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Summary: A Very Good Unit
Review: I bought mine when the first Lord of the Rings movie came out on DVD, so I have had it a while. So far it has been great. I do not want anything fancy; I just put in the DVD and watch the movie. I also have many concert DVD's, which look and sound great through my very good stereo system. I have had no problems playing concert DVD's and choosing specific songs from the menu. Also, mine has played CDR's many times with no problem. It is a very good basic unit.
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Summary: Has No MP3 Shuffle Function!
Review: I bought this unit for two reasons - to play MP3's and view DVD's. It seems to handle DVD's fine, but the MP3 features are a mere after-thought. It will NOT shuffle play MP3's, which means you either start with track 1 and play the whole disc through (200+ tracks) or you have to tediously program the tracks you want. What was Sony thinking? So I replaced it with a Samsung DVD-S221, which better suits my needs.
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Summary: Nice Low-Endish Player
Review: I didn't really have any intention of replacing my old JVC XV-501 DVD player - despite being several years old, the size of a truck and generating enough heat to keep a home snug and warm during even a Wisconsin winter, I had yet to encounter anything it couldn't play and it had, for its age, a pretty decent feature set.However, then along came the Superdrive in my PowerMac and suddenly I could create my own DVD-Rs. Except the XV-501 couldn't play them. Disaster! My mission - to find a DVD player that was cheap (as in non-expensive) rather than cheap (as in you've never heard of the manufacturer, the name on the box and the name on the casing don't match and the thing burns your house down after six months). The DVP-NS315 fit the bill perfectly. It's very reasonably priced, downright petite (less than half the height of the player it replaced) and it manages to be no-frills without leaving anything important out. I've got it hooked up via S-Video and RCA audio, but when the time comes for my trusty Trinitron to give way to something large, flat and expensive, it's got all the necessary bits round the back to hook it up to. If it's got any flaws at all, it's in the slightly bizarre remote design, and the matching slightly bizarre menu system. They're not broken or bad, just...different. In short, a nice little player for someone who, like me, wants to watch DVDs but has no particular need to hook it into a home theatre system that costs as much as a car. Plus, of course, it plays DVD-Rs just fine, so I can marvel at my mediocre iDVD creations.
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Summary: Great when it works...
Review: I got it for the price and the styling. It looks great. Best looking one I could find actually. I was only looking for a basic DVD player, so I have no insight into any of it's special features, lacking or otherwise. I actually like the remote. However, I have a SONY TV, so that may be why I haven't encountered any problems with it. The unit worked just fine until now though. It's been around a year now, maybe more maybe less, but I've lost the receipt by now anyways so I can't check for warranty. It's stopped spinning properly. Which is pretty pathetic IMO. I have CD players that have lasted for YEARS with never a problem. While this unit looks great, the "SONY Quality" is obviously no longer there...
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Summary: Great DVD player with a future!
Review: I just purchased this DVD player about a week ago, and I've been very pleased with the purchase. For those of you who just want to put a DVD in and play it, this is a perfect player for you. If you stop the DVD and turn off the player but don't remove the DVD, it'll start playing from the same spot when you turn it on again. S-Video, component and digital coax outputs, as well as RCA outputs, make this a DVD player with a future, as does the fact that it can play MP3's, CD-R and RW and DVD-R and RW discs. The surround sound feature is wonderful, particularly if you just want to use your regular stereo TV - the surround modes make it sound like you're surrounded by speakers, even though the player is using only the two speakers in your TV. (It also hooks up to a full stereo system, providing Dolby 5.1 sound if your receiver supports it.) As well, one of the surround options (Night Mode) plays everything at the expected level except for explosions, rumbles, and other neighbour-disturbing sounds, which it cuts the volume on. Great for late night viewing! The player also features video enhancement, with dynamic contrast and colour adjustment through five video options. The remote is somewhat disappointing, with the play, rewind, etc. buttons placed counter-intuitively above the menu navigation "disk" in the centre of the remote. It is, however, fine for most people. Note that the remote offered with the 315 doesn't control other TV's, etc. Only Sony ones. I understand the model 415 comes with a universal remote, if you need one. All in all, a very satisfactory player for the price, with crystal clear picture and audio. I should also mention that I'm using this player with standard RCA audio and video hook-ups, and the picture and sound is still great - much improved over my VCR, or even satellite. Highly recommended for the mid-range consumer.
