Sony DVP-SR200P/B DVD Player, Black

I was pleased with the size and picture quality of the DVDs I watch on it. But the sound has static and is distorted. If it weren't too much of a hassle, I'd return it.

I ordered a Sony DVD Player from Electronic Express thru Amazon on 6/9/2010. As of today I have not received the unit. I received a notice from Amazon on 6/16/10 indicating that they had not received a shipment notification from Electronic Express. I requested Electronic Express give me a order status and received no reply. On 6/20/10 I again requested a status update. On 6/22/10 I finally received a notice from Electronic Express expressing how sorry they were for not responding and indicating that the units were on backorder and should be available very shortly. As of today, 7/9/10, I have received no further communication as to my order. If Electronic Express does not ship by 7/11/10, Amazon will cancel the order as it would not ship w/in their 30 day max. window.

I will note that a few weeks before this order I ordered another item from Electronic Express and received it w/in a few days. I was so impressed that I ordered this unit. Very different result. It appears that they are very weak on communicating issues , such as backorders, to their customers.

For the price, this DVD player was more than worth the cost. It's sleek, slim, and works perfectly, even with my scratched DVDs.

I bought a Zenith dvd player at the beginning of freshman year and it lasted about 3 years just wonderfully before it finally died. After looking at reviews for new players I decided upon buying this one.

Pros:
Rather small and light player
Time display on the front
Worked right out of the box
Sound and picture quality are great
Has the resume feature but you have to press play to make it work... odd.

Cons:
Remote has no eject button
Remote also is pretty cheap looking (it has legs on it. Why?!)
Remote will only control major brand TVs (otherwise you need your own remote)
Included cables are total rubbish. They don't latch on and fall right out of the player
Resume feature is supposed to remember up to 6 disks. Mine remembers 0 as soon as you take out the disk
Menu is a little cheap looking


Overall the cons aren't deal breakers. For a cheapo DVD player, I would say that this is probably a pretty good deal. I got it at Best Buy though so I wouldn't have to pay for shipping ;)

I bought this little Sony almost a year ago for my elderly mother. She is not at all technologically savvy and she lives far away, so I photographed the player and the remote from all sides and gave her instructions over the phone on how to use it at first. Now she has pretty much mastered it and is very happy with it. She has been using it fairly consistently since she received it and has had no problems with it at all. This device is so small and lightweight that I am thinking of getting one for the guest bedroom. This is a very satisfactory little machine! Remember, it plays CDs and JPEG photos as well. If my mother can learn how to use it, anybody can.