overheating in DVP S9000es?

I noticed my player was very warm while running a DVD, I wlaked in and the picture all of a sudden had serious problems I turned everythin off and thought I tracked it down to a bad/loose cable on the component out. Mine is in an open rack. As with any component that runs warm I would try to keep as much air around it as possible and hope thats solves the problem.
It seems to only run warm in video mode ?!

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.