Is Sony still supporting it with firmware updates? Might be worth checking…

    They weren't in the 2009

    Maybe it's like the flea market, email then and ask if it's available

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,159
    edited June 28
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    IF, big if, you do find an NOS one, typically they use a blob of solder across the traces on the ribbon cable or logic board to protect it from ESD (electrostatic discharge) damage. Once installed or before installing you removed it. Otherwise, no worky. I doubt someone would add it to a used one they removed.


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