NCC-1701 wrote:
We also have a 2007 Journey with the same player going bad. It plays beautifully...IF you can get the DVD tray to come out. Time for a new one.
I assume the converter that Gordon Three mentions would be something like this?
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Monoprice-9994-Composite-S-Video-and-HDMI-to-HDMI-Converter-and-Switch-with-HDMI-PAL-NTSC-Support/39457809?wmlspartner=wmtlabs&adid=22222222222028188472&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=e&wl1=o&wl2=c&wl3=10359987140&wl4=pla-1103066023345&wl12=39457809_10000001469&wl14=HDMI%20to%20composite%20video%20converter&veh=sem&msclkid=bc91e4e5e27914a71330be76a2cecc9f
Yup that converter will preserve the function provided by the control panel switch box.
I did a bit of searching, and blu-ray players with built in amplifier for speakers do exist, but I couldnt find a single model that didn't include the speakers too. That adds to the cost, and then what to do with the extra speakers?
Another option is an automotive unit. A previous poster mentioned Crutchfield - they are hard to beat for selection.
ClickyYou might need an installer to help you, but that unit has an amplifier for speakers and analog video outputs just like your failing Memorex