Customer Reviews

Sony DVPNS 508 -ALL REGION CODEFREE MULTI SYSTEM DVD PLAYER

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Ignore the gripes about instruction manuals-- mine did come with an English photocopy, but it's not really necessary. The very first screen in the setup allows you to switch the language instantly, and after that, it's as straight-forward as any other dvd player. Picture quality is excellent, it doesn't suffer from any video/audio sync issues like similar Toshiba players, and it's free from region restrictions. Excellent choice for any fan of foreign media.

My only complaint isn't with the player at all, but with Amazon's marketing-- this player doesn't have HDMI output, and although HDMI isn't listed in the product description, it is very deceiving to see HDMI cables plastered all over the same page, and to be repeatedly offered deals to buy this player along with HDMI cables. So don't bother adding any HDMI's to your order unless you plan to use them for something else!

This product, as other reviewers have pointed out, is first rate, and deserves five stars. But Amazon, uncharacteristically, have not read there own copy, it would seem. I was lucky, there was a photocopy of an English version of the manual in addition to the pristine Spanish edition included with mine. You need it, as the default language is set to Spanish. And there was an adapter to allow the unit to be plugged in to a US socket. So perhaps someone has been taking notice of these reviews. Perhaps that someone can explain why customers frequently by an HDMI cable with this unit when it does not have an HDMI output? Why do they ship silver units but only show the black version? You may not receive what you expect, and for that the rating drops to four stars (but it is a great dvd player!)

Although I was happy with my Coby compact multi-region DVD player that I purchased from Amazon, it lasted only a year. When the action froze in the middle of a DVD, I thought the DVD was defective until the unit stopped playing altogether. Coby's customer service representative said it was "tired." I decided to go with a name brand this time and the Sony unit arrived one day after I ordered it (with free shipping). I've tested it with all my multi-region DVD's (including Asian and PAL) and it seems to work just fine. As mentioned in several previous reviews, a photocopy of an English instruction manual was included as well as a US adapter plug. It was easy to switch the default language from Spanish to English and no other adjustments were required. It does seem a bit odd that no warranty information is included in the package but I am hoping that the unit will have a long life with no problems.

Very pleased with the player. Took it out the box, pluged it in and it worked faultlessly.. no set up, no messing about. We buy DVD's in Uk when we visit and also have other European DVD'd our friends give us.. the player played all of them.

This DVD player is exactly what I'd hoped it would be--regardless of the fact I was prepared to be disappointed. It couldn't have been easier to set up. All cords, English manual, and US plug adapter were included, and I had it up and running in a few short minutes. When I started looking for a new DVD player, I knew I wanted one that was region-free and would play VCDs, and this Sony does it all. A big thank you to all those who posted reviews. All of your positive comments were what persuaded me to make the purchase. It's a great DVD player.

I recently got this dvd player and plugged it in and played my region 2 and 3 cds and they played just fine. Its the main reason why i bought this dvd player: The ability to play whatever cds from around the world..no region codes blocking whatsoever. Unlike the last region code dvd player (the durabrand one that is supposedly all region but it is not at all it just played region 1 discs, i also got that one from amazon.com) that I had to send back..there was no weird codes to type in or unnecessary calls made to the product company for codes that didn't do anything at all. Just put in the cd and its ready to play whatever cds from whatever region code you got. Very lightweight and flat so its easy to carry around and helps save you some space. It did come with a Spanish instruction booklet but there was an English one included but was in a burned cd-rom format. The color of the dvd player I got was a silver/gray one instead of the black dvd player advertised on this page but thats okay as long as it plays all region dvds. Anyways its a great and easy to use all region dvd player at a decent price. Definitely worth buying

I recently purchased a Sony DVPNS 508 all region multi system DVD player so I could view the Midsommer Murders and my Dr.Who DVDs that I purchased from a British company. This player was one of the easiest to hook up and operate, has great sound quality and the picture clarity is much better than my regular DVD player. I've decided to play all of my DVDs on it, not just the British ones. The price was very reasonable for such a gem. I highly recommend buying this player.

Got this product a few days ago, plugged in and it played my DVDs I got from France right out of the box without any adjusting. It even remembers where I stopped the DVD up to 6 DVDs and replays them from where I stopped. It is also a good looking DVD player, and very nice image quality as well. I got this for $77 and recommend this product. All though I wish it had a USB port.

The product itself is great and work beyond my expectation on both picture and sound qualities. And of course, it is region free. However, since it is an import product, the manual instruction is not so good. I need to spend sometime to figure out how to set it up.

One more problem on the manual is, the manual says it has optical digital audio output, but it actually does not. I download the manual before I purchased and thus I also ordered an optical audio cable with the purchase, but the cable turns out to be useless. It does have coaxial digital audio output, though.

This DVD player plays my US [1] and Japanese [2] DVD without any hassle. You can turn on English-menu screen so you don't need the printed English manual (included by the vendor), and a power adaptor (Eur to US) is also included. When connected to my 26" flat-screen TV by component cable set, it shows amaizing pictures with the progressive mode. If Sony sell it officially, it would be one of the top sale model.