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It's hard to put into words how this player performs. The Digital Bits, an online DVD review site has posted a review of this unit.

Read the review from the Digital Bits and decide for yourself.
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews/dvps7700.html

I have a Sony DVD player. Sony claims a 1 year part/90 day labor warranty. First, the machine simply stopped working after 5 months. Second, to send it in for warranty repair, Sony wants money for labor, upfront, plus I have to pay for the cost to ship the item. They don't assess the problem and then give you an estimate, permitting you to decide whether or not you want to go through with a repair. Third, when I noted that the cost to repair closely approaches the cost of a new machine, their customer service representative told me I should have purchased the extended warranty.

My suggestion is, buy a more reliable product, not a Sony. Check out what the warranty, when you purchase. Select a product with 1 year parts and labor. Otherwise, find out what the manufacturer charges for warranty service.

Watch out for deceptive warranty policies.

When it comes to quality SONY is where you shop! This player gives you true command of your DVD viewing pleasure.

Top notch picture quality along with easy to use remote control. I've actullay got this hooked up to an older Pioneer receiver with older speakers and the sound is outstanding.

The picture quality with still settings is wonderful and the jog function makes this player well worth the higher cost. Don't bother with lower models, after looking at the picture produced by this one you will truly apppreciate the additional expense.

Top Notch all the way around!

Plays audio and video CD and DVD media ...spectacular video performance with MPEG-2 video Compression (MPEG-2 provides superb video Output using minimal Processing bits of memory)...DVD stores a movie up to 133 minutes long on 1 disc...Smooth-scan picture search using a 32 bit RISC microprocessor ...Dual, Discrete optical (Optical refers to optics which, among our products, commonly refers to lenses. Among visual recording applications, the camera lens is an essential component in the process. A lens captures the light that is integrally associated with the image. Colors and shapes are determined by light waves. Optics refers to the composition of the lens and its perspective. A lens may be designed to have a wide, a normal, and a telescopic perspective. Many perspectives can be combined in a zoom lens) pick-up for ultra-precise and stable A/V performance...10 bit Digital to Analog converter helps assure image quality as close to the original movie as possible...AC3 Compatible (Most commonly referred as Dolby Digital Surround Sound, AC3 represents a new 5.1 channel system of home theater reproduction. Like Dolby Pro Logic, it offers 5 channel surround sound from 3 front channels (Left, Center, Right) and 2 rear channels (Left, Right) but also adds dedicated signaling for a subwoofer. This adds an authentic depth and dimension that virtually duplicates the sound in a quality movie theater. Requires a decoder or properly equipped A/V component - Which This Is...Some PC units offer this)

Bottom line: This DVD player has everything that you could need or want. Sony invented DVD, and this is their top of the line model, enough said. The way I figure, DVD will be here for the forseeable future, and I wanted to buy a player that would last for at least that amount of time. Now I need to find the Spinal Tap DVD.