great sound and picture

backlit remote,along with noisy disc tray,and my svideo would not work

this is a great improvement from my vhs video that i have in my ht set up.i am in the process of a total up grade and i heavly depended on this site for info on this and other products which i found out to be true.this is a great product and i am just loving it.i feel like a kid again with a new toy.(ha)now i have one problem i hope someone out there can help me, i have this player hooked to a pixel view tv card in my pc for the time being, and this card has s video inputs along with video and audio in.when i use the svideo connection from my player along with the audio connection to the tv card, all i get is sound and no picture.i don't know if there is anywhere in the mannual that says i have to turn on the s video function on,or if this is automatic, i don't know,either way this is a great player

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Weel built, Very good audio/video

DO not Buy it! Can not read CR-R/RW. Zone 1 Only

I have used the 650 since October ‘99. With a Sony receiver 555ES first and 777ES later + 32" SuperFlat Panasonic.

Picture is very good (better then the Dish 500, which is already good). I have used both the Digital Coax and the optical link for the sound. Both very good in stereo DD and DTS.

I have one BIG complain about the Zone 1 restriction and the inability to read CD-R/RW.
Probably Sony was protecting its MidiDisk (killed by MP3 and CD-R/RW).
Zone encryption is a near sighted self-serving “feature”. Don’t they know about the global economy? I am an Italian living in US. I want my kid to watch Italian audio DVDs (usually zone2 for Europe).
Isn’t bad enough to have PAL and NTSC?

Here's how and what I use to create my CD-R's & CD-RW's:

I make my recordings on my PC, not a CD burner attached to my A/V system. To create the recordings I use
Adaptec's "Easy CD Creator" version 4. The blank discs that I use are "no name," i.e. not labled, that I buy at
local computer trade shows in my area. On occassion I have used a branded blank CD's made by Princo, Memorex,
etc.

I strongly believe that the reason my recordings work is due to the software. But I will warn you, when making
audio CD's with this software, be prepared to spend a lot of time to make one CD. The reason for this is
because the software first scans the source CD to determine where the CD itself begins and ends. Then it has to
verify the
beginning and ending of each song/cut. Once that is done, my SCSI 12X Plextor CD Recorder burns the disc in a
matter of minutes.

Oh, before I forget, my source CD-ROM player is also a Plextor SCSI unit.

Good picture, sound, plays multidisks

Jog shuttle takes some getting used to.

I bought this yesterday open box from Good Guys for $400. First thing I did was play "Eagles- Hell freezes over". When I put it in the picture came on but no audio. So I thought I plugged something in wrong but it all looked OK to me. Tried it again and it worked fine and hasn't been a problem at all with that DVD. Then I watched "The Green Mile" last night and it paused at one scene and consistently did this at the same spot. I tried this same spot on a Toshiba player and it did the same thing again so I think it was a problem with the disk. Then later in the movie just as Johnny is put on the electric chair (sorry to let some of the plot out) and the movie is climaxing, the audio died. I stopped it and tried it again and it hasn't been a problem. I'm kinda turned off because of this and thinking of returning this unit. Is this a common Sony problem or DVD player problem in general? I'm thinking of trying out the Toshiba 4109x or Pioneer DV-C302D. Any comments or similar problems with these movies? Maybe this is why it was an open box item.

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1st DVD player ever

Great picture and sound quality, multiple discs capability, good value.

People who watch movies with us feel the picture is as good as in the theater. I have a Panasonic 32sf36 tv and for the screen size our friends are probably right. If we had a huge non-hdtv tv I'm sure the picture wouldn't be as dramatic.

Bugs Life looks incredible. The sound is breathtaking too.

I rented the most recent Bond movie and the visual images were superb. I have Paradigm speakers with a Denon receiver. Paradigm PS-1000, 100 rear surrounds, Mini-Monitors for the front and 170 center channel.

Very handy to be able to put multiple discs in for listening to muusic.

If you're an Eagles fan, "Hell Freezes Over" DVD is a must. James Taylor Live at The Beacon Theater is terrific too.

