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Sony DVP-S725 any good?

Thesourmillman (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 5th June 2001, 17:33

I`ve got the Sony HTK-215 theatre system and I`m looking for a better player to go with it.

Is a chipped Sony DVP-S725 worth it or should I look somewhere else?

Any suggestions, please - thanks.

RE: Sony DVP-S725 any good?

steve 1056 (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Tuesday, 5th June 2001, 21:18

I got my 725 back in December. It`s superb - great picture - great sound - easy to use - and most importnat, plays every disk I try without problems. I paid £349 for mine from Richer Sounds. It`s chipped and can bet set for auto region or manual region, and so can play RCE disks as well.

Go buy.

RE: Sony DVP-S725 any good?

cw2000 (Competent) posted this on Wednesday, 6th June 2001, 00:56

The Sony players (x25/x35) are the ONLY players that can play all 500 of my dvds without fault.

Make sure you get one that has manual region option so that it can play RCE discs (better still get one thats both manual and auto region)


I got my Sony 725 from Seven Oaks Sound and Vision, it uses the Techtronics auto/manual mod (the Techtronics Sony mod is one of the best, but their customer service is quite poor based on peoples posts in newsgroups). I choose Seven Oaks as they gave a 2 year Warranty.

RE: Sony DVP-S725 any good?

Iain M (Competent) posted this on Wednesday, 6th June 2001, 10:49

i can also recommend the multiregionmagic.co.uk (i think) mod, works a treat.

i have the sony 735 and it is glorious...

RE: Sony DVP-S725 any good?

Thesourmillman (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Wednesday, 6th June 2001, 22:00

Good news - thanks guys.

RE: Sony DVP-S725 any good?

Dieselman (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Wednesday, 6th June 2001, 22:15

Its a great machine. The only thing is it does not play CDRs. Thats important if you want to burn your own VCD from camcorders.

RE: Sony DVP-S725 any good?

Thesourmillman (Mostly Harmless) posted this on Wednesday, 6th June 2001, 22:20

I`ve got a DVD-ROM for that, but cheers for the tip!

RE: Sony DVP-S725 any good?

cw2000 (Competent) posted this on Thursday, 7th June 2001, 00:35

> The only thing is it does not play CDRs.

The 725 plays Princo CDs with no problem (both Audio and VCD)

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