I've had one of these for a number of years and use it with my bedroom television. I HAD a Pioneer Bluray with my TV in the livingroom and it was the most difficult player I've ever used. My wife and I just hated using the Bluray because it took more than a few minutes just to open the loading drawer, had a crappy freeze frame and a more crappier slow-motion and the remote was awful to use. We usually skipped using the Pioneer and just went to the bedroom to use the Sony. While looking for something to replace the bluray with, I happened on to the same model Sony I had purchased years before and loved to watch movies on! I snatched it up at a super good price thru Amazon and GAVE the Pioneer Bluray away as a gift to someone else. They are probably swearing at the Pioneer as much as we did! Absolutely a great little DVD player and it was at a fantastic price from a vendor thru Amazon!! We're happily watching movies in either the bedroom OR the livingroom now! ;0) Read more
I like the product but it didn’t come with a remote so now I have to find one that it pairs with. Read more
Let me start off by saying that I didn't buy this DVD player to play burnt DVDs or SVCD, I just wanted a good DVD player to play my regular DVDs when my old Sony died. The picture quality is very impressive and I DO NOT have mine hooked up progressive scan just S-video so I am sure that progressive scan would make it that much more impressive. Pros -Great Picture -Great Sound -No problems with any movies so far and plays Friends DVDs flawlessly (I had read some complaints about TV season DVDs but it hasn't happened to me.) -Great, Easy to use remote Cons -No optical out (just digital coax) Bottom Line is that if you want to play everything under the sun with progressive scan get a Phillips DVP642. If just want something to play your store bought DVDs with great picture and sound quality this model is for you. Read more
This replaced an aged Sony DVD player which lacked DVD-R or MP-3 playback. Got this at an attractive price and even got free shipping. Performs quite well although navigating the on screen is a tad less intuitive than on the older model. It also takes a bit loinger to detect the disc type, perhaps essential to good playback. No 5.1 analog connections as I had before, just optical so until I can get the correct optical cable (didn't need this before) I cannot take advantage of the built-in DTS capabilities. Nevertheless, I can recommend this wholeheartedly! If you burn any of your own discs, this will keep you happy! Read more
I purchased this (in 2004) a few days ago and installed it into my system in about 15 minutes including set up. Unlike my older DVD player this plays my DVD+R and DVD+RW disks without any problem.. Audio is fine as well. Another that it is thin and fits into a small space above another component. I have no idea how long the machine would last, but if it is like my other Sony components, it will have a long life, perhaps replaced to allow use of some new modality in the future. I am reviewing this again about 2 years after purchase (2006) and the player is great. Good for Sony! July 2009 - still works well and I remain pleased with my 2004 purchase.. Read more
I made the mistake of purchasing this unit without knowing that it contained a major design flaw. I own a 16:9 widescreen HDTV. Most people have 3 types of DVD's: Anamorphic Widescreen (Inhanced for 16;9 TV's, Widescreen DVD's (not set up for widescreen TV's), and 4:3 pan and scan (full screen) format. When playing the 3 different types on one DVD player you need to switch from Progressive to normal for proper playback. My last progressive scan (Philips) DVD player allowed me to do this via the onscreen menu using my remote. But this unit only has a progressive/normal switch at the back of the unit next to the cable connections. In short, when I need to switch from one to the other to accomodate the type of DVD I am using I have to pull the Sony NS575P out of my entertainment center to switch the button. I mean, it is not even on the front of the unit. Nobody buys a DVD player to have to flick buttons on the back of the machine. Nobody that is, but me. I made a big mistake in buying this thing but think twice before you do. Read more
I received this dvd player as a gift in 2007 for my 17th birthday and I have loved it since then. It has great picture quality and sound quality. I babied the hell out of this thing and I've never had a problem with it until now. Recently I turned it on to watch a movie and within 2 minutes of being on, it shut itself off. I repeated turning it on and it continued to turn off, but I cant really complain because I've had it for SEVEN years. I wasn't planning on keeping this dvd player for very long but I ended loving it. Read more
Bought this brand new from Amazon for around $79 in September 2004. Watched many movies with no problems. Then January 2006, just stopped playing DVD's. VCR's seemed to last forever, these DVD players seem to last a year or so. I've been through 2 Toshiba's, a Panasonic and now a Sony. There's gotta be a DVD player that lasts more than 2 years somewhere. Read more
