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The previous post by A. A. Katz (Johnson City, NY) is right on the money.
I have owned two of these units. The first ran great for several months then
suddenly stopped working. I kept getting "Loading" message and it cycled thru
disc as if it did not detect a disc in the tray. Eventually cycled thru all
5 trays and declaring "No Disc" (i.e. it could no longer detect disk in trays).
I believe this is caused by laser going bad or the chips controlling the laser.

So I purchased a 2nd unit thinking I had worn out the previous unit. Well after
only maybe 4 months the 2nd unit went bad with same error. This time I noticed
the unit went bad on a very hot day (no air cond). I suspect if this unit gets
too hot a chip gets fried and laser goes out.

I would avoid purchasing this unit. If you do purchase it get the extended warranty.

I needed a secondDVD changer for another room. this changer will not get much us. i chose sony over other brands because their multi disc players always worked for me. You can change a disc out while another one is playing.

I do not have this hooked up to high audio/video connections. Just with the cords out the of the box. My TV is about 6 years old and not an HDTV. I'm happy with the sound and picture quality. I don't know how it would do on my HDTV with sound system.

If you are looking for an inexpensive way to have a multi disc changer, this is a great one. There are other brands that are more expensive, and indeed, they may be better. You just have to decide what your primary use will be and if it warrants the extra expense. For me, this secondary unit that will only get about 8 hours airtime a month doesn't need to be the best, highest end.

Works great with Sony Bravia! Took two minutes to hook up with HDMI. Great price!! Good deal!!!

This CD/DVD player hooks up well and holds 5 CDs. But my old one had one little button to shuffle on one CD or shuffle all. This thing requires about 7 steps including turning on your television to utilize a menu option JUST to get it to shuffle ONE CD. It does not shuffle all. For watching videos and listening to one CD it is top notch. Just miss my Shuffle ALL functionality.

A great player. It replaced an older Sony 5-disc changer that wouldn't read CD-Rs. It works much like the older unit, has the same dimensions, and has better resolution from an enhanced laser lens. The only problem (and others have mentioned it), is a slow load time and slow read/write. You can get used to it, but coming from an older generation of Sony DVD players, it's a step backward. The remote is also less versatile than the older one, but perhaps a bit simpler to operate. The unit is built in Malaysia instead of Korea or Japan, which may have been a factor in its design.