I took the console back this morning and had it exchanged for a new one. However, the new console behaves the same way more or less. I think it runs a little better but still freezes at the 1h+ mark on some movies.
I thought perhaps it could be the fact that it's an older release DVD so I make a copy of it and the copy runs fine.
Anyhow, thanks for the helpful suggestions made by members, it's greatly appreciated.







