Sony DVP-NS55P/S Single Disc DVD Player, Silver
Great DVD Player for a Low Price!
This is a great basic DVD player for someone who isn't ready for or just doesn't want to dish out the cash for the new HDMI or Blue Ray models, and this DVP is also well-suited for HDTVs. <br /> <br />I just bought this player a month ago, so I can't really comment on reliability, but Sony does have a good reputation - only 4% between 2001 and 2005 have needed to be repaired or had serious malfunctioning probs according to Consumer Reports, and Sony has the best reliability rating - tied only with Panasonic and Sanyo. (I'm a nerd and usually reasearch electronics before buying) <br /> <br />It Has great features like zoom, replay, slow/fast play with sound, etc. and is extremely easy to set up and operate. It has great picture & sound quality and comes equipped with Sony's \\"precision drive 3 system\\" to compensate for damaged & warped disks. I really like how the player will remember where you left off on up to 6 DVDs, so no more having to fast forward through a scene to find where you left off. Also supports 5-channel surround sound and Dolby Digital sound. After doing lots of research I found that it got great reviews from epinions, Consumer Reports, Cnet, etc. <br /> <br />I watch alot of rented (Netflix) and burned DVDs and it plays almost everything I throw at it. Only two probs to date: One rental skipped during one section, where as it played fine on my laptop. And a \\"heads up display\\" on one of my work out DVDs does not show up with this Sony, even though it did on my old cheepo Polaroid DVP.  <br /> <br />PROS:   Easy to setup and use, lots of functions on the remote, slim design, plays burned, MP3 & JPEG discs, remembers where you left off on up to 6 DVDs, well-suited for HDTVs, precision drive scan, very nice pic & sound quality, low price. <br /> <br />CONS:   Slow to load disks. Analog outputs instead of optical digital outputs, no individual 5.1 channel output for surround sound receivers (although none of these are a big deal). Also has minimal disk playing problems. <br /> <br />All in all, a great DVD player for the price!