Harman Kardon DVD50 5-Disc Progressive-Scan DVD Player

I decided to buy this equipment to have multiple CDs/DVDs and MP3. After a short time, I had to upgrade the BIOS to solve a problem and recently (after a year) it stop working. I live outside USA and there is no way to service this equipment. I do not recommend this brand in CD/DVD players. Maybe they are good in A/V equipments, but they failed on this player. Read more

I WAS USED THIS DVD `PLAYER FOR ABOUT 2MONTHS, THEN I COULD'NT READ MY MP3 CD, AFTER A WEEK EVEN MY MUSIC'S CD AND DVD'S WASN'T ABLE TO PLAY, I WROTE AN EMIAL TO HARMAN'S SUPPORT, THEY ANSWER ME AFTER 2 WEEKS!!, AND EACH EMAIL FORWARDED WAS ANSWERED AFTER 1 OR 2 WEEKS. Read more

I recently decided to upgrade my DVD player, so I wanted to go top-of-the-line. Harmon Kardon has continually succeeded in that category for decades. As with all of their products, this player is well-built and attractive in its simplicity. It's functions are many and varied, but it's extremely easy to use. No bells and whistles or futuristic gimmicks on Harmon Kardon products, just high-quality electonics. In fact, if the display is too bright for you, it can be dimmed or turned off completely. Its disc format versatility is certainly the first thing that attracted me. You can change discs while watching/listening to another, which is a real plus. It's got a great combo of program features and random and repeat play. And while the back-light on the remote is nice, most of the buttons you have to already know what they are since the button functions are illuminated. But since that's the only negative about this player, my advice is, if you have the money, buy this one. Read more

Great DVD player, no doubt about it. I bought it because my stereo system is pure HK and I wanted to stick with the brand. In retrospect however, this was not a good enough reason to pay double what I could have paid for similar-quality competing models with more features. Minor note: I don't like the color scheme. I wish the faceplate of the tray were black. The silver detracts from the uniformity of the rest of my components. In the final analysis, I know I have a great DVD player, but I also know I paid too much. Read more