Yamaha DVD-S2500 DVD Audio/Video and SA-CD Player

by Yamaha

Product Details

• Item Weight: 15 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 16 pounds
• ASIN: B0009RGLUM
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,875 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

This incredibly high quality DCDi Progressive Scan DVD player features 1080i Upconversion via HDMI output and DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD player capabilities.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Smooth sound, but slow to load discs, September 27, 2005

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E. Ham (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha DVD-S2500 DVD Audio/Video and SA-CD Player (Electronics)

This is a GOOD DVD player, but there are few things it could do better. I have a 5 year old Sony DVD player. Also, compared this side by side with Denon DVD 2910, using two of the same music CDs (regular CDs, not SACDs) so I can switch from one to the other instantly. I played them together at the same time so that the transition from the Yamaha to the Denon was as seamless as possible. Here's my conclusion.

1. Sound quality. I believe Yamaha has better sound than Denon DVD 2910. The difference is very little and not very noticeable. But, the Denon has brighter sound at the higher frequency. This is noticeable when playing violins. But over all, I think Yamaha has a smoother and unexaggerated sound. Compared to my old Sony DVD player, the difference was more readily noticeable. My Sony had more exaggerated brightness at higher frequency.

2. Disc loading. The biggest draw back for Yamaha is that it takes longer than the Denon to recognize the disc. I didn't time the difference, but it was noticeable. The display in the display window also reacts slower in Yamaha also. Also, unloading the disc takes a little longer as well. Compared to that, my old Sony was the fastest, then the Denon, and the Yamaha.

3. Remote control. Remote control for the Denon was better. More controls for movies, e.g., Denon had separate buttons for fast forward, etc.

4. Connectivity. Denon had DVI connection. Yamaha didn't. But this wasn't a big deal for me because I am using component output anyway. But Yamaha has HDMI connection (so did Denon).

5. Picture quality. Both seemed good. Couldn't tell the difference much on my 27 inch screen TV.

Bottom line: I chose to stay with Yamaha because of the sound quality. But I give only 4 stars because of the reason in #2 above. Both players are almost the same size. As for build quality, both feel solid. Before comparing the Yamaha and Denon, I tried Marantz 4500 (at around $300, it's almost half the price of either Yamaha or Denon), but Marantz 4500 just felt cheap; it was flimsy and my old Sony felt much more solid than the Marantz (so I returned it).

My system consits of the following:

- Cambridge Soundworks New Ensemble speakers -- very nice speakers -- been looking for a better looking replacements and did side by side comparison with many others costing more, but haven't found one yet. If you have a good recommendation, please let me know.

- Velodyne HGS-12 sub

- Onkyo TX-DS 777 receiver

- Sony DVP-S525 DVD player -- this is the one I'm replacing.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unreliable performance, June 1, 2006

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ntscdan (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yamaha DVD-S2500 DVD Audio/Video and SA-CD Player (Electronics)

I bought the unit less than a year ago [...]. Right from the beginning it had trouble recognizing different discs and would seize when switching between CD and DVD-A for example. The video and sonic performance of the unit are excellent when it is working.
Today I tried to open the disc tray and it wouldn't open. I disconnected the power cable to "reset" the player as per the manufacturers instructions but I am getting no response. I have a ten year old Sony DVP 7700 that has given me zero problems. The Yamaha is made in China and considering that it is their "flagship" player I expected better. Hopefully it is under warranty.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Run away from this unit, April 1, 2007

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E. Wiler (Denver, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha DVD-S2500 DVD Audio/Video and SA-CD Player (Electronics)

I had the DVD-2300 unit which preceeded this unit and found the picture and sound quality excellent. Based on this experience I purchased the 2500 without a real review or test drive... Big mistake.

$39 DVD players track discs better... You do have time to make popcorn while the unit attempts to recognize a disc.

Picture quality good but not outstanding... Audio was excellent. Sync problems... How could Yamaha release a dog like this to the market.

Yamaha will never get my money again... Total junk.