Sony has a great reputation and the reviews I've read here and other places confirms that for the most part. Beware of those that trash or are overly enthusiastic about products; I question their motivation.

You can spend $2000 for a DVD player, but why? Unless you are a true videophile and only the best will do go ahead. This product is quite good.

When HDTV models come out I'll upgrade.

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Picture and Sound quality

Not know yet.

I recently returned my Yamaha 5 disc changer and bought the Sony C650D. I hadn't planned on buying this unit until something strange happened at Sears. The model I went to get was out of stock. The girl informed me she had another Sony in back and asked if I would like to look at it. I said sure. She brought out the 650D. Immediately I knew it was out of my price range but I inquired anyway. She pulled it up on the computer and told me the price was 129.00. I didn't say anything. I bought the machine and hurried out of the store. I've read a few reviews on this site about this unit and I'm curious......should I keep the unit? I've only played about half of "The Green Mile" and so far everything is perfect. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ray

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Great picture and sound.

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This player is great. I have used every single output on this player and it works great on all of them. It sounds very good when hooked up through the 5.1 outs. The extensive controls in this area are great. The convenience of five movies is nice.

Solid, Like a Rock, can't really add much more than previous posters. No lip synch problems whatsoever, have tried Matrix, Saving Private Ryan, a few bond and assorted other movies.

I haven't found any personally. Haven't tried CDRs. But the manual says clearly it doesn't play CDR's.

I really am enjoying the ability to insert my 4 DVD's from Netflix into the player at one time, kick back and shuffle through them.

Player really amazes me with its tons of options. Sony has
6 or 7 pages of info on available options and specs here.
take a look if you want more details.

http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/consumer/dvd/p9_specs.html.

Dolby Digital and DTS® digital output: Although I primarily bought this unit for its 5 disc carousal option and sony name (I am a sony addict, Sony 27" TV, Sony SLV 640HF VCR, Sony CFD 460 Stereo, Sony Clock Radio, Sony Camcorder, Sony Cordless, Sony 900 Mhz Cordless) I was initially surprised to see that this is dts capable. But as it turns out, this only "outputs" a dts signal to a outboard dts capable receiver. This was a bummer. But I didn't buy this product for this feature anyway, so it was ok!

By the way, my next item in the line is going to be a non-sony product for the first time. It will be a Denon AVR3300 or Yamaha RXV995 receiver. But that's besides the point.

Anyway, to summarize, if you want a good, solid DVD player with carousal option, this is the one for you.

If you are like me, who likes gizmos and lot of options in addition to the above requirement then this player is definitely for you.

Great Picture. Excellent DVD Player.

Wheel not easy to use, but what really bums me out is that I can't use CD-R.

Because I bought this with the intention of playing CDs and DVDs, I am very dissapointed that it doesn't play CD-R. I would have just bought the single disk player had I know that. I should have logged on to this site sooner.

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This is an addendum to my review on this product.

Read only if you care about 24/96 functionality of this unit

The comment I made about this unit only outputting 24-bit/48kHz audio, rather than 24/96, is true but it only pertains to its DIGITAL OUTPUT. I realized I did not make this clear in my previous review, and have already received an email from an (understandably) confused reader who wondered why they can still call it a 24/96-capable device.

The analog outputs DO feature 24/96 DAC's (as advertised by Sony) and WILL convert up to 96KHz-sampled digital audio to the analog domain. If you want to use the digital output to feed your receiver/pre-amp, it WILL down-convert all 96kHz-sampled material to 48kHz by tossing out half the samples, making really it only 24/48-capable.

Boo-hoo. This was a bummer to me, but only because I am interested in high-res digital audio, a pretty esoteric (read nerdly) undertaking. True 24/96 material is hard to find, other than a few audio-only DVD's from Chesky and other small labels. For everything else (CD's, Dolby Digital/DTS soundtracks) 24-bit/48-kHz is more than enough resolution.

Just a little clarification...I am otherwise very pleased with this player and would highly recommend it to anyone but the most discriminating audiophile.

Ben