Carousel, DTS capability, Huge list of tweaks and features.

Can barely play scratched or smudged DVD's, Hangs on every other DVD as a future scene loads, Motor for rotating DVD burnt out after only four years of use, remote should be backlit for price I paid.

I bought this unit when sony first issued it, I have now owned it for over four years, and while it has a mind numbing array of features, I have still felt let down. In its newer price range its not a bad deal... but at the price I spent, I can't be happy.

Plays DVD, CD and VCD. Nice look and the many many options. Saving a freeze frame for your background is a plus!!

No SVCD or MP3 Playback :( I got a great price on eBay, but the retail cost is NOT cheap...not too expensive either for a 5 disc changer with all the options.

The unit is very good. Good design and look. The 5 disc changer works like a charm. I have read many complaints about not being able to play CDR/Ws. I have never tried CDRW. Howeve, I have had success with CDRs...strangely enough, this unit does not work with the most brand name CDRs. I have tried Imation, Memorex and even the Sony brand CDR with no success. Only CDR that I have had success was the generic brand with no label on it...Silver top with blue bottom. (I got them from Fry''s electronics - bundle of 50 w/o jewel cases) I realize that this unit is a DVD player and not a VHS or CD player, but it would be nice to have the ability to use all range of CDR/Ws.

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I have used APEX players that cost lot less, with lot less feature (of course) with more playback options.

High quality picture Durability Great sound when using 5.1 Dolby / DTS

Remote No CD-RW playback No MP3 playback

I must start by saying that Sony''s approach to quality isnt what it used to be and to my surprise I this unit has been able to live up to the Sony reputation. My old 530d had given up on me so I purchased this unit for rather cheap price($125.00) on ebay to hold me off until I had saved enough to buy one with SACD capabilities. So far I have been impressed by this units picture clarity and sound reproduction when playing a DVD. Unfortunatly the CD quality isnt as great. The video has never given me a lip-sync or even froze, however once it did have a small pause at the end of the scene as it went into the other. This unit is also packed with options which is always a good thing. Sony has always made very good remotes but in this case the large jog wheel can be confussing when trying to fast forward or use the slow motion. Final analysis, there are more positives than negatives which is why it gets four stars. My Home Theater: 36" Sony Wega Sony STR-DE675 / Dolby Digital Receiver Sony DVP-650D / DVD Sony SLV-779HF / VCR Sony CDP-CE415 / CD player Sony Playstation 2 JBL L3 / Main- Front JBL SC-305 / Center JBL DPS-10 / Powered Sub-woofer Yamaha NS-1W/ Rear Monster Surge and wiring

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5 Disc DVD/CD/VCD Changer, Excellent Picture, S-Link Feature. Well it's a "SONY"

Can't play CD-R Media @ ALL!!. Which sucks.. but it will play CD-RW media just fine... argggg

The Sony 650D has excellent features... but I wanted a complete package to replace my CD player and my VCD Player all at once. I thought I found the perfect equipment.......
but because it can't play Audio CD-R... I am not very happy with it... have to spend money buying CD-RW now...

I love the carousel. As someone new to DVD players, it was cool to flip through the movies I got for christmas, without having to take them out (I got 5). No lip-sync problems, that I gather earlier Sonys had.

Seems to take a little longer than I would like to bring up the menu.

I am very happy with it. With the addition of my new Mitsu big screen tv, I'm a very happy camper. I think it's a great value, considering the fact that you can have 5 cd's in it at a time, thereby substituting nicely for my current cd player with my sound system.

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Multiple outputs, remote controls TV and receiver volume too.

A bit slow and noisy on disc shange, jog dial takes some getting used to. Low sensitivity on remote.

I got one of the first units when they became available last August ('99), two weeks before the 5 free movie deal kicked in (DARN !!). I don't have room for a CD changer and a DVD player too. We're very pleased with the performance of the unit and the DVD format in general. Manual could be a bit better in explaining features. No lip sync problem seen ever. Based on recommendations of others on the net, I was able to find a brand of CD-R's (Princo) that work in the player. I do not have a full-blown HT setup, but the normal stereo is great. The multiple outputs let me feed the signal to the TV and also via RF transmitter to a remote TV without switching wires. The jog wheel for REVERSE-SLOW-FAST FORWARD is sometimes a pain. I overshoot quite a bit. Unlike my other components, the remote has to be pointed directly (as if it was a laser beam) at the unit for it to work.

