Black Screen I bought this DVD player 6 months ago, recently the screen went black and has sound only, anybody knows what's the problem? Any places I can take it to fix??
145438
Our DVD player is now 7 months old and it too has the problem where the screen is black. It still plays through the line out to a TV but nothing is on the screen. We don't know how this happened as it is used at gently at home. I've tried playing with the screen (opening and closing and a bit of swiveling) and it does come back but only for a short time. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
145439
I am having this problem too. I tried the power reset and tried playing with the screen to reestablish the connection, but neither worked. Are there any other suggestions out there?
145440
This is also happening to me. I contacted Sony and he told me to power reset - take out battery and hold the power switch in off position for about 30-45 seconds. It seems to work temporarily. I still have the problem intermittently. Truthfully - I think it is a coincidence that it works. I actually think the connection in the swivel is bad. DON'T EVER hold the player by the extended screen. I'd be interested to hear if the power reset works for you. Also, try playing with the screen to reestablish a connection (my little theory).
391688
I've had mine for almost six months and it happened couple of times. I've noticed that it never happens when I watch a DVD or Blu-Ray disk, or when I am streaming something either from Internet or my media server. It only happened when I was watching cable using my Comcast digital cable box. When it happens it goes black and comes quickly right back. Before it comes back it shows for a split second a sign that it is establishing HDMI connection. I was wondering if it has something to do with the cable box, but it is so rare that it is difficult to identify a pattern.
1252229
i have this sony dvd player and i am getting a black and white picture on the screen when trying to play a dvd and it dose not have a s video and hdmi built in that you can connect it to in order to receive color in the picture is there anything else i can do to receive color in the picture since this dvd player do not have a s video or hdmi built in to it is there any other cables i can buy for this problem
1469637
I have the same problem. Played about 10 or so DVD's so far and it quit working...first it would play 1min23sec just fine and then freeze, now I get the same message as you "NO DISC". I called Coby Customer Service and spent 53 minutes on hold, when I finally talked to someone they told me to try a DVD cleaning disc and when I asked if that didn't work they said they couldn't do anything for me.....VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE...and obviously A LOT of people are calling in!!!! I am just about to toss this thing in the garbage and never purchase anything from Coby again.
1784608
I have not had that problem with any of our DVDs yet. I would recommend contacting the company and request an exchange. Good luck!
238917
Thank you, Paul! I have the disc and the "Quick Setup Guide", but don't seem able to play certain DVD's.
1988842
What type of disk u r using. This player alone is not a good stand alone meaning: I had to gut it and place a better drive in it from another broken drive which was a DVD read and write burner. I would send it back and get a better quality one.
430091
I had the same issue then I read that you need to clean the plate in the unit often. So you need to get like a took brush of something you can clean that little black disc inside with then clean it and then your unit will work again. Thank you
1261479
Check your dvd player to see if it has an audio sync/delay feature. I've seen some that do to adjust for the audio/video delay via HDMI. I haven't had any audio sync issues, but I'm also using optical audio to a separate stereo.
1160683
This started happening last month. I've had the unit for 2 years. Usually opening and closing the DVD tray will resolve the issue. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 tries to get the movie to play.
2151836
Funny you should ask Peter. I've been trying for over three weeks, to figure out how to get the DVD player to do anything. Obviously I'm not the one they should have guided you to. Sorry.
939710
Thanks. I've done all that with no results. My last resort is to test the player with a few other Blu-Ray discs. If they play with no problem, I'll return this set to Amazon and ask for another one.
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?
246295
when it starts the loading screen for gathering information on DVD it just stops working.Does it really take that long or am i doing something wrong.I followed the instructions in the manual thing
2006956
We've had nothing but trouble with ours...... now ours will play for a few minutes, then the picture goes black while sound still works (IF you turn it off, then it will come back on for a couple minutes before going black again)....... getting ready to purchase a new one (NOT RCA THIS TIME!).
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if you unplugged it and plugged it back on, and nothing positive happens.....throw it out! panasonic makes garbage dvd players. it is not the panasonic of the past. i keep 5 dvd players in the house, cause i am a movie buff., and in the past i've had all panasonic players. those days are over. i have one panasonic player left and that hiccups every eight minutes on recordable discs. on your problem, maybe you can contact panasonic.com or call them and they can send you, or you can download their software update. it didnt work for me, but it might work for you. if mechanically inclined, and not under warranty....you can take off the cover, unscrew the carriage cover and remove the disc. also sometimes, if the disc is not in the slot correctly., it could jam up, and shut itself off. my dmp-bd871 played well for 4 months, and now it will not accept any disc. i will admit, that before it went kaput, it had the best picture of any other player i've had................irene
512323
Same problem as BookWorm but different player. I have tried 3 different copies of the mpvie Stranger than fiction (from the same video store) and not one would get past the selection menue on my PC or my new Philips dvd player. Ive only had a problem like this once before with the movie Layer Cake. I looked it up and its a Sony Pictures movie too. So maybe this is a problem with the actual DVDs and not the players? Or maybe Sony and Philips DVD players are having the same problems.