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Sony DVP-S550D DVD Player

Sony DVP-S550D DVD Player

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: great movies
Review: Video and surround sound is exceptional,great slow motion & fast forward.Audio Cd quality is better than my old Denon Cd player.This is a great DVD & CD machine.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: "Just Say No" to Poorly Designed Products
Review: If you like to watch 3/4 of a movie and then stop..... this is the player for you! It will automatically cut you off at or about 3/4 of the way through the flick. Seriously though; Everyone I know, including myself who has owned a Sony DVD has been plagued with skipping, lock-ups, and the dreaded c:13:00 error. The model does not seem to matter. Search the net for Sony c:13 and you be amazed with the number of people that are unhappy with the faulty Sony DVD products.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Good picture -- when it works...
Review: Let me get right to the point. When this DVD player was working, it worked well. Good picture quality, reliable service, reasonable remote. WHEN it worked...

Unfortunately, this particular generation of Sony products falls victim to Sony's perplexing high failure rate and infant mortality problems. After only six months of very moderate use, suddenly the unit refused to play newer DVDs (instead, displaying an "Insert Disc" message). Soon thereafter, we got the dreaded "C:13" error on the screen and front panel of the player, indicating that the unit had essentially failed. Now, I can play a few older, single-layer DVDs, but not newer dual-layer DVDs. In researching the C:13 error via Google, it appears that Sony refuses to recognize the MASSIVE number of people experiencing this problem. Now, it appears that some class-action lawsuits may be headed Sony's way from some very upset customers. I am certainly one of them.

So, caveat emptor. Sony certainly is an innovative company, but their quality control and longevity engineering is woeful as evidenced by the huge number of failures experienced by this product. Thus, I offer a resounding one star for poor performance by Sony.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: "Just Say No" to Poorly Designed Products
Review: Let me get right to the point. When this DVD player was working, it worked well. Good picture quality, reliable service, reasonable remote. WHEN it worked...

Unfortunately, this particular generation of Sony products falls victim to Sony's perplexing high failure rate and infant mortality problems. After only six months of very moderate use, suddenly the unit refused to play newer DVDs (instead, displaying an "Insert Disc" message). Soon thereafter, we got the dreaded "C:13" error on the screen and front panel of the player, indicating that the unit had essentially failed. Now, I can play a few older, single-layer DVDs, but not newer dual-layer DVDs. In researching the C:13 error via Google, it appears that Sony refuses to recognize the MASSIVE number of people experiencing this problem. Now, it appears that some class-action lawsuits may be headed Sony's way from some very upset customers. I am certainly one of them.

So, caveat emptor. Sony certainly is an innovative company, but their quality control and longevity engineering is woeful as evidenced by the huge number of failures experienced by this product. Thus, I offer a resounding one star for poor performance by Sony.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: C13 Errors Got You Down?
Review: Bought this because of the Sony name and reputation. Since then, we have received the charming C 13:00 error many times. The DVD player we bought for $39 never fails to recognize a commercial DVD. Guess which product name brand we will never buy again?!?

S O N Y
Because they've done nothing to correct this--and they never will.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: ! WARNING - DO NOT BUY A SONY DVD PLAYER !
Review: I purchased my DVP-735 back in 2000. It was a wonderful "flagship" product, and I even rated it highly on a website such as this. However, since then it has been locking up in every movie that we watch (generally near the end). The irony is that a local agent - Next Electronics charged me > NZ$300 to have the pickup assembly replaced (with a 3 month warranty). Guess what - the damned piece of crap failed after 4 months - even worse than before. SONY, if you are listening, I am not too happy with your product or customer support. The local "Sony Centre" in Wellington seems to brush off faulty product that is beyond its warranty date. Every time my flatmates and I watch a DVD, it locks up - MOST EMBARRASINGLY! DO NOT BUY A SONY DVD PLAYER. If I could go back in time, I would have burnt the NZ$1,100 I spent purchasing this DVD player, rather than suffer its problems.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: do not buy sony dvd players
Review: Mark me down as one getting the infamous "No Disc" error. My player played for about 1 and a half years (just long enough for the warranty to run out), then it bombed on me. Do NOT buy this player!!


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