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Read this review before you decide whom to buy this unit from on the NET.
Beware of LET'S GO DIGITAL

Beware of LET'S GO DIGITAL

I guess this is both a review on this product and a word of caution to the people whom are looking to buy this DVD player over the net (online).

I purchased this unit after researching all over the net for a good while. Since I was putting together a new complete HT unit, I paid attention to what all the review boards had to say (especially this one) about this DVD player. Anyhow, after shopping around for the best price, I found a company called ‘LET'S GO DIGITAL’ to have the most reasonable price over the net.

It took 11 regular days (8 business days) for shipping before I received the unit. I hook it up and watched 2 movies before the unit started to malfunction (the TRAY kept staying open and it wouldn’t close). This happened on a Friday night the 12th reg day (9th business day). By the time, got a around to call LET'S GO DIGITAL to figure out how I could go about returning the unit for another one. It was Tuesday the 12th business day (16th reg day). This gets interesting. I call them up and they said that since it was the 16th day, there was nothing that they could do and pretty much I was SOL, after spending little shy of $1500 with them for this DVD player and a Denon AVR-2800 receiver. So, what could I do but to take the brand new unit to the SONY dealership.

It took another 10 days before I got it back from the SONY dealership. I hooked it up last night and when I was testing all the connections, I found out that the 5:1 connection was faulty. The Bass line-out wasn't working. So, if you're in a 5:1 mode, given your receiver has the hookup and mine does and your CD is 5:1 compatible, there is no bass output coming out of my unit. The Subwoofer works fine because when I connected the center output to test it in the 5:1 mode, I had output. Also, when I ran the TEST mode, sub works fine. It's just no bass output in 5:1.

So, it is less than a month and this unit had it's 2nd problem. I called LET'S GO DIGITAL the next day and tried to explain the situation to them. After getting tossed around in between the salesperson and Wally the owner/manager several times. At first, the salesperson tried very hard to sell me the extended warranty for $69 as a favor, to remedy the problem. (I've already spend a lot of money for all the speakers, subwoofer and everything else. The unit is a LEMON, I don't need an extended warranty, I need to exchange it for another one). Then, finally Wally tells me that he is sorry but he can't do anything about it. And that I should take it back to the SONY dealership again and have them replace the unit for me. They simply refused to do anything to remedy the problem.

Guess what, I went to the SONY dealership again and they said that they're in the business of fixing things and not replacing them. They would try to fix the unit again if I take it back to them.

The point is that, if you're brave enough to buy it from LET'S GO DIGITAL, be aware that "they will not replace anything in any shape or form after you’ve received the merchandise, even if it is within their 15 reg day policy" said Wally.
“They would send it to get it fixed but not replaced even if it’s dead upon arrival, given the 15 reg day policy” said Wally again.

My apologies to everyone if my rating will bring the curve down, but keep in mind that a defective unit also should have an affect on the rating. After all it is the performance that we are rating here. And the DVD player I got just doesn't perform correctly.

One last word if I may. Spend the extra $100 or so and buy it from a local vendor, at least you won't be at the mercy of these kind of people and get totally cheated out of your money.

I give it 3 stars on value (given the only 2 movies I was able to watch on it) and 1 star overall since it doesn't work right.

Best of luck.

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Great picture, incredible sound, multi-disc feature is indispensable.

No CD-R playback, pause between layer changes, LOUD motor.

I bought this model back in December. My question is this: is there supposed to be a pause between layers?!! Sony says no, Future Shop says yes. Anyone else experience this problem?
Anyway, I sent it off to have fixed. Get it back a month later, and now the motor sounds like a jet engine! Plus it still pauses... ARGH!
Kudos to Future Shop: after 6 months of ownership, I they're gonna replace it for me with this year's model. Wow! We'll see how this one works out...

If anyone else experiences that 1 sec. pause between layer changes, I'd like to know.

DTS output able to pass 96khz via analog outputs

Manual could be better slow to change discs

I was given mine as a Christmas present from my wife!!! I am very impressed with the picture via s video and now that I have my 333es reciever hooked up the Dolby Digital is downright amazing!!! The only down side is it does take a long time to change discs especially if you have 5 cds in and have the player doing random. The onscreen menu is very easy to use and understand. I replaced an older sony 5 disc changer with the 650 and overall am very pleased with this unit. Would recommend this player to anyone looking for a solid dvd player.

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I used it already this model for 2 months.Its really good
have 5 disc changer in this model,but when you exchange the
CD,player makes a lot of noise.I call on Sony and they told
me it should be this way.But otherwise this model works great.Just insert 5 disc and enjoy.Also i use this model
as Cd-Changer.Sound is really good.