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Summary: Sync problem - more details
Review: First,let me say that Amazon Customer Service has been GREAT at helping to work out the problem here with my new S550D and the sync problem. I am very impressed with Amazon Customer Service and they deserve some good words. Five stars to them. Sony Customer Service is another story.You might want to check out the following URL for all the details on the "sync" problem. Reports here seem to indicate that corrected units may now be shipping but I have seen no official confirmation of that. I like the unit and have always liked Sony products. This problem will get fixed but it is frustrating to get expensive new equipment and have these problems. Other than the sync problem, I give the unit high marks.
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Summary: Extremely dissapointed with Sony S550D
Review: I received my Sony DVD player model S550D with a power source malfunctionig, as a result of Amazon excellent service the deffective player was substituted with a new one and all shipping expenses picked by Amazon. I could barely use the new Sony DVD player for three weeks when it experimented the same power source failure, as a result I am returning the second Sony DVD player and I do not plan on buying any Sony DVD player again. I had been a Sony fan all my life before these events.
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Summary: Great product and sync problem is no more
Review: I love this unit. I read about the issues with lip sync, but also read it had been fixed. I have not seen the issue on my player and have even tried movies which were known to cause the problem.
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Summary: Construction is solid, but performance seriously lacks
Review: I've owned Sony products for more than 14 years and have noticed the quality and customer service degrade significantly over that time. My KV25XBR, that I bought in 1985, still has a great picture. Sound has gone on it, but I use my receiver instead. After 14 years, 5 moves, it's a great set. This 550, which I bought and returned, was a disappointment. I still want to believe Sony can design a quality product, but find when I actually use the product it simply doesn't perform. Both DVD's I played experienced the lip-sync problem (Enemy of the State and TV Avengers). After a few different phone numbers to contact Sony Customer Service and waiting on hold for a while, the representative didn't have any information on this problem. Yet, I found many references on the web to the problem. So, I put one star. The construction of the unit is solid, but it doesn't do what I expect it to do; play DVD's properly.
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Summary: A good player but Sync Problems
Review: I purchased my S550D without reviewing other brands and products, believing that I could not go wrong with Sony. I had to have my player repaired due to a sync problem between the sound and video. It gets worse as you watch until you cannot stand it anymore. Sony fixed it, but I am afraid it will come back.
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Summary: Nice features, needs volume and firmware update
Review: My chief disappointment with this unit was that there is no volume control on the 5.1 analog outs. This forced me to buy an outboard decoder instead of being able to connect the player directly to my power amp. As some other reviewers have noted, this unit has a problem with sync, although I have heard that newer firmware will fix it. Other than the above the unit seems solid and the feature set was great. The improvement over VHS was amazing!
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Summary: A great player if you don't care about lip-sync
Review: I've had nothing but trouble with Sony DVD players. This one's audio gets out of sync with the picture after the layer switch on dual-layer DVDs. My previous one, Sony's PBD-V30, couldn't play the second layer of any DVD without skipping. I took that one back and the dealer couldn't get replacement parts from Sony. I love Sony's design and features, but I wonder about their quality anymore.
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Summary: Useless with CD-ROMs
Review: Great DVD features, especially bookmarks (nine for each of up to 200 movies). Sony keeps an A+ for picture quality, and the jog shuttle is easy and fun. CD sound is great... IF it'll play it at all. This unit (my copy anyway) completely refuses to play homemade CDs (audio CDs created in my home PC). EVERY other CD player I own plays these discs fine, including my old Sony discman and older Sony DVD player, Pioneer LD player, many other units. Do NOT assume this player can suffice as your only home CD player if you like to burn your own CDs. I wanted to buy a digital camcorder and my my own video CDs but I doubt the Sony will play these right either. :(
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Summary: simply the best buy
Review: the sony dvd is the best buy i have made for my home theatre
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Summary: excellent piece of equiptment.
Review: Great sound with the ability to customize sound with several settings to chose from, and the ability to customize the speaker distance to maximize a balanced sound. Dolby digital sound is awesome.
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