Sony DVP-S530D DVD Player

Pros: Great picture and sound, features and price, nice looks and remote
Cons: No zoom, design defect that causes 'C 13:00' error code

The best part about the Sony DVP-S530D DVD player with a Dolby Digital Decoder built-in is the fact that it can be bought for less then $270 – some stores sell it for $225.

The player looks very nice. In addition to the features of...

Pros: Great quality in picture and audio!
Cons: No DTS decoder built in.

The Sony DVP-S530D DVD Player with the Dolby Digital decoder built in the DVD player means you don’t have to go out and buy an expensive receiver to play through five speakers and one subwoofer to get the true digital sound. You will still need five...

Pros: Fantastic picture, just better all around than VHS
Cons: Being better costs more. Less selection at Blockbuster

I was fortunate enough this past holiday season to receive a most generous cash gift. Now, the wife was thinking about paying some bills but when you receive a monetary gift, do you really want to pay bills with it?

So I decided that we had...

Pros: Advanced features like DTS, DSP and Dolby 5.1 Channel Output
Cons: remote not backlit and a bit confusing

This DVD player was my favorite purchase of the year! For $350 it has everything you need in a DVD player and more! Originally I bought the Philips 825 but found it to be a bit limiting (read my epinion on it), so I shopped around some more and found the...

Pros: Fast, hybrid disc playing beast.
Cons: Doesn't hold a candle to Milli Vanilli.

I admit, I jumped on the DVD bandwagon late. Not that I didn't want to get a DVD player, mind you, I just never saw a player that I thought was at a good enough price to justify buying one. Players I looked into were either over-priced, or something...

Pros: lots of features, excellent quality
Cons: lip-synch problem in some units

I purchased a Sony DVP-S530P for $347 in April 1999, from A&B TV in Austin Texas. Overall this is an excellent product, the best mix of features and quality I found in this price range.

The 530D includes a full 5.1 channel Dolby...

Pros: good looking
Cons: can't read cds, audio difficulties

I decided on this DVD player for several reasons: Sony has a great name, DVD movies, affordable, and looked great. I had high hopes for this machine. But I ran into some frustrating situations along the way: Refused to open, audio/video sync, and...

Pros: Great features! CD-Text reading
Cons: Needs receiver for good audio

Sony Products sure are expensive, this is the second DVD player in my review. I had to do a series of reviews of players for my work. This player is much more affordable than the DVP-S7700, which is a good player but a little too expensive ($1400)....

Pros: Every bit as useable as a "four-head" VHS machine and plays Compact Discs as well.
Cons: I noticed a synch problem on one DVD.

As our VHS tape player began to see increased use, and a declining ability to reproduce video and audio, we began to look around for a replacement. At a certain point, DVD became a reasonable option, when considering the price of a new VHS tape player....

Pros: Digital & DTS Capable, 3 Picture Viewing Selections
Cons: Handles only 1 DVD at a time

This Sony DVD player is an exceptional purchase.

There are three picture options based on the type of movie, however most of the time this is done automatically by the player itself. There is standard, wide screen (pan) or letterbox. When...

Pros: great picture and sound, Sony quality, nice remote
Cons: a little pricey, doesn't play burned CDRs, menus can be confusing

I bought this player about 6-8 months ago and I haven't regretted my decision for a minute. I bought the Sony because of their reputation for quality. I have a Sony TV, Sony stereo receiver, Sony computer monitor, Sony cordless phone, Sony portable CD...

Pros: Price and functions
Cons: Have found none

The Sony 530D is one of the best values money can buy is has many advanced feature that you only find on high end DVD players. This product will also play audio and video CD as well as the DVD. The picture quality is impeccable,with smooth play. The...

Pros: Great picture, great sound, Sony quality, lots of options
Cons: you guessed it? No Jog/Shuttle on the REMOTE

There are a lot of great things said about the Sony DVP-S530D. Many of the reviewers seem to be hard core Sony fans, which I am not! I wrote an earlier review of a Zenith DVD player that I purchased before Christmas. The Zenith had some great features...

Pros: ULTIMATELY CLEAR PICTURE AND SOUND!
Cons: None

Check out this awesome DVD player. Clear picture, DTS sound, and customizable options. Sony has done it again!

I have been using the Sony DVP-S530D for just a few days, but I can hardly control my excitement. I had done a lot of research...

Pros: Excellent Clarity
Cons: There is a lot of reading is required to learn how to use all the features

If your looking for an affordable dvd player the Sony Dvp-S530D is definitely a good choice. I recently just bought this DVD player and it is excellent. I have never seen such a clear picture. Before I had dvd I was used to watching movies on VHS. I...