It plays MP3 CD's very well, decent imaging and good frequency response.

It takes way too long to warm up and display corney messages at startup and shut off.

I got three of these at the really cheap price to use as CD changers. Playing MP3 CD's they are actually pretty nice units. I would say the audio is close to, if not equal to my Pioneer Elite CD player and Elite DVD player. I tried hooking it up to my HD TV via S-video and was not impressed with the picture at all. However, they have served me well as cheap CD players in the main system, my office, and the garage.

Outstanding sound quality 6 disc capability

Terrible progressive scan picture Awful performance in displaying photos

I bought a Samsung DLP TV and had to replace my old Sony non-progressive DVD player. I wanted to get a Sony ES DVD player, but decided to wait until I can get one with DVI output, so I thought I'd buy a decent quality lower-end model. I have always been very happy with the quality level of Onkyo equipment, but was sorely disappointed by this piece. I spent good money on Acoustic Research component cables and expected great video performance, but the picture on most movies was extremely grainy and the machine often threw green artifacts on the screen. On scenes with bushes, for example, the bushes looked like they had been colored green with a computerized kids' drawing program. This is definitely not good, considering it's the second-most expensive DVD player Circuit City sells. The photo player was absolutely worthless. It took at least 15 seconds to load a picture and the machine kept locking up, forcing me to turn it off and on again. As usual, the sound quality was absolutely outstanding. DVDs sound incredible. In fact, the sound on CDs was clearer/more defined and had a much more noticeable soundstage than my Onkyo CD changer. Still, the video performance was so bad that I took the machine back and exchanged it for a Sony DVP-NC685V, which has a really incredible picture. The sound on that machine is great for movies, but very dull for CDs (good thing I still have the Onkyo CD changer). I'm being generous giving this unit 2 stars, mainly due to the great sound quality. If you don't have a high-res TV, the picture will probably be very good. But if you've got a digital TV, don't bother.

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Sony DVP-NC685V (ended up buying it)

Could tell you if I could watch it. It does have a cool blue light on the front when it turns on......

Locks up after 2 or 3 movies are watched and needs to be reset Poor color management NO online customer service or email system No online troubleshooting No 24 hour 800-number

Beware this product. I had to return the first unit I purchased because the tint was too green. It seemed like anything green was extremely green and many other colors, such as gray, brown, and blonde hair, had a greenish hue. I tried adjusting the tint on both TV and DVD but this did nothing. The replacement unit still has the green problem (it is not the TV - cable and HD programs look great and my old DVD player looked fantastic)though it was significantly better. However, this unit locks up and won't detect disks. I watched one DVD on it then tried to switch to the next. The carousel rotated through all 6 disks and said that there were no disks in the tray. After a few days I tried rebooting the system, and it worked for 3 movies, but tonight it just locked up again. I tried rebooting this time, but the player still does not recognize any disks. I have watched fewer than 6 movies on this 6 disk carousel and have had it lock up twice and had to return it at least once. Great bargain at $300......

6 disc video quality sound looks remote

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Great DVD player. I have never seen such amazing video quality. The colors are excellent, I have never seen anything better. The price is good, not great but good. Sound is great, no complaints.

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