bluray player locks up for no apparent reason

Posted by: mikeeschman on 16 May 2008

my bluray player will "freeze" in the middle of a movie or cd. it is unresponsive to the remote. i have to unplug and replug it to bring it back.

seems to be a common problem.

anyone else have this problem?

anyone have a fix?

Posted on: 16 May 2008 by Allan Probin

What player have you got? I had a Sony BDP-S300 that started doing that occassionaly, then it got more frequent and eventually it wouldn't play any blu-ray discs at all. Still played DVD's fine so I concluded the blue laser must have been gradually weakening and eventually got too weak to work at all.

However, it could be that your problem might be a simple case of needing the latest firmware to be installed

Posted on: 16 May 2008 by mikeeschman

it is a pioneer elite bd94 purchased in november of 2007 - it locks up every 10-20 hours of play. all available firmware has been
applied.

Posted on: 16 May 2008 by Allan Probin

Do you watch a lot of rental discs or is this happening with brand new pristine discs as well? Either way, it sounds like a problematic unit. I'd take it back and get it replaced under warranty.

Posted on: 19 May 2008 by TomK

My Sony BDP-S300 has locked 3 or 4 times since I got it in January. Holding down the power button clears it but it hasn't happened for a while now (crossing fingers at the moment).