Firstly, i've had this player for just over a month and have really put it through its works.. Watched over 30+ movies on it with only a small problem on Star Trek:Insurection. Now, it was a horrible movie anyway so I couldn't care less considering the problems that people I know are having with other players. No layer switching delay, even older movies look excellent such as The Towering Inferno, Slap Shot & Blazing Saddles. I looked long and hard at almost all the players in this price range and it can't be beat as far as I'm concerned. Paid $330.00 w/shipping myself and it is really the best part of my home theatre. Plays CD audio just as good as my 200 Disc Sony CDX-255. I guess the only problem I do have is no backlit remote. But I use my receiver (Sony 825) remote anyway for everything so its not that much of a concern.

I upgraded from a first generation Panisonic.I don't use the DD decoder as my preamp has one. I have not encoutered any lip-sync problems at all and I've watched approx. 20 movies since I purchased this unit Mid June. The audio in cd music is very good, great soundstage and imaging. I'm using A B&K avp2030 and a ava5000 amp. 4 paradigm ref. studio 20s + the matching center with a M&K sub. This is a excelent setup and its on par with systems twice the money. I love this sony player.

I've had this unit for about 2 months. Gorgeous picture and decent sound. I have not noticed the lip sync problem that other have encountered. Perhaps the best quality about the 530 is the menu speed (much faster than any other I have tested in this price range). Considering the overall high quality given the price I'll give a high rating here.

Two weeks ago, after reading about all the lip sync problems with the Sony, I went to Sears and came home with a Toshiba 2109. While I was at the mall I bought the current Sound and Vision mag. I came home and without opening the box, sat down to read the magazine and was surprised to find a review of both the Sony and the Tosh. Well, after reading the reviews, I brought the Toshiba back unopened and ordered the SOny from JandR for $324 delivered. After 2 weeks and about 10 movies, I think I made the right choice. Picture is absolutely superb! No lip sync problems so far. I am still using my prologic receiver, so maybe the problem lies with the decoder in the unit. When I do upgrade I'm going to use the decoder in the receiver and not use the 5.1 outputs on the dvd player.

I have had the Sony Dvd 530d for a couple of months now and have truly enjoyed it. I bought i from Circuit City after the guy dropped the price to $319. It doesnt necessarily live up to my laserdisc player to which i truly admire and i am currently looking for another one. I have noticed the lip sync problem once and also noticed that the Criterion of Armageddon has a bad glitch right before track 17 it is minor but annoying. Other than the gorgeous picture and slightly less than adequate sound( compared to my ld) i really enjoy the player alot.

I recently purchased this player from Shopping.com. Good player. Previously, I had the DVPS330 model that I purchased from Good Guys...ripoff and returned! I noticed many of you having this lip sync problem, I've seen this with Mercury Rising when I watched it on the 330 model. With the 530, I've had none of those problems, then again I didn't watch Mercury Rising on it. Well, I hope its an issue with the DVDs and not DVD players. Otherwise, I think this is a great DVD player with a really cool blue neon light.

The sony 530 dvd is a great player for the money.Great picture and great DD decoder. Lot's of cool features.
Im sure ther are a lot of great DVD players out there. This is one of them.

Have watched 15 movies on my sony and no problems.This is an awsome player!I tried toshiba 2109 and samsung 709
and the sony blows them away!

Well Ive Had This Dvd Player Now For About 2 Months And It Was Working Great Until 4 days Ago Mainly Due To My Brother Who Sat On The Cd Tray While It Was Out Ready To Put A disk In ,anyhow i cant return it so i have to buy another,anyways this sony dvd player is great and i love all the features especially the JOG button,i give this dvd player a 5 before my brother broke it and now a 1 because of the weak cd tray.

I Just bought the S530D about a month ago.I was very happy with it until I noticed the "lip-synch problem" that others have mentioned.It was painfully obvious while I was watching "She's all that". What is the deal with this? I am not happy unless everything is perfect. Can anyone offer some advice on this? I will probably call Sony to complain, anyway. The picture quality is outstanding,nonetheless.