Sony DVP-CX995V Multi-disc DVD Player

Pros: Powerful, pleasing "Disc Explorer" lets you store/label/display/sort/select/play your entire media collection via TV screen, HOWEVER...
Cons: All my "Disc Explorer" entries mysteriously vanished after one year! (Bummer!!!) Inexcusably limited music-playback features.

UPDATE AS OF 02-01-2007: ALAS, YESTERDAY ALL MY (400!) "DISC EXPLORER" ENTRIES VANISHED! THE USUAL "LOADING" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN, AND THEN EVERYTHING FROZE. AFTER I FINALLY GOT THE MACHINE TO SHUT OFF, I TURNED IT BACK ON, ONLY TO DISCOVER ...

Pros: Convenient access to 400 discs. Good picture and digital audio quality.
Cons: Does not play DVD-audio, or PAL DVDs. SACD and HDMI issues.

I recently purchased the Sony DVP-CX995V to replace our older DVP-CX985V. For us, the main differences between the two were the reasons for upgrading to the newer model; digital HDMI video output with upscaling of DVD movies to high-definition, the new ...

Pros: Disk capacity, features, technology, simplicity
Cons: No stopping auto play for DVD's

I spent a lot of time researching my needs and what was available to fill these needs. There are really only two manufactures that presently build a jukebox DVD-Music player. Both Pioneer and Sony presently sell a jukebox style DVD player. The Pioneer ...

Pros: holds 400 discs! Menus with thumbnail pictures of the disc, HDMI/component/digial audio output
Cons: loading and menus can be slow, definite learning curve to setup/use it properly

I bought this DVD jukebox so I would have a place to store my 150 DVD's and about 200 CD's. The first unit I got started having problems with playback after about 3 months. The DVD would hang for about 10-45 seconds at a time. I sent it back to Sony ...

Pros: Holds 400 DVDs, Great video and sound, convenient.
Cons: Autoplay feature, no disk lock down for transporting unit.

About six months ago I received my favorite electronics catalog. Perusing the pages I discovered what I had wanted for ages. A 400-Disc DVD/SA-CD/CD Mega Changer so I would have the ability for CD's and movies available at a touch of a button. The unit ...

Pros: Read's all -R/+R formats without a hitch, even el-cheapo disc!
Cons: Auto Play wont shut off. Slow loading.

I have wanted a DVD juke box ever since my Dad bought one of the first Sony 300 disc models. My problem was I wanted something that will read all of my -R disc's. Well, It here! The 995V has read every disc I threw at it. From cheap 4x -R's to the better ...

Pros: 400 disc capacity, HDMI, on screen library
Cons: Slow, autoloads on power on

This DVD player gives off one immediate impression as soon as you see it. IT'S HUGE! The Player extends inches past the rear of the Receiver. I took my dvd collection, alphabetised it and then tossed them into the belly of the beast. I hit the load ...

Pros: Holds 400 discs, keyboard hookup, good audio & video
Cons: Bad remote, bad firmware, SLOWWW, doesn't play PAL discs! Auto play doesn't turn off!

This is in no way a very technical review so it may not get the "helpful" rating, but i'll try. I bought the Sony 400 Disc DVD/CD changer about 2 months ago so I have had a little time with it to review it. I love having all my dvd's in one place so ...

Pros: Holds 400 discs, HDMI output, Nice interface - Could be improved
Cons: Autoplay bug! Difficult to start movie by slot number.

I had been waiting since March to buy this player and finally got it a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to put my ever growing collection of DVDs in one player for easy access and this player can hold up to 400 DVD/CD/SACD discs. The player has a "Load" ...

Pros: Eliminates clutter, pre-loads entire DVD collection, organizes DVD/CD collections
Cons: Fixed title categories, not expandable

We have owned this machine for over two years now, and we just love it. It eliminated all the clutter associated with storing DVDs and CDs in the original cases and having to find a place to put them all where they were accessible and still out of the ...

Pros: High capacity DVD storage and HD playback at an affordable price.
Cons: Interface could be a bit better, but it's still a very well made interface.

I bought this DVD changer because I record a lot of TV shows that I like to keep for future watching, but this obviously fills up even today's biggest hard drives in no time. I didn't bother with DVDs before due to their ridiculously small 4.7 to 9.4GB ...

Pros: Picture is awesome
Cons: The user interface is terrible

The autoplay feature is extremely troublesome. Most of my DVDs won't let me stop until the FBI warnings have passed, and some won't let me stop the play until the menu appears. This can add another 1-2 minutes of "waiting" to pick the DVD I really want. ...

Pros: - Holds 400 DVDs - Great Picture
Cons: - Unusable Software - Long - Tries to start playing where left off

As long as you understand the strengths and weaknesses of this unit, you should find yourself very happy with this Jukebox. A step back first though: why would you want a 400 DVD jukebox? Unlike CDs which are easily replaced by MP3 players which can ...

Pros: Holds a lot of discs.
Cons: Cannot disable Autoplay. Index is tedious to construct. Index is subject to destruction. Rather large.

We have several hundred commercial discs -- a mixture of music CDs and movie DVDs. We purchased this unit to help clear the clutter from our living room. To that end, this changer does a fine job! Do you mind being a slave to technology? Whenever ...

Pros: Holds a large number of disks Relatively inexpensive Good picture quality
Cons: Starts playing the last disk when turned on Large size Poor disk explorer interface

So, I started out with wall-mounted DVD racks. Then I moved on to floor standing racks. As my collection grew, eventually I ditched the cases and went to large folders to hold the disks. This worked really well, but after a while I found I could never ...