Samsung DVD-709 DVD player problem

Yes, the optical laser assembly is bad and the unit also needs the updated
signal process circuit board assembly. Last I remember the optical drive
unit was just under $200 and the board was around $150. Let alone the
firmware upgrades that were required to get it to play the newest software
(movie titles).

This was a very poorly designed unit and required several modifications just
to make it work almost correctly when it was brand new.

Due to the age of the unit, it is really time for it to be replaced.

FYI this unit is all board level repair, the least expensive board is almost
the cost of a really nice unit today.

David

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$16,000???? Wow.

Then, what brand of DVD player would you suggest? The only that comes to mind
now, after this extensive "shit-listing" is Panasonic.

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Only $16,000? At that price, they could buy 32,000 of the cheap Wal-Mart
units and replace them once a week for 615 years. :)

Joe

Tell the owner to replace it with a Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic (including
Technics), Pioneer, Denon Yamaha, Onkyo, or JVC DVD player.

If you're willing to spend the most cash possible on a DVD player, consider the
Meridian 800. It is perhaps the world's finest DVD player, and for
approximately $16,000 it better be the best damn player in the whole world!
That's sixteen thousand dollars, in case anyone was wondering if the price in
numerical form was a typo.

The DVD-709 and pretty much every Samsung DVD player were some of the worst DVD
players ever made. Other bad choices include General Electric, RCA, GoVideo,
Cinevision, Cyberhome, Mintek, Apex, Norcent, Curtis Mathes, Venturer, Lasonic,
Daewoo, Philips, Aiwa, Zenith, Orion, LG, jWin, Sharp, SV2000, Hitachi, Akai,
Koss, Audiovox, Funai, Magnavox, Sylvania, Symphonic, Emerson, Disney (yes,
there is a Disney branded and themed DVD player that was made by Funai), and
pretty much all no-name brands.

Avoid ALL DVD/VCR combo units, regardless of who made it. The convenience
comes at a price: a compromised design to fit ten pounds of rubbish in a five
pound package. - Reinhart

Typical of DVD repair, actually. The pickups die like flies on these things.
We don't fix that many out of warranty these days - too expensive. Mostly a
few Sony's which cost 400.00 new and the owner can't bear to trash it, even
though a new cheapie is 50.00 or so.

Mark Z.

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