:confused:I have a Sony Vaio as well and it has stopped running DVDs it has a Pioneer 116r, and I have not been able to download a firmware program that works. Also, I have read lots of complants about these DVD players, it seems that Sony just put any old crap they could find in these, not so cheep, computers. They are already being sued over the hard drives they put in the Vaio.
I guess we’ll get them fixed when someone files another class action suit. Good Luck and let me know if you find a fix:o