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Summary: it's lasted so far!
Review: I purchased this DVD player almoast a year ago and it's still working great! I love the design and the remote is easy to use. i've probably viewed at least 50 movies on it and it's still going strong! I have some words of advice for anyone concidering purchasing this product. If you have an older tv like i do,it may not have the right hook-ups, so you might need an rf modulator to go through. I must be honest and tell you that i don't know much about hooking up such things, all i know is that the player would not hook directly up to our tv which is about 8-10 years old, so that is why we had to puchase an rf modulator. But all and all this is just a minor draw-back from someone with an older tv. If you have a newer tv don't even worry about it, and go ahead and purchase this great product!
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Summary: Just what most people would need in a DVD player
Review: I purchased this product becuase I got tired of playing my DVDs on our Playstation 2. Once I got it home, it was easy to set up, with a multitude of installation/connection options. These options may sound intimidating at first, but the manual is pretty good at guiding you to what system you have and how to best set it up to maximize your current setup. I have not experienced any video or audio problems since it was installed, despite what a previous reviewer has found in his. This is a solid performer, and should do the job nicely if you already have a stereo system you like. The only drawback to this player for some would be the fact that if used as a CD player, it can only play one CD at a time, instaed of five or more found in regular CD players and some DVD players. Yes, this player can play CD-Rs, MP3s, and your DVDs, but most of all, it's just about right for a consumer looking to replace the VCR technology we thought would last so long.
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Summary: Very Disappointed
Review: I realize that this is a "no frills" player, however, I would expected it to play my DVD's without incident. With this player, I can't play any of my DVD's without blips and the colors fading in and out every few minutes. I returned it to a local store for another one and the second one did the same thing. My DVD's play just fine on my Playstation 2, so the problem is in the player. I wasn't up to trying a third one, so for a little more money, I bought an open box RCA RC6001P. Boy, what huge difference! The RCA plays all my DVD's perfectly, and it has a "real" remote control, not a "only good for a paperweight" one that came with the Sony.
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Summary: Replaced my $...Sony with this one
Review: I recently bought a DVP-NS315 to replace my DVP-S530D, which I bought in 1999 for about $450. The reason is that I have some DVD-R's I wanted to play, and the 530 couldn't play them. Not only does the 315 play DVD-R's, but it also plays CD-R's, which the 530 wouldn't either. I would have to burn CD's on CD-RW's to play on my old player. On top of that, the 315 also plays MP3's! I feel I'm getting a much better DVD player for 1/3 the price. It is not a high-end player, so if that's what you need, look elsewhere. It does not have Progressive Scan (which isn't valuable without a digital TV). It only has single outputs of each type: S-video, RCA, Component Video, Digital Audio. So if you need multiple outputs, don't get the 315. I consider myself a pseudo-audiophile, and I can get by fine without multiple outputs. The 315 has everything you need in a DVD player, unless you're looking for a super high-end one. Don't think you're compromising quality with this player. It just doesn't have alot of the features and outputs that 90% of the population won't use anyway. Buy with confidence.
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Summary: REceived the wrong Item and Sent it back for a credit.
Review: I recieved this wrong item and sent it back for a credit and you charged me for it. I would like an immediate responce. I have been trying to locate an area to send an e-mail and with no success I got this. I ordered 2 of these and I recieved one porperly. I also have a letter stating that you could not send this to be and I would receive a credit. Please credit my Mastercard for this. I am very frustrated. Thank you, Barbara Goglia
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