I doubt the problem is the player's age, I bought my parents a Toshiba SD-1200 several years ago [4-6 years] and it's still working fine.
I take it the problem happens on all the discs you try?
Perhaps it's because there is some defective part that has just recently decided to go out on you.
Does the troubleshooting section of the owner's manual offer any useful suggestions? I would've checked at Toshiba's site but their owner's manual section is down.
