i created a monster

well i was very frustrated after my bluray player barely made it one year before the tray refused to open... my father in law gave us another ten+ year old Sony he wasn't sure still worked

it opened and closed and functioned otherwise, but for some reason there was no audio output. damn.

so last night i cracked both open and swapped the disc drive from the old machine into the newer, and viola! we are back

i ended up having to remove the front plastic door from the BDP-S6700 because the disc drive on the old one was a hair longer and got caught when closing. i neglected to get a pic of the old tray installed, but it had a metal bracket over top of the plastic, which i believe is why it has more longevity

it aint pretty, but it works! my wife calls it Frankenstein

the dismantled machine is an S185 made in 2013. it feels like quite a victory after being disappointed by low quality modern tech