Sony DVP-NS715P Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Excellent for DVDs but very disappointing for MP3s
I bought this unit but returned it after two days.  It was a very good unit for watching DVDs and if that's all you'll use it for then you'll be happy.  But the unit bills itself as a MP3 player also.  Well, it does, in fact, play MP3s but, only in alphabetical order of file name.  No random order.  Not even in the order the files are burned onto the CD.  Imagine burning a CD with 8-10 hours of your favorite music and then having to listen to them only in alphabetical order, the same song by two different artists always played back-to-back.  Sonys answer to this problem?  Their manual suggests renaming all your files so they are alphabetically in the order you want them to play.  Seems like a bad joke to me.  In the past I've prefered to buy only Sony equipment.  I have a Sony TV, DVD, VCR, receiver, speakers, and even digital cable box.  But now I find myself having to get off the Sony train.  I'll give it 5 stars for DVDs but only 1 star for MP3s so overall I'll give it a disappointing 3 stars.