Philips DVD701AT DVD Player

• Reads CD-Rs and CD-RWs
• Optical and coaxial digital-audio outputs
• Composite-video and S-video outputs
• Discrete dual-laser optical pickup
• Allows you to program up to 80 discs for parental lock

This was the first DVD player I bought....and I have no complaints. I was immediately blown away by the video and sound quality improvements over the VCR.

The only problem I had was related to the fact that my television did not have the neccesary line inputs to hook this bad boy up. I had to spend an extra $30 after the fact to get it to play certain videos without the copyright protection of my vcr distorting the visual.

I would VERY much recommend this item. For the price and DVD quality over a VCR, you can't beat it.

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I purchased one of these from another retailer (sorry Amazon), and returned it 30 days later.

After 28 days it developed a disturbing habit of "freezing up" after an hour or so of playback. The only recourse at this point was to turn off the machine (directly at the unit), only to have it freeze again after a few more minutes of playback.

I was sure the first time there was a problem with the DVD I was playing. However replaying a DVD that had successfully completed some days before turned up the same problem.

When it worked correctly, I found the playback quality acceptable. This was used only as a 2nd DVD player for a 20-inch TV with no extra speakers, so picture and sound quality weren't that important.

The on off switch is awkward. This unit seems to be designed for the European market. Consumers there insist on an actual "mains" switch that allows them to shut of an electronic component completely, rendering the remote control useless. Yes, it goes into "standby" when "turned off" using the remote, but if you ever shut it off directly at the unit, it's dead until turned back on from that location. A minor point I was willing to overlook, if it weren't for the playback failure.

It does have one feature that my primary DVD home theatre system does not: it remembers the last position played for the past 5 DVDs. Very useful if you stop watching before the end; it prompts you to resume where you left off when next you turn it back on.

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I shopped around for about a year before purchasing this model. I was looking at other more expensive brands, but this model really surprised me with its abilities. I would recommend this for anyone looking for a DVD player that won't break their budget and still delivers excellent sound and video.

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Very Good DVD player, it has everything for the price The only missing thing is digital decoding(U don't need that) But u can play ur own VCDs, copied CDs etc Do U know "Philips is involved in the DVD tecnology invention" excellent value for money GO FOR IT...

What more can you ask? Plays everything, has a decent display so you don't have to do everything with the TV on, allows programming up to 100 audio discs (and remembers them), and has the usual good sound and video you expect. Very nice. A sleeper....