Sony DVP-CX777ES Multi-disc DVD Player

As most of the reviews seem to suggest, I too have had good luck with the 777ES.
Our first 777ES has lasted for 4 years of very high use. We are in a cable access station, and the unit plays 30 disks a day for 365 days a year. After 4 years it had a minor problem (bent load arm), but it was fixable for a moderate repair cost ($100), and is now back in service. We've since purchased a seccond for back-up purposes. The unit seems to be very well made, and parts are available as of 2009.
The unit is very quiet, and of resonable speeed when changing disks. Most disks load and play within 5-10 seconds, which seems standard with other DVD players we've used. As we start to store more media on hard drives, this is starting to seem slow, but we wouldn't have said that 4 years ago.
I am disapointed that Sony's new model does not have a RS-232 port like the 777ES has. The port allows you to control the DVD player through a separate machine. While I imagine new controllers can connect via LAN cables, our current one cannot. At some point there will be a need to upgrade our controller, but with the amount of data stored, and connection to other devices, we like having a DVD player with a RS-232 port.
We will keep using the 777ES as long as we can, and would reccomend it for any home use as well.

I have 3 of these, all hooked up to an Escient AVX-331. They work great for storage of a large CD/DVD collection. Make sure that you use a receiver/Pre-Amp that can up convert to 1080p from the 480p. This is only a progressive 480P player, w/o up convert capabilities, that is the only issue I see with it. I only hope they come out with a Blu-Ray version soon.

Older tech, but still awesome if you have a large collection of CDs/DVDs - especially as the Escient Fireball MX-111 (also older tech but awesome as well) costs less than half what it used to. The two in combination with a high speed internet connection all work flawlessly in truly plug-and-play fashion. Only had to refer to the CX777ES manual one time and the MX-111 Quick Start Guide one time to get up and running. Zero technical difficulties of any kind so far.

Excellent delivery and the product was in prime shape. Great Ebayer to deal with! Arrived well packaged and even with a nice bonus DVD.

Like first review I upgraded from the Sony's DVP-CX985V and DVP-CX995V changers. This unit solved the loading issues (slow and noisey). Its an ES. Expect no less.
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THIS IS THE SECOND ONE I BOUGHT FROM THIS SELLER. THE SONY ES SERIES IS THE BEST OF THE BEST. BEING A T.V. REPAIR TECH I KNOW QUALITY WHEN I SEE IT. A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT IS FOR SELL THERE IS NO PARTS/TECH SUPPORT FOR. I GET TWO TO THREE CALLS A WEEK FOR PEOPLE WITH NO NAME PRODUCTS THAT HAVE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THEN I HAVE TO TELL THEM THROUGH IT IN THE TRASH AND BUY A NAME BRAND NEXT TIME, LIKE SONY....
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