Sony DVP-NS715P Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Pretty good overall
I was looking for a decent DVD player to play my MP3's as well.  It took me 3 players before I got to the this model.  Too many players out there say 'MP3 compatible', but really don't handle all MP3's (skipping, loud popping, etc.).  The Sony was the first one that handled ALL of my MP3's without a hitch.  Like a previous reviewer already mentioned, it's pretty lame that Sony did not put in a Shuffle function for MP3 discs.  They made it available for regular CD's, so what gives?<br />Oh yeah, the DVD player itself works fine.  There's a few settings that allow you to customize the sound in case you don't have a 5.1 receiver (like me).  Picture and playback are no problem so far since I bought it back in December of '02.<br />For you MP3 freaks (like me), here's some recommendations to help with playback and other stuff.  These tools are FREE on the web.  Use Google to look for them.<br />CDEx - want to make your own MP3's from your CD collection?  This FREE ripper has no restrictions, lots of personalized settings and has one of the best encoders (LAME) for MP3.  You'll get great sounding MP3's from this tool.<br />MP3Gain - Tired of loud, then quiet MP3's?  This tool helps equalize the volume of selected tracks, saving you from volume knob twiddling.<br />MP3Trim - This helps with trimming excess space at the end of tracks as well as cleaning up garbage bits in the MP3.  Ever had one that couldn't play or started part way in the song?  This tool will fix those problems.  Afer I got MP3Trim, ALL MP3's played in my boombox and Sony DVD player.  Only limit on this software is that the MP3 song limit is 7 minutes.<br />MP3DirectCut - Allows you to split MP3's (especially those albums that are one long MP3), trim them and lots of other stuff.<br />Once you have the above tools and figure them out, your MP3 exeperience will be smoother and much more enjoyable.