Sony DVP-S530D DVD Player
Great picture, lasting quality
I felt compelled to write this review after reading reviews stating that the product would probably fail after a year or a year and a half. I bought this player in May of 1999. It's been working like a champ ever since. Picture quality on my original tv (Sony 27 inch) was very good. On the new tv (sony kp43ht20 HDTV monitor), it's outstanding. Has never had a problem reading any disk I've put in it. Has built in dolby digital, dts decoders, optical and coaxial digital outs for whichever you prefer, 5.1 channel outputs. I'm very pleased with this player for the money and the time I've used it - and it still works flawlessly - 3.5 years after purchase.<br />I'm sure there were some problem units out there, and I feel bad for those folks, but return it for another (like you would with any brand). I've been nothing but happy with this machine for a long while. We don't have a need for an MP3 player or playing cd-r disks, so this will be our primary player for a long while.