Problem with Audio on Toshiba SD-4980

[legital]

Hello. I've had a Toshiba SD-4980 DVD player for about 3 yrs. now and everything was working fine until just a few days ago. Every time I play back any format, be it DVD, DVD-R CD-R, etc., the audio is VERY faint or nonexistent. If you turn the volume up to the highest setting, you can hear the audio, albeit very faintly, along with a rapid thumping sound akin to a boat motor. Is there any possible way of fixing this or am I pretty much screwed? Thanx.

[setarip_old]

Hi!

Time for the obvious question - Have you checked all of your audio connections?

[legital]

Thanx for the response. Yea, I did. I tried 2 other connections, practically brand-new, but the result was the same. I really hope there's a way of salvaging this thing because the video is fine.

[setarip_old]

If, in fact, it proves to not be salvageable, no big deal. You can currently get newer versions of Toshiba's excellent upconverting standalone players for as little as $55US-$100US ;>}