Sony DVD player takes a long time to load disks I just bought a Sony DVP-NS601HP DVD player and noticed that Loading a disk (this occurs everytime you put a new DVD in the player) takes a LONG time, like 30-45 seconds. Does anyone else have this experience, or do I have a lemon? Sony DVD player takes a long time to load disks I just bought a Sony DVP-NS601HP DVD player and noticed that Loading a disk (this occurs everytime you put a new DVD in the player) takes a LONG... » Read More Sony DVD player takes a long time to load disks I just bought a Sony DVP-NS601HP DVD player and noticed that Loading a disk (this occurs everytime you put a new DVD in the player) takes a LONG time, like 30-45 seconds. Does anyone else have this experience, or do I have a lemon? « Show Less
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Hi, The Sony's do take longer than many other players-sometimes it seems like "forever" but the ability to play imperfect discs and the overall quality of playback is worth it. I have compared the sony to Panasonic S-53K , Toshiba and Philips---the sony seems clearer. Just takes a little patience with the slow drawer and the welcome display.... peter
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My question is to anyone out there. I'm experiencing the same old problem I've come to expect with DVD players - they eventually - sometimes the next day or two - get to where they refuse to play an increasing number of discs. Present Sylvania VHS/DVD combo has lasted 2 years, but is beginning to skip and refuse more discs. Is this Sony or another player the best bet for playing all discs? Most of the refused discs show no signs of damage to my eyes. Thanks much!
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No, you do not have a lemon unless I too have a lemon. LOL! Mine is just a week old and it does take a little while to load up the dvd. I have mine connected to an HDTV via an HDMI cable (WALMART $20.00) and the only problem I see is that the blacks tend to be too black for some reason.
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I purchased this dvd player last May and have played over 300 dvd's and some cd's and it gives me outstanding performance using a Phillips (20 bucks at Walmart) HDMI cord. I get my movies from Netflix, Family Video and the public Library.I have heard that the component connection is almost as good as an HDMI.
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I also have this DVD player, it does seem to take longer than most to power up OR load a disc. It's not that long however, & the picture quality is worth it. Mine doesn't take 30-45 seconds to load.
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Hello!. I've had a -LOT- of experience with the Emerson radio cd player in question and I also bought one for a friend and in my considered opinion it is a "Junk Unit" and I'm rather surprised a reputable firm like AMAZON even sells it as mine ran fairly well for a month and my friends didn't run at all tho she told me she could listen to the radio for a bit but the disks didn't play at all, So in truth the best way I can answer this question is to tell you to just throw it out and buy a -Good Unit- from a different firm for as far as I am concerned it is a junk unit period!..... Hope This Helps You!,.
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The same thing happens with my 2500 for the Dark Knight - initially it would play until about 2 hours into the movie, then it would start skipping. Now it won't read the disc at all. I'm on the latest firmware and I've tried multiple Dark Knight discs as well. I thought this was limited to this movie only, but the same thing happened again with Max Payne.
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Hi Dan,I didn't know the thing even had a manual eject, I didn't see anything about it in the documentation (yeah I'm a girl, so I actually READ it!! :)I haven't had this happen again, either and have been otherwise vey happy with the player. The kids get impatient waiting for the discs to load, but I think the wait time is comparable to other BD and HD players.
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I also have an older Sony 6 disc player.(a little newer than yours) Mine also failed and the speakers crapped out. This new player is, in my opinion, much better and a great replacement
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set the dvd for 6hrs, i've been copying my library of vhs tapes. i have noticed that when set on 8 hrs the quality might not be as good. try to use sony dvd-r.
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I know how irritating it can get when you get a lemon, this will happen with most any brand of dvd. Samsung is the best in my book. I may only be saying this because I have not had any problems with my unit. "Yet" Have you called the store or on line dealler? Have you ask to speak to the No Customer Satisfaction Office? If you put it on a credit card, have you called your card carrier? Have you called the tv station news? There is a saying you are sure to miss 100% of the time for every shot you don't take. Good luck.
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You have to go thru HDMI to get the surround on DVD audio, I listened to 1 DVD audio and it worked, but it took a long time to load each track and really, did not sound that great/NOW, forget that, this is the best CD player I have ever heard, SACDs are incredible, have both of the Allman Brothers that are in SACD. WHAT a great media, I wish there were more CDs in SACD, it sounds so much better than a CD. It did take me a real long time to understand how to work everything, but you know, there are audiophile reviewers that use this universal disc player for a reference player when they review 5000 dollar CD players. You have to go thru HDMI to get the surround on DVD audio, I listened to 1 DVD audio and it worked, but it took a long time to load each track and really, did not sound that great/NOW, forget that, this is the best CD player I have ever heard, SACDs are incredible, have both of the Allman Brothers that are in SACD. WHAT a great media, I wish there were more CDs in SACD, it sounds so much better than a CD. It did take me a real long time to understand how to work everything, but you know, there are audiophile reviewers that use this universal disc player for a reference player when they... » Read More You have to go thru HDMI to get the surround on DVD audio, I listened to 1 DVD audio and it worked, but it took a long time to load each track and really, did not sound that great/NOW, forget that, this is the best CD player I have ever heard, SACDs are incredible, have both of the Allman Brothers that are in SACD. WHAT a great media, I wish there were more CDs in SACD, it sounds so much better than a CD. It did take me a real long time to understand how to work everything, but you know, there are audiophile reviewers that use this universal disc player for a reference player when they review 5000 dollar CD players. « Show Less
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Hi LC,Sony DVP-NS55P DVD Player supports remaining time of the current title/chapter. -Vincent
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I have the same model. And the DVD stoped working after shortly after one year. We only used the DVD several times. Sony basically told me I was SOL. The one your warranty was up. Stay away!!!!!
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Thats a long freeze. I've never had one like that but I had plenty when I was using this player. It would freeze for about 10 seconds in several Blu-ray movies I owned. I've only heard about it from a handful of people so I'm wondering if random players are leaving the factory bad. Can you get a decent Blu-ray player for under 200 bucks? I had a Samsung before this that had Audio sync problems. At this point I have like 15 Blu-ray discs and no player. I refuse to pay more than 200 for one as I could spend a little more than that and build a Home Theater PC.
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You probably won't like this answer. I could only get the player to work on one or two DVDs. I did lots of googling to try to find a fix. Nothing worked. I ended up just trashing it, since it was so cheap. Lesson learned. Find a used one at Goodwill or pay more for a decent unit. You gets what ya pay for.
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Thanks! The only real gripe that I remember is that a DVD is a little slow to load when you put it in. When I get around to buying one myself though, I probably won't use it as my main DVD player anyway, but I'll write up a full review.
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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.
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Mine was working great until a few weeks ago it quit playing BD's after upgrading the firmware to the 169 version. No problem with DVD's. I've done the firmware upgrades to version 179 and still having the same issue. Nothing on the Sony website about this issue.
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I found that I kept having to restart the DVD on process until it finally "caught". But eventually it did work. (I had a very primitive DVD player.) Just keep trying and eventually it will play for you.
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Like all DVD players, this is "region free" to begin with but as soon as you play a disk it becomes usable only to that region. Again like all DVD players you can change to the region up to five times. After that the stuck with the last region.