Sony DVP CX875P DVD changer
Disappointed
I have waited a long time for a Progressive 301 changer, either from Sony or Pioneer.  I have owned an overflowing Pioneer 96hz 24bit 301 changer for several years, but it is not Progressive.<br />Hooked up the Sony and all worked fine untill I \\"loaded\\" the DVD's. It jamed 4 of my best dvd's into the play slot, shut itself off, and then informed me there was a problem with the disc's.  I had to take the unit completely apart to remove my newly scratched dvd's because the error message won't allow the unit to power up again.  How the H do I remove 300 DVD's if the unit won't power up?<br />When compared side by side with my old Pioneer, I suspect it is Sony's design. The DVD's seem to shake more when the table is turning because the table is less smooth.  The cradle holding the DVD's is smaller than my Pioneer which allows for more movement of the disc's when coming to a stop.  When the arm reaches out to grab a still bouncing around disc, or now tilted disc, the arm will push the disc up against the door while trying to grab onto it.  Sony was trying to make their unit more compact but I would rather have a bigger box and one that functions properly.<br />Disappointed with the 12bit picture quality.  My old Pioneer 24bit 301 produces a similar quality picture. I was expecting a huge difference but noticed just a slightly better picture.  (I had T2 spc ed in the Pioneer and Star Wars 1 in the Sony.)  Still not a \\"bad\\" picture, I just was expecting better.<br />Set up time wasn't bad, but, as usual, the manual is confusing but workable. I'd swear rocket scientist's write the manual's.<br />The info files still have a 16 character limit for titles.  Can someone tell Pioneer and Sony both that most Movie titles have more than 16 characters! Maybe, \\"Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask\\" will fit into 16 spaces in Japan, but it won't in the US. (Pssst: here is a hint, computer memory is real cheap now a days. My ceiling fan has more memory than this thing!)<br />Connecting the keyboard was easy and worked well.<br />I liked the \\"picture grab\\" next to the movie title. You can pic out any scene in the movie and place it next to the title.  The file setup seemed well designed but I didn't get a chance to use it much before the unit got hungry.<br />I have been very happy with my Sony HD57\\" TV and this is the first Sony product I have complained about.  But, Sony should go back to the drawing board.  I have been waiting a long time for a Progressive scan 301 and just expected more from Sony.  I was hoping for a Denon quality picture with the durability of a Sony or Pioneer 301 player.<br />J&R (an excellent e-tailer) is going to send out a new unit.  If the new one works without any problems, to be fair to Sony, I will write another review.  I hope to have more time to examine the picture quality if the new one works.  Perhaps I got the only lemon Sony made this year.emory than this thing!)  <br />Connecting the keyboard was easy and worked well.<br />I liked the \\"picture grab\\" next to the movie title. You can pic out any scene in the movie and place it next to the title.  The file setup seemed well designed but I didn't get a chance to use it much before the unit got hungry.<br />I have been very happy with my Sony HD57\\" TV and this is the first Sony product I have complained about.  But, Sony should go back to the drawing board.  I have been waiting a long time for a Progressive scan 301 and just expected more from Sony.  I was hoping for a Denon quality picture with the durability of a Sony or Pioneer 301 player.<br />J&R (an excellent e-tailer) is going to send out a new unit.  If the new one works without any problems, to be fair to Sony, I will write another review.  I hope to have more time to examine the picture quality if the new one works.  Perhaps I got the only lemon Sony made this year.