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Thought I would provide an update. I had given hope on this one - but at the back of my mind I always knew something wasn't right. So I happened to mention this to a friend who writes software etc. He directed me to this site - Samsung - SH-S223C firmware versions and told me to download the latest firmware - this is despite telling him that I had been on Samsungs website and had downloaded everything and that I had been told everything was up to date.
Anyway I downloaded the 3rd January update and hey presto - working and can play CD's in their rightful form - over the moon. Lesson is never trust Samsung's website - plainly I was being told a load of bollocks when it said the firmware was up to date.
Thanks everyone for your help in this and hopefully his will help others.