Sony DVP-NC600 5-Disc Carousel Changer
Great DVD Experience
I'm enthusiastic enough about this product to give it five stars, but I haven't really explored all of it's functionality, so I held back.  I have used the unit thoroughly for DVD and CD playback, and am completely satisfied, but I'm not enhanced sound enabled, so I can't really review the player as it relates to surround or Dolby use.  It does sound great on my archaic two speaker/tuner system.<br />The unit was very easy to set up.  Up and running in minutes, with a very intuitive interface.  No real learning curve to overcome for basic playback use.  Playback of DVD offers crisp picture and sound with no skipping, or frame loss.  CD playback is great as well.  Several great simulated surround audio options that sound pretty groovy, even without an actual hookup to a surround system.<br />Remote is functional, but not overly-impressive.  Allows for you to program it for use with one other device, presumably your television or sound system.  Control functions for the secondary device are pretty limited.  Power and volume, basically.  I do wish the fast scan function offered more speeds, but you can still blow pretty rapidly back and forth through segments you wish to skip.  Remote does have a great feature that allows you to skip forward or back to the next scene marker on the disc.  Other units I'm familiar with only have buttons for this function on the unit itself, and not on the remote.<br />The price point is a little higher than some other 5 disc changers I've seen on the market.  However, I've had some bad experiences with lower priced units.  I would say that the $50 - $60 extra bucks you might pay for this player will more than pay for itself in reliable, enjoyable use.<br />If you're looking for an affordable unit for general use, I'd say buy with confidence.