I've been using this DVD player for a few months now and it came as part of a deal with my Sony TV.
I have to say that it has to be the best DVD player I have had to date in terms of quality and features.
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A review by wizz05 on Sony DVPNS355 August 11th, 2005
Author's product rating:
Picture Playback
Excellent
Sound Level
Excellent
Range of Features
Above Average
Durability
Excellent
Value for Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Ultra slim and very easy to use .
Disadvantages:
No scart lead supplied and not Multi - region .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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I've been using this DVD player for a few months now and it came as part of a deal with my Sony TV.
I have to say that it has to be the best DVD player I have had to date in terms of quality and features.
Despite having no scart lead in the box, it was no dilema as I have a few spare about the house but I guess it can be very frustrating to anyone that doesn't, purely for the inconvenience of having to buy one seperately. I did however find some audio leads a free Toy Story DVD feature film in the box, which was a nice suprise. I'm not sure if this is a standard freebie with the DVD player.
It plays DVD's, DVD-RW, CD's, VCD and Data CD. I have found this product very easy to use, I like the fact that I can stop the DVD during play, then resume at a later point exactly where I'd stopped it. (even when the power off button is pressed) It also has all the usual DVD features such as chapter selection, screen zoom, screen size, sound options, time/text, subtitles etc etc.
I've also found the Data CD option useful as I can view family pictures that I have stored on to disc. You can zoom in on pictures, rotate them or have a slide show if desired and select the speed of the slides.
When playing CD's, you can listen to specific tracks if desired in a particular order if so desired by using the program feature. There is also a shuffle feature which I like.
There is also a parental lock whereby if you have young children in the house and have movies that you wish them not to watch, you simply put that DVD into the player and you can set 'parental control' for that specific DVD. Everytime that DVD is put into the machine, it will ask you for the four digit code prior to playing.
I am not wise when it comes to setting up electrical equiptment, but found this DVD player easy to install and easy to use. Seeing as its the same manufacturer as my TV, the remote also controls the volume on my TV which saves me from using seperate remote controls.
I did receive this product free when I purchased my Sony TV, but if purchased seperately, it retails for around £90/£100.
Advantages: To many to List! Disadvantages: SCART lead doesn't come with it.
I've used this DVD player for about 5 months now and it's been fine!
I was looking for a DVD player for a while now, I didn't want to spend to much and I thought the price for this one wasn't to bad and had liked the look of it, so I bought it.
When I bought it, as well as the DVD player there was a remote control, batteries for the remote control, an audio-video cable & an instruction manual. I found it use ful that they gave you batteries as ... ...There was no SCART lead so I was little dissapointed. It wasn't that bad though as there not hard to find. You'll probably want to buy a SCART lead to connect your DVD player to your TV
You can play:
DVDs
Audio CDs
Data CDs (It recognises JPEG & MP3 files)
VCDs
I didn't actually bother using the instruction manual, apart from when I was connecting it , it was so simple. If you just put the DVD in it basically starts straight away. The instruction ...
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Advantages: Multi-Region Disadvantages: Scart cable not included
...ago as part of a Sony TV package, and for a first-buy DVD, it turned out to be very good. Like most consumers, my main concerns were reliability, specs. / features and value for money - and it scores high on all three! Sony got it right with this budget DVD player. Don't be fooled by the price - this player will impress you!
Some specifications:
Slim entry DVD player
Playback modes: DVD Video, DVD - RW /+ RW, DVD - R / +R, SVCD, VCD, Audio CD, ... ...connect this player with a Sony TV in order to gain the maximum benefits. All in all, this model demonstrates that when manufacturers decide to construct a worthy piece of equipment at an affordable price, it can be done. (This player can be purchased from a starting price of £49.99 up to as much as £79.99.)
Just a note on the downside: Sony do not supply scart cables with any of their equipment.
2007 Update:
It's been over 2 years now and the ...
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Advantages: Stlyish sleek look, easy to use, high quiality, everything else Disadvantages: none
...The SonyDVPNS355
is a very good looking machine. Its easy to tell its made by sone, with such high quality build and design. Definately worth paying the extra. The buttonsand display are both nice and crystal clear and easy to read.
There are 3 S-video connections, you also get the cables. The picture and sound are simply fantastic, especially with a decent set of sony speakers. It also comes with virtual surround, for those of use lucky to have it on our TV.
The disc tray glides in and out nice and smoothly , and it takes the player a few moments to read the disc. The player will play region 1 dvd`s easily. You just have to put the disc in the tray and play it. Also cd`s , burnt cds , jpeg pictures and mp3s are all fine.
It is simple to install and everything from the booklet to the remote control is easy to understand...
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Advantages: Its slim look, best working, easy to operate Disadvantages: none
...Sony has already manufactured a lot of fantastic things and DVPNS355 is also one of them. It contain great qualities and very easy to operate.
ITS LOOK
It has a stylish sleek look. Its dark silver color is dashing. Not very heavy, I mean easy to move. Its dimensions are
42 x 4 x 24 cm. Some buttons are on the face of the player but mostly it is controlled by remote. The Disk tray move smoothly inside and outside.
QUALITIES
IT has a lot of great qualities and features some of them are described below.
In the box there are 4 things DVD player, remote control + its batteries, booklet, and warranty card. All the installment procedure is available in the booklet. But I was worry about booklet that it is quiet complex not...
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Advantages: good looks,sound,pic Disadvantages: n/a
...If you haven't joined the 21st century yet and do not yet own a DVD player then look no further than this Sony DVD player.
It was so simple to set up that within 5 minutes of opening the box I was watching my first movie on DVD.
It comes with the following features:
Multi-region
MP3
CD-R/RW
VCD
CD-R/RW Playback
SVCD
DVD
CD
JPEG Viewing
Remote Control
You will need to buy a scart lead as this is not supplied and the only disadvantage is that you cannot record in DVD format.
The recordable ones are much more expensive although they are slowly coming down in price as the competition increases.
However, if you want an easy-to-use and easy-to-setup dvd player from, what I consider to be, the best maker of electronics then look no further....
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