Poor technical support, tray is flimsy (easily knocked out of alignment), too sensitive

This was my first of many Sony units which I bought because I ASSUMED Sony was a good brand name with quality products. Everyone of the Sony products I own has had major problems; 32" Trinitron TV, Receiver, & this DVD player. From day one I had problems with this unit especially with disc changeovers (shuffle mode) where the changer would somehow misload discs and get stuck in some weird mode. CDR's will NOT play and I have had the unit in 2 times for repair for a tray problem that causes the unit not to turn off. Apparently, if the tray will not close properly the power will not turn off, the tray can get knocked ajar extremely easily and then its in to the repair depot to realign it...RIDICULOUS!!. I have never had so many electronic problems since I bought this Sony stuff, and will never buy Sony again!!

digital dolby, digital coaxial, holds 5 cd's or dvd's and its a Sony product which are known for quality.

owned for over 1 year and have noticed no weaknesses though thx would be nice if I owned a receiver that could decode it

Every electronic device in my home is a Sony. This dvd player has played scratched cd's, cdr's, and dvd's without a hitch. Also people if you have component jacks on your tv please use them, the picture is much better than s-video. At the time I bought it was one of the top dvd players on the market and my wife had to have it even though it cost over $800.00. If we had waited only four more months we could have got it for right around $500.00. Oh well. I'm very satisfied with my purchase and somewhere down the line when this unit dies it will be replaced with another Sony brand dvd player that hopefully has progessive scanning(hint hint Sony get on the bandwagon). My player is mated with a Sony kv-36fv16 tv, slv-n70 vcr, and a 10 year old Sony slv-393 vcr(works like a champ). The whole setup is controlled by a Sony rm-av2100 remote. Everybody adds this and I don't really know if it makes a difference since I refuse to use cheap wiring on high priced electronics but everything is run off of Monster cables and wires.

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5 disc changer, overall great product,the remote is great for dvd,BUT!!!

no DTS ,little pricey ,

At the time I purchased this unit , it was one of the only quality dvd players avalible, but today the choice is more with all the majors building 5 dics players. I enjoyed may dvd(s) over the last year and it a work horse with no failure . I recommend the unit to anyone who might be interested in purchasing it.
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A solid player that has never had a problem playing DVD's. Also, since it has dual laser's, it can play CDR's.

No DTS.

This player was my first venture in the wonderful world of DVD's. I picked it up about a month after it was out and have been a pleased consumer ever since. I have a large DVD collection, just over 150 DVD's, and I have not had a problem w/ it playing a DVD yet. I like the job dial that is on the remote, a feature not found w/ other companies' players. I also like the ability of being completely lazy and having the last 5 DVD's I've purchased sitting in my player ready for playback. The only complaint I have is that it does not play DTS DVD's [it will play audio DTS CD's] but with the market changing and now offering DVD discs w/ both DTS and DD on the same DVD, this may not be a problem in the long haul at all.

I found this unit at CDW for $445!

Dual optical pick-up. One for CD, One for DVD

Won't play DTS

I have this baby matched with the Sony STRDB930, SA-E815ED, KV32V42, MDSJE520 all hooked digitally as well as S-Video for the TV (and analog for recording to tapes). It's an absolute amazing set-up for my home theater and music set up. I have no complaints (after replacing my BOSE AM). It plays everything and I haven't had any problems yet. Yes, Sony has satisfied my appetite. CRISP, CLEAR, CLEAN sound and picture.

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5-Disc changer, component video out, digital audio out.

No zoom or DTS capabilities

I've had this unit for about 2 years now, and like every other sony product I've owned, it's a real workhorse. I've fed hundreds and hundreds of hours of DVD, CD, and CDR media through it without the slightest hint of a glitch. It plays discs flawlessly, with only the slighest quiver at layer changes, but have never encountered a disc that wouldn't play, aside from standard smudge/scratch issues.

Although this unit is a retired platform, if one comes up used, it is definately a great buy.

One of these days I'll get a progressive player with DTS, but that's a long way off -- and when that day comes, be assured it will be a sony, just like the rest of my home theater equipment that I'll be upgrading.

Fantastic unit.

Picture Quality, Audio, great inputs/outputs

That Damn Remote.............

This isn't a bad unit, I bought it for $420........Build quality is good and so is the picture quality. My only gripe is the clumsy remote. I have problems selecting disc.

5 disc capacity, can dim or turn off front panel during playback in dark room, feature to auto select 5.1 channel playback

hard to get the jog dial to do exactly what you want

I've had this player for some time and enjoy it very much. I found it to be a good replacement for my old 6 disc CD player. I have not evaluated the DD decoder since my receiver has an on-board decoder, but the menus seem intuitive. It also has an output for controling a Sony CD megachanger and component video outputs.

Recently, I have had a problem with a few DVD's. I am not sure if it is the player's fault. Some of Sony's early single disc DVD players had a lip-sync problem where the video and audio would not match during playback. I had this problem recently with a Shania Twain Live DVD and on Saving Private Ryan with the video slowing down slightly then speeding up. The audio played normally. Has anyone else seen similar problems?

Dual Optical Pick-up, remote, 5 DVD/VCD/CD carousel

No DTS destreaming

I hooked this baby up to my Sony STR-DE925 and all I can say is WOW. Since I have a Dolby Digital/DTS reciever, I find no use for the built in DD decoder or DSP processor. When the BLUE Dolby Digital multi channel decoding light turns on, on both my dvd player and reciever, it looks pretty cool! I love the remote!!! 60+DVD's and growing!!!