Very satisfied!

I needed a new DVD player and thought instead I would upgrade to a blu-ray. I have been impressed by the improved sound and picture quality on blu-ray. I like the fact it plays DVDs too. Overall very satisfied.

Sony DVD

Compact. Good looking.Very easy set up. Very happy with product.
One or two things I would have liked that aren't there. If you stop the DVD you don't automatically go back to where you were when you come back and have to search. Plus there is no remote button to eject the disk [if there is, I haven't found it] but for the price, it's great value for money.

Good Machine - Shame about the graphics

This is the best DVD recorder I've had...and I've had seven including two LG models each of which was faulty and two by Daewoo which were unreliable and generally hopeless.

The instruction manual is unneccessarily complex and illogical in it's layout.

The on screen graphics are simply ugly.

But......the recorder itself works beautifully and has many useful features not found on other models.

Here are a couple of examples.

You can jump forward during DivX movies by staged periods using the remote....I've never seen this facility on any other model.

The TV set can be controlled by the Sony remote....mine is a 6 year old Panasonic and it worked fine after keying in the code.

All in all an excellent piece of equipment at a fair price.

I'm hoping that there will be a software update to upgrade the cheap looking on-screen display soon.

David Hutchinson

Sony DVD Recorder with Freeview

Great product. I purchased the 160Gb version last year and was so impressed I purchased this version for my study. Easy setup, fantastic features, no messing about with discs and if you want to keep a recording it is easy to burn to a disc and also has basic editing facilities as well.

Great product. Get one today.

P.S. I even got one for my Mother-in-law as her VHS Recorder broke. She is not particularly good with gadgets but she found this easy to use. She managed to record with little tuition and was able to play the track with no tuition. This Recorder is very intuitive to use. She did struggle with the deletion of tracks but having showed her once she has not forgotten how to do it.

Beats the Sky+ and Virgin Media products into a cocked hat and no subscription charges either.

6 months later, still impressed

Having already seen the benefits (and obsolescence!) of hd-dvd, I wanted to get into blu ray but initially held off, due to the cost and version restrictions of earlier players, and 'bugs' still not ironed out.

However in late 2008 it became clear the format was here to stay, helped immeasurably by the latest wave of not only cheaper but 'ready' players from Sony and Panasonic, along with some very reasonable deals on blu ray discs (still on Amazon 3 for 2).

Chose this player over the bdp-s350 and Panasonic bd35/55 as;

1. Onboard dts-ma/dolby true hd decoding with 7.1 analogue outputs for use with an older receiver.
2. Price with 5 free blu rays more attractive than Panasonic bd55 (got Wall.e, Mamma Mia, Hancock bundle from Amazon + Casino Royale and Batman Begins via Sony registration disc, (in fact they arrived twice, thanks Sony!).

I've played close to a hundred blu rays and dvds on my bdp-s550 and the player has never given me a problem, running smooth and silently at all times, therefore I consider it to have been an excellent purchase at the time.

Since then however I have added a Marantz SR7002 receiver which decodes dts-ma and dolby true hd via hdmi bitstream, along with dd/dts from dvd.
This was as good a purchase as the blu ray player I feel, and also 'unlocks' the uncompressed dts-ma/true hd soundtracks from my hd-dvds via Toshiba hd-xe1 player (glad I hung onto it now).
My dvd, hd and blu ray players all connect with just hdmi and the sound is far superior bitstreamed than sent via analogue in all instances.
Even dvd-audio goes from my Denon via hdmi as uncompressed PCM, although SACD still only by analogue. If Sony could include SACD DSD in their blu ray players that would give them the edge.

I'm considering another blu ray player (have two set-ups) and will probably go for Panasonic bd35 as it is currently the best value now.
Why? I don't need another set of 7.1 outs and the Panasonic is £100.00 less, (I paid less than the current price WITH the free discs last year).

If you are thinking of buying this player, think that the money saved could be put toward a new hd decoding receiver..

Compact and Simple

As expected from Sony - good quality product and stylish design. Compact and will fit into small space. Excellent picture and has all the basic features you would need. Really good value at this price.

Sony Pink DVD Player

I brought this for my teenage daughter, it is excellent value for money, very stylish and small enough to fit comfortably on her shelf, easy to use and works perfectly every time.

Great!

I have been using it for 3 weeks. Quality of picture and device itself are great. Works well in the car - my daughter was in heaven and our 12h journey from Italy was as quite as never before.

STYLISH, GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY

EXCELLENT BASIC DVD PLAYER. LOOKS FAR MORE EXPENSIVE AND STYLISH FOR THE PRICE. EASY TO USE, WOULD RECOMMEND IF ALL YOU ARE AFTER IS SOMETHING TO PLAY DVD'S. GREAT BUY.

Brilliant and simple!

I brought this hoping that it would play copies, be reliable and be good quality. It has certainly met my expectations so far. Ive had this now 3 months and it plays brillianty, good picture although im not an expert on dvd players, for anyone wanting good value for money and reliability then this is the product.Also simple to work, good remote, dont really need instructions to work it and it looks and act like a good quality product too. All round worth the money!

sony rdr-hxd1095 dvd recorder

a brilliant piece of equipment which more than meets my needs but it looks like it may be some time before we figure out all its facilities

Superb Sound

I wanted to replace my hi fi separates with large speakers and get rid of all the cables. This unit gives superb sound and dvd image and is easy to set up. It also looks great and takes up very little space. I have connected it to the cable tv box and the tv surround sound is fantastic.

Amazon 5 Sony 3

The player I received developed a fault almost immediately. The disc tray locked in the in position and refused to respond to the unlocking procedure described in the manual. This involved the use of the Standby button which did not exist as far as I could see. The machine's child protection mechanism had clicked in gratuitously and refused all my attempts to remove it. I am ancient but not senile. My children are nearer forty than four. There was no cause or reason for me to set the protection mechanism. The machine was duff. It may be that it was uniquely so and that other players are free of fault. In that case this is a fine player: beautifully clear picture excellent sound. That's why I have given it three stars. I give Amazon five. It refunded the cost (though not the return postage) immediately.

Superb buy.

For anyone who hasn't got Sky+ or Virginmedia V+ this is a must. Combines perfectly with any television but especially Sony. The Seller was also extremely good too with practical helpful information.

Not Good for purpose

The main reason I bought one of these was to transfer old VHS tapes to DVD, but I could never get the tapes to play.
A complete waste of money!

Good machine

I bought it about a half a year ago and overall am pretty happy with my purchase. It is doing its job almost perfectly. The only drawback is the freeview receiver; sometimes the picture froze for a short period of time, particular the main 5 channels. I have the Sony D3000 TV and there is no such problem with it.