Sony DVPNC665P/B 5-Disc Progressive Scan DVD Changer, Black
Does what's needed for a lot less...
I bought this player to replace my ancient 5-disk CD player. I've never owned a DVD player before and didn't really expect to need that aspect of it--we have TiVo and a vast VHS library, so why do I want to switch formats? But time marches on and it's clear that I need to start migrating to DVD.<br />Let's start with the music part: As a CD player this unit it flawless. It does everything my Stone Age TEAC CD player did, silently and effortlessly. It's not unattractive and it's lower profile than most. The blue light bulb in the front of the unit is a slight annoyance (I don't really need my CD player to be a nightlight).<br />Hooking up is quite easy. It was a bit of a chore for me because of my TV/TiVo/amp setup: I play the TiVo box through the Amplifier to the TV, but the amplifier only offers a single video input. The DVD and the TiVo box both want to use the same line to the TV and neither offers the ability to &quot;pass through&quot; a signal. Both want to be on the end of the cable. However the unit itself hooked straight up and was playing in five minutes.<br />As a DVD player this unit does it all and plays nearly every strange acronymed disk you can find. I did choose this over a similar &quot;V&quot; model that can play some other funky music disk formats you've never heard of. So be sure you don't need that. I've had no bad playback problems. Great unit.