This little DVD player works perfectly. I'm always amazed at the nit picking reviews on an inexpensive item. If you want all the bells and whistles just go ahead and put $2 or 3 hundred more and get you a blueray player(bet money it won't work as good as this little player.# Took all of about five minutes to plug in the power cord and HDMI cable and program the remote to also control my Samsung tv. I have used the player for about 8 hours a day for the first three days after purchasing and it works flawlessly. Near HD quality picture #with HDMI cable) and great Dolby sound. If you want ease of use and an excellent inexpensive dvd player, this is a great buy. I'm very, very pleased with my purchase.

This unit failed after just over one year of use. It will no longer load a DVD, even brand new ones. I called Sony support and after trying many fixes it did work on one new DVD but took about 8 min. to load it. After the call, it would once again not load any DVDs. I could not buy an extended warranty from Walmart because the item cost less than $50.

For me, the buttons are slow to respond (push them multiple times because you are not sure if anything is happening, open/close for example) and no LED display to indicate “action” of the player (play, open, load, etc). Even the power on indicator is difficult to see unless you are right next to the player. Makes it difficult to use remote.

I have 2 Sony players. one is a 5 disk cd/dvd player and the new one is a single disk player. The remote is exactly the same, creating a big problem. My fault for not realizing it would be a problem, I will fix the problem by getting a different brand of 1 disk dvd payer..

This is a great little dvd player for the price. Easy to set up right out of the box. We were watching a dvd within 15 minutes (maybe even less). Had to buy a HDMI cable which cost another $20+ bucks. Would have paid more for the unit if the cable was included. Overall very happy with purchase.

Just needed a dvd player for bedroom tv. This is small enough, and easy to set up. I got it because any other I might chose did not have HDMI connection. Only two negatives at this point. 1. you can only open/close with the remote. 2. the only display light is the power on/off light which is so small you can't see it unless your standing right over it. While except able, it is rather slow to respond.

I like it. I guess I expected too much from it but it's still a good dvd player. My only problem with it is that it's hard to tell if it's on or not sometimes because the power light is soo small, you can barely see it unless the room is dark. Other than that It's a good product

Purchased /1/10/15. Very Easy setup with HDMI cable. . Only issue is the same I had with the player it replaced. Have to use 2 Remotes. Comcast remote does not work with it. Have to use Visio TV remote to Choose INPUT source (HDMI 2) & Volume. SONY remote used only to Setup, Play/Pause open/close. No other functions work. Same as on previous DVD Players we owned. Frustrating.

Most reviews that I could find were pretty good. Using an HDMI cable it was super easy to hook up. But from the first use, the scenes woud tend to freeze up. I could fast forward for a few seconds and it would once again play normally; assumed it must have been a scratched disk. Then it happened on the 2nd dvd, and again on the 3rd. Finally on the 4th use it froze and quit all together. Couldn't even get the unit to power down via the remote or the front panel button. Finally unplugged it. After plugging it back in, it would not power-up, eject the dvd or anything else. Finally had to unplug again and take the unit apart to retrieve my dvd. Another annoyance was that the remote only seemed to work about half the time. I assume that was also a symptom of the faulty controls in general. It was a shame, because it was very reasonably priced the upscaling produced a GREAT picture.

I bought this dvd player for my special needs brother for Christmas. Here it is the middle of March and it has not worked for a month.At first I thought my brother had done something to break it but after taking the cover off (my dad was a tv technician) I realized that the motor that turns the disk is blown. I bought this model because it was easy to use and it was not the cheapest Sony dvd nor the most expensive. Would not recommend.