I read all the Haters, Whiners, and Complainers before I purchased
this item. I went ahead and bought it because (1) I trust SONY as
a manufacturer, and (2) It offers the best deal on the market for
a Multi-Disc changer, period. I've had the SONY DVPCX995V for 7
months now, and LOVE IT! One can't truly expect instant access
from a machine that has to access 400 Discs. The Whiners do--
unrealistically. Much faster than accessing Discs manually.
The other complaint is that you can't access Discs with the Remote
Keypad, the Whiners said. Ah, but you can Grasshopper! You simply
hit the Display File Key, Click the Right Arrow at the top slot in
the upper left hand corner, and plug in the slot number, on the
little lines, that you want with the Remote Keypad Numbers, hit
Enter--and Voila--the machine will go directly to the Disc you
selected.
True, you can't turn off AutoPlay with the Manual's (or any)
directions, but I like the AutoPlay feature. So no worries for me.
A slight quirk for such a remarkable machine--I forgive it.
All in all, I play DVDs, CDs, CD-Rs, CD-Vs with no trouble.
I bought a HDMI-A Cable and hooked up the SONY Changer to my new
SONY LCD TV, and I love it even more. The Upconvert function is
fantastic. A great improvement on all my DVDs.
Entering Disc information--too slow and cumbersome, The Whiners
claim. If I have just one or two new Discs to enter into the
system I use the Remote to enter in the info--if more I use a
Keyboard. Simple. You can't expect The Internet to do all the work
of life for you, as some Whiners want in this regard.
I'm a Scientist and a Realist. This SONY delivers all it promises,
and more. Bye-bye Whiners. I hope you're happy with whatever you
ended up buying. I'm very happy with my SONY Disc Changer--one of
the best pieces of Audio/Video equipment I've ever bought in my
long career as an Audio/Video aficionado.