Sony DVP S300 - distorted pic and sound

[RichK]

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

 

[Michael Kinnaird]

Bad laser pipckup, not worth repair, sorry.
Mike Kinnaird

 

[Mark D. Zacharias]

Bad laser pipckup, not worth repair, sorry.
Mike Kinnaird

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.

 

[RichK]

Thanks Mark,

Will do some fishing around the board. Just wanted to be in the right pond


Would not bother to replace the laser, but a bad cap may be economical to
replace if I find it.

Regards,

Rich