philips dvd962sa defect

Maybe the sled assy is sticking when it gets to a certain point about two minutes into a disc. Look for dried grease, damaged gears, dirt or other obstruction, slipping belt, etc.

(You haven't mentioned if this player is newer, older, cheaper, more expensive, etc.)

Anyway, generically speaking, you could get lucky and have some minor obstruction preventing the sled from moving much. Otherwise probably out of luck on this one.

I recommend Pioneer. Their players still seem to buck the odds with respect to reliability.

Philips is the worst sort of junk from the worst sort of company. I say this having had some experience with their product over the years.

Mark Z.

The player is from 2002 and had a retail price of 500 euro. I got it for

10 euro because the remote was missing. When turned on I became aware of the other problem.

Since I am on a tight budget now I would prefer to fix this player.

Martin

Btw, I am sort of a philips fan and think not all the stuff they made is crap ;-)

When I slammed Philips I was referring to their US product. I will allow that their Euro stuff may be better, though I have my doubts. Obviously you should use and enjoy anything you like.

The stuff they sell over here is mostly inexpensive but even by that standard, doesn't measure up. Their customer service is terrible, product mostly unserviceable, tech support and phone service terrible. They have a well-documented problem even paying customer rebates on consumer equipment.

Technical and parts support even on flagship models is spotty at best. If I spent thousands on a Philips product, then was told 2 years later "sorry - part not available - no substitute"...

they'd be talking to my lawyer.

Mark Z.