Norcent DP315 Progressive Scan DVD Player
Freezes
First let me give amazon.com FIVE stars for their return process. Painless.<BR>But the DP-315 skips alright, and freezes five minutes into playing any DVD I put in. There is a link to the problem and potential fix on dvdrhelp. <BR>It may be due to the Cheertek CT908A codec chip on the bottom of the PCB board overheating due to lack of proper ventilation. One person fixed the freezing/skipping issue by wedging a piece of copper between the chip and the case along w/ some thermal paste to dissipate the heat. Problem is, I couldn't locate anything the right thickness (approx the width of 3 pennies).<BR>I got this player to test out my burned DVDs that wouldn't play on my Mintek1600. The Norcent recognized them no problem. This would be a good player for the money if it weren't for the freezing issue.<BR>I emailed Norcent tech support - no response.  This model isn't even listed on their website. I won't buy Norcent products again due to lack of support.