Menu Errors on pioneer 47A DVD player

[jdallaire]

Anyone have else have issues with menu not showing on the screen correctly with this player. I come across 2 disk that will not go into the menu screen. The screen show parts of the menu but most selections missing. I notice that you can tab to the sub menu and select and get to the audio setups. Then playing around you can play the whole DVD movie. and plays without a hitch. Then one disk a music DVD the song selection will not show up but tab and sure enough you can get to an individual song. I have tried to play these disk on other DVD player and they work fine. Any thoughts as to what is going on. I find this frustrating I want to buy DVD's that work with this player as it is my Sac Audio and DVD player which I enjoy.

[trader]

Hi,

I have a 47a too and have not experienced any menu problems. You may have a problem with your player.

[jaywax]

I have the exact same menu errors and am driving my self crazy trying to figure out what it is. I tried interlace mode and no difference. I tried both s-video out and component video out and same problem.

[CCarncross]

It would certainly help if you identified the problem titles you have found so far...

[Makanmata]

You can find the reason for the problem here:

www.pioneerdvdclassaction.com

The problem is probably an incompatability between the player and the DVD Video Standard. You can tell if its a defect in the player, and not the disc, if the menus work properly in another - non Pioneer - player.

[Kevin C Brown]

Talk to Pioneer. Find out if there is a firmware upgrade that allows the player to be compliant with some of the newer DVD authoring schemes.

The 47a is an old player. Discontinued almost 4 years ago. You could use this as an excuse to get something newer. And better. Probably for less money than you spent on the 47a too. :)