Loud humming noise during disc playback With some but not all dvds I'll get a loud motor noise during playback. It'll even continue when the disc is paused or stopped. Anyone else?
1065516
Same issue here, but only seems to happen with Blu-ray discs. Never saw anyone else mention this in a review--here or elsewhere (cnet, pc magazine). Keep meaning to contact Sony because hopefully it's a defect that can be fixed. If not, it's a big ding on the quality. FYI, I rested the player's four feet on four thick pieces of padding to quiet the vibrations. Dr. Scholl's shoe inserts work quite well (but shouldn't be needed!).
1065517
I play DVDs all the time however, just recently I purchased 4 sets of a popular TV series, several of the DVDs when loaded to play I get a load hum. I have tried playing them on different machines and it is still there. I have had this looked at by an expert and it is not the machines but the DVDs. When these were manufactured the labels were not properly centered on the DVD therefore it causes the DVD to be out of balance and can ultimately damage the player if played continually.
1065518
Note to Nestor: Recommend you not put anything on or under your BD player that would tend to make it run warmer. All BD players run hotter than DVD units given what they're being asked to do. My Sony has a fan that goes on and off after it runs for long periods.
1065519
Ok, so there's precedent. Thanks for responding. It happens to some of my netflix but not all. Happens to (ah-hum) my Buffy The Friggin Vampire Slayer dvds but not to my Lord Of The Friggin Rings dvds... And it's not doing it to my Rome netflix right now. If I were Julius Ceaser!... Well, I'll try the vibe-dampening for now. Any one else???Thanks again , Mr Nestor.
1065520
I had this problem and I was able to have another one shipped (made it under the 1 year warranty limit by 2 days). Definitely not worth the cost of getting it repaired if it isn't under warranty.The return shipping procedure was painful (website leaves you hanging, not knowing if your submission was successful, phone rep said he took care of it, but didn't, finally went thru). Received replacement blu ray, all is well.
1951056
After moving the purifier several times while vacuuming, mine has also developed a louder whirring noise. It is obvious at all levels. Level one used to be very quiet, an almost unnoticeable hum, but now it sounds like the motor is grinding and working overtime. As it's been less than a year, maybe less than half a year, I am planning on speaking to the manufacturer about it.
2135100
I've also had issues with this unit in regards to standard DVD problems, e.g., choppy, freezes, disc errors. I've also noticed lack of audio sync occasionally with both streaming and on Blu-ray discs...yeah, go figure. It's really annoying because we've had to keep our old dvd player around to watch older materials. To anyone deciding, it might be worth just getting a cheaper Blu-ray player and buying a Netflix box separately (around $100).
1337456
I have not had an issue with sound with the unit. I guess it depends on what you are trying to achieve for sound. I think the unit is a bit slow for response is my biggest concern. Otherwise I just use it to play L&H; classic films. Because it was much cheaper to buy the region 2 library disc set than it was for ntsc by about 200.00.
2240102
I've had best buy out twice now. The first time to replace all the screws in the back of the tv and that helped for about 1 week and the buzzing or humming sound came back. Best buy came today and replace one of the boards on the tv and i'm hoping this will fix the problem.
952454
No , haven't happened yet. maybe latter on or only on old DVD disc. haven't heard my 4 years old complain or told me about this problem.
712566
We have actually experienced the same issue with the banging sound. It isn't consistent from use to use or even within one session. It doesn't appear to alter the performance, but it is certainly annoying. It isn't clear what the cause is so I'm hoping it isn't causing internal damage to the machine.
1029201
It happened to me once after I moved to a new house and the DVD player was shaken. It loses the laser alignment and can not read the disc credentials. I sent it to Sony, they charged me about $80, and then after that and they fixed the problem. Has your player moved or shaken?
447379
I believe this DVD player is one of the loudest ones we have ever had. I am unsure if you might hear it clearly due to road noise etc...
1708974
One more question - with DVD movies it seems like we can only hear the dialog in the center channel speaker...any way to fix this?thanks,-kevin
231400
I have only noticed a minor motion 'jerkiness' on a couple of TV shows, but I attribute it to my satellite receiver, otherwise Sports in HD and DVD viewing are phenomenal! I will look into the owners manual, to see if I can find anything. You say it is intermittent...for all viewing or on certain shows? Also, are you viewing via cable or satellite?
1028123
Yes, mine does this too. I just paid attention to the start up noises. There are two "clicks" followed by one "click". They are the same noises as when the DVD tray is closed.
1414006
Has anyone returned this and then purchased a BETTER drive that is fully functional in playing DVDs? Would appreciate advice.
713606
Dang, I wish someone would reply to this. I've had this DVD player hooked up to a Sony 40 inch for a few days and I'm having the same problem.
104573
Yes...I'm hearing a "beeping" electronic sound too. I actually returned my frist Flip due to software errors and also this noise problem. I just got a new one in the mail and it's making the noise too. Not as loud as the other one, but it's still there....and very annoying! If anyone knows how to fix this problem, please reply. Thanks!!!!
730837
Hum now that you mention it, I have not heard any squeal from my unit. As opposed to my PC DVD this one has no noises whatsoever.
2044248
Dear Lyn, I have found that when the HP External Ulta-Slim Multi-format DVD/CD Writer is recording, i.e., downloading a program, it is somewhat louder than when it is playing back a disk. This is normal because more power is being used in the recording mode than the play back mode.