overheating in DVP S9000es?

I have mine on 24x7 and it runs barely warm to the touch. I am wondering what makes the difference. Do you use any special power cable or power conditioning device?

I've noticed mine is more than warm -- it's hot! It seems only with DVD's, not CD's. When I take a DVD out of it, the disc is very hot. It may be because DVD's are in a lot longer than CD's, so CD's don't get as hot.
A few more things -- Frequently, with just under an hour left in a movie, the frame stops dead for a split section, then continues without problem.
Also, it seems that I have to hit the remote button twice to activate a function other than "Play." Other times, I barely brush my hand across the remote reaching for something else and apparently activate the "Stop" or "Pause." Sometimes I have to hit the power button several times to get it to turn on.
Just before seeing this post, I had decided to call Sony tomorrow about taking it in for warranty check. There's a Sony factory repair place about 40 minutes from me.
It's too bad, because the thing plays great. I run the audio through an Audio Alchemy DTI-EDP combo to my pre-processor and get great 2-channel and 5.1 sound. The picture on my Runco DTV-5800 is also superb.

Ncarv, I've had this same issue with the frame pausing momentarily, and will also occasionally get some very brief digital artifact about halfway through the movie. My player doesn't run excessively warm, but I look forward to hearing what your Sony dealer tells you.... Otherwise, the picture and sound has been amazing on a Pioneer RPTV with Snell surround system.

I also have a 9000es. It does run warm, but so does all my better equipment. -Especially the digital devices. That momentary pause approx half-way through the movie is the layer change. This is normal for most DVD players. As for the buttons'reaction time, have you tried alternate display modes? I've noticed that it takes one button push to bring the display up and a second button push to do the requested function. If the display is already on, then only one button push is necessary. Reagarding heat, I have also noticed playing DVDs make the unit warmer. This could be due to the additional D/A converters required for playback. It seems to run coolest when the Video Off and Digital Off settings are selected. I have had mine since Oct 2000 (w/ a low ser#)and have never had a problem yet. Best Regards, Aaron

I think the pause midway thru the disk is the read head refocusing and reversing to play the second half of the program. What I'm saying is that a DVD can only hold one hour of program from the inner "groove" to the outer then it has to reverse to play the second hour (outer to inner). I've gotten the artifacts you mention but only with dirty disks.
Use a high quality disk cleaning machine (like a Nitty Gritty) to clean-before-play. Finally, this machine draws a lot of current (blows the fuse in my Tice Micro-Block power conditioner) but feels only warm to the touch playing CD's (will try DVD next time).