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Summary: Sony - Disappoints again
Review: As say the other reviews, the picture quality is very good. But SONY once again disappoints with lack of basic features and ease of use. I am basing my comments on my $29 DVD (Entiveo) player that died. While obviously its quality was poor (and thats why it died I am sure), the software was FAR SUPERIOR to the Sony. Go figure. I wanted a unit that would last for awhile, and the Sony hopefully has the quality to last for awhile. But, I got a warranty anyways just in case!
1. The beginning interface is very confusing. It shows a screen that says DVD and CD. What the heck is that? Do I push something or what? Pop in the disk and often nothing happens. Do I hit enter, play or what? Not user friendly.
2. The player will not player "file burned" DVD's. The Entiveo, when you placed a DVD or CD burned with a Windows file system, would attempt to "play" it. For example, if you burned some plain old JPG photo files (which I burn to DVD for backup), it would just play it as a slide show - very slick. The SONY stupidly just says "cant play disk". Sheesh SONY, C'MON, get with it, ey?
3. The remote is quite confusing and unfriendly, as are most of the SONY remotes. It's simple SONY, the MOST USED BUTTONS SHOULD BE LARGER and easily found. It's confounding how such a simple concept escapes SONY. The play and FF buttons are TINY and hard to find. Try it in the dark, very tough. Look at the TIVO remote - best one ever!
On the plus side, so far it has played everything else (video that is) I have thrown at it, including my home burned DVD's in both + and - R.
I say disappoints again because I have a Sony video recorder and Sony camcorder, and a Sony TV. All have some flaws that I find annoying. All the remotes SUCK. I will be rethinking any future purchases on Sony equipment, thats for sure!
Rating: 
Summary: Easy to use, but poor picture
Review: I bought a Sony DVP-NS575P today to replace my old Sony DVD player. It is an entry-level progressive scan DVD player and I would otherwise recommend it as a nice, easy-to-use unit except for the quality of the picture. Perhaps I just got a bad one, but the picture simply doesn't have enough contrast. Everything looks dim no matter how I adjust my television. The picture also shows lots of digital artifacts (flickering, etc.) that I find annoying. The old player and the current VCR don't have these problems, so I know it isn't my TV. Needless to say, I cannot recommend this DVD player and I will be returning mine.
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Summary: Sony DVP-NS575P/S DVD Player Works
Review: I bought this a couple of months after I got my VHS Player. This is another Sony masterpiece. Sony makes the best picture quality in any electronical devices. Progressive Scan really works with my TV and you can see the difference. I love to use this but the only problem is that the disk drive came out after 2 months of ownership. I don't think this is a disappointment though. It is well worth my money and I think I invested in something good because I know I won't be buying another one for years. I have tons of Sony products including HDTV Television sets and my television in my guest room is fifteen years old. The picture is actually really good still. It hasn't diminished one bit. This DVD Player is just like that and I know you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: DVD Player that won't play DVDs.
Review: I bought this DVD player 5 months ago. Originally I was very pleased with the product. I liked the slim, sleek design and the quality of DVD Playback was great. However, just recently and without warning, I am unable to play DVDs. I can play CDs without a problem, but when I put a DVD (I tried every DVD I own) into the player, it attempts to spin the DVD, and then an error message stating "Cannot Play Disc" scrolls across the Display of the DVD Player. For years I thought that SONY had quality products. It seems that something has changed. I will never buy another SONY. By the way, it would cost roughly half the original purchase price to ship it back to SONY for a replacement. What a waste.
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Summary: Sony DVD Player Perfection
Review: I had been fed up with DVD player incompatibility with
recordable DVD media. Most DVD players either fail to read recordable media completely or stutter, freeze and skip.
I tried some really problematic disks on this unit in my local
Sony store and it amazed me. It handled everything flawlessly.
Of course I purchased the player immediately.This thing played everything I threw at it effortlessly.
I have to congratulate the engineers at Sony who designed
this DVD player. It is exactly what I have been waiting for.Simply awesome. Thank you Sony for a remarkable product.
Rating:
Summary: I guess they last 6 months
Review: I had the exact same problem as Dan Romig (see below), and at about the same time. Bought it in July, everything fine till New Years, now it "Cannot Play Disc," no matter which disc I put in. On to another brand!
Rating:
Summary: one small issue
Review: I just got this DVD player a couple days ago after my older Sony DVD player died. So far the only issue I have is that this DVD player treats the discrete code for "turn on" as a power toggle, which interferes with my universal remote macros. Otherwise things are working great and the price was right.
Rating:
Summary: one small issue
Review: I just got this DVD player a couple days ago after my older Sony DVD player died. So far the only issue I have is that this DVD player treats the discrete code for "turn on" as a power toggle, which interferes with my universal remote macros. Otherwise things are working great and the price was right.
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Summary: Stay away from this model
Review: I purchased this player because I experienced a DVD skipping problem with my three year old PS2. It worked flawlessly for two weeks and then my DVDs began to stall and skip again. My discs are clean and have no scratches on them. I have no choice but to return this item. I am still very happy with my Sony TV and VCR, but I will never buy another one of their DVD players again.
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Summary: Component video rocks!
Review: I use component video on this DVD player and my matching 24" Sony WEGA. The quality is superb and looks better than the movies in the theaters in the 80s and 90s.
I haven't experienced the DVD+RW problems or the 16:9 problems that others have had on this model--the latter perhaps beacause I have a matching TV.
For the money this is a great value. It's also very short and doesn't take up a whole lot of room--fits nicely underneath a VCR.
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