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Summary: Third time's a charm
Review: This is my third low-end DVD player. In hindsight, after two misses, it seems apparent that one can spot a good DVD player pretty quickly. If the machine seems to have a difficult time loading DVD's or searching for chapters on a DVD, chances are good the machine's a big pile of caca. My first two players were both like this. The first was an Apex which lasted about a year and the second was a Phillips. The Phillips obviously had an inferior mechanism that seemed to spin way too long while loading and searching. Sometimes it would just freeze during playback. Using a DVD cleaner seemed to help slightly or maybe it was just wishful thinking. The Apex had similar problems but lasted longer than the Phillips before the problems became PROBLEMS. Anyway, I took the hint and swapped it for this Sony which is clearly a better product for the same $. Within a few seconds of inserting a DVD, this model begins playing, whereas the Apex and Phillips could spend as much as 30-45 seconds working to find the main menu. 30-45 seconds "feels" like forever when you're listening to a DVD player work and struggle to find the root. The Sony doesn't seem picky either and plays discs whose playing surfaces are a bit dicey--i.e., Blockbuster rentals, previewed purchase DVD's, etc. 5/5 Stars ;)
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Summary: Great inexpensive DVD player
Review: We have really enjoyed this Sony Dvd player. Not only is it priced right, It has worked flawlessly every time, even with alot of use. Would highly recommend this player to everyone!
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Summary: pretty good (purchased 3 weeks ago)
Review: Works fine. I was pleased to find out that it will play in random order MP3 music files. One catch is that the remote has no number buttons. Therefore you cannot program it to control non-Sony TV's. Thus the volume button on the remote is useless since it will only control Sony TV's. The Picture Modes are also not a big deal - the picture settings on any TV will play a greater role in the appearance of color, contrast, etc. But DVD's play just fine, and the menus can be navigated with the arrow keys on the remote. Also, this player is very light and smallish, making it effortless to unplug and transfer to a TV in another room.
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