Sony DVP-NS975V Up-Scaling DVD/CD/SACD Player
This player has great PQ
I felt the need to write a review since I have quite a bit of experience with this player. When shopping for an upconverting player I did a lot of research and I was aware of the \\"tray lock\\" problem but decided to take a chance based on the positive results related to PQ. I purchased my player in March with the hope that I would get one that had the newer firmware. The unit worked great for about 100 days and roughly 200 hours of playing before I experienced the \\"tray lock\\". I knew there was the possibility as it had 1.80 firmware and the problem wasn't resolved until 1.90 was released. Even though it was past the 90 labor warranty Sony did not charge me for the repair. Yes, I decided to have it repaired as I was more than pleased with this unit when it was working. It took around 2 weeks to get it back and I am still more than pleased with this player. <br /> <br />My words of wisdom are that this is a great upconverting player. There was a problem with this player but if you can get your hands on one with 1.90 or later firmware you should not have to worry about the \\"tray lock\\" problem. If you're not willing to take a chance I can understand that but for &lt;$300 this IS one of the best upconverting players. If you think there is a player for any price that doesn't have some problems then do the research and you will find that all of them have some issues but it's a matter of deciding which ones you can live with.