Sony DVPCX995V 400-Disc DVD Mega Changer/Player (2009 Model)
Great product. Saves alot of DVD case room. Use a keyboard.
First I want to thank Amazon for the fast shipping. Also the amazing price for this product compared to some national electronic stores makes the purchase from Amazon unbeatable. My only gripe with delivery was that the external amazon box was undamaged but when I looked at the Sony box inside, it had a large gash that ultimately led to a small dent on the DVD player case. This shows that the Amazon warehouse people are not being as careful as they should when packing products before they ship. As for the player itself, it is large...very large. Be sure you have the space in your rack to place it. It goes very deep and the power supply extends even further. A tape measure is essential before you make the purchase. Once hooked up, the player was a breeze to setup. Simple setup instructions in the manual, covering every possible configuration for video and audio was clearly shown and the menu configuration for the player was easy to follow. The time consuming effort is loading the DVD's into the changer for the first time and cataloging them. I loaded 196 DVD's and it took the player about 90 minutes to scan them and the rest of the time was spent adding additional information about the DVD itself (Overall about 4 hours). The player only picked up about 20% of the DVD title information automatically. Even then you had to add artist information and genre yourself. Make sure you have the DVD cases sorted out in the exact same order as you load the DVD's or you will have to play each one one at a time to see what is in the slot. To add information with the remote will probably make you want to return this item after you have make the 50th mistake on the 4th DVD. A PS2 keyboard can be attached and is the only way to quickly add the right information. Once everything was loaded, the disc explorer was intuitive and easy to use. I now enjoy complete access to my DVD collection and the pile of DVD cases that used to sit next to my TV have a new home in the attic. Lastly, thevideo quality using component video and audio using optical is outstanding on my Sony 50\\" DLP TV and Bose Acoustimas 1200 system. I don't think I will ever see a movie theater again. 4 out of 5.