Sony DVP-S360 Excellent
Aug 29 '00
I have recently bought a Sony DVP-S360 DVD player. The player cost $249 at Circuit City. I have seen on the internet that it lists for $299. When making my decision, I knew that I wanted a DVD player that would be of good quality with enough features that I wouldn't be disappointed if I upgraded another component later. I also wanted a brand I trusted in terms of electronics. I have not been disappointed.
My first choice was whether I wanted a player with one disk or multiple disks. My choice was one disk, since I figured I would rarely need to put more in the player at one time, and it does keep the cost down considerably.
Now that I narrowed the choices down, the selection I had ranged from about $180 to about $300. These were obviously the lower end models. I chose the Sony. It was about $50 more than the others (JVC and Pioneer), but I feel good about the decision.
The Sony offers more component jacks in the back to hook up to both the TV and my receiver. The Video jacks support regular RCA jacks, S-Video, and Component. I am using the S-video jack and am very impressed by the picture. I did try it with regular RCA jacks, and did not notice any degradation in the picture. I quite honestly can't imagine the picture being better. When in fast forward (a couple different speeds), pause, etc. the picture is crystal clear with no lines or other interference. The text on the screen is very crisp and easy to read. I am using a Panasonic 31 inch TV.
The audio jacks supports Dolby 5.1 which includes a sub-woofer and also digital audio surround sound. My receiver does not support this, but the dvd player can output with both an optical and co-ax digital connection. I am using the audio RCA jacks and think the sound is very good. I have non-digital surround sound (Pro-Logic) and the player is "downgrading" the audio to allow my receiver to play it.
The on-screen menus for the Sony are very easy to use, and the remote makes accessing them easy. Many of the more frequently used options (such as subtitles) are also a button on the remote, so you don't have to go through the menus to change it. Speaking of the remote, the remote is a universal remote and it has some bigger buttons so that it is easy to use. The DVD menus (on the actual DVDs) are very easy to navigate with both the remote and the front of the unit. They have up, down, left, and right arrows in a circle with an enter button in the middle.
In conclusion, I would definately recommend this to anyone trying to get into the DVD craze. Someone who is looking for superb sound and/or video may want a higher end model, but this should give anyone else everything they could want at a price that won't break the bank. I know I wouldn't need anything better, I don't think I would notice the improvements since this is so good.
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jhaldeman
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Member: James Haldeman
Location: Pennsylvania
Reviews written: 4
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