Instead of hijacking another thread, I thought it best to dedicated one to the topic above.

If you haven't heard or experienced, there's a number of DVDs released by Sony Pictures that may be problematic when you try playing it on your player. The reported issues are that the player is unable to recognize (read) the disc and/or powers off the player completely.

Here is a weblog post that lends credence to the issue:
http://sonystrikesagain.wordpress.com

Again, the current list of the Sony Picture DVD titles that may be affected:

Casino Royale
Grudge 2
Marie Antoinette
Open Season
Running with Scissors
Saw III (Lionsgate)
Zoom
The Holiday
Stranger than Fiction
Rocky Balboa

Any other Sony Picture DVDs released after March 1st, 2007 may also be affected.

Edit: The studio that produced Saw III was Lionsgate.