Just fine, until it died

It was just yesterday afternoon when I thought about writing a positive review of the DVE-7000S. I'd been happy with it as both a portable and a desktop player. It was while using it as a desktop player (on AC) when it just sort of popped, sizzled, and died. The smell of fried electronics wafted into the air when I opened the disc door. This happend without warning and for no apparant reason.
It's about 75 days into the 90 Day full-warranty period, so I'll only be out the cost of shipping it to Sony to get a replacement (most likely a refurb). Be that as it may, however, it still calls into serious question both the quality of the engineering and of the manufacturing components of the DVE-7000S.

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Agree with all the other reviews

I wanted a DVD player for the road when I was away on business, and maybe on my nightstand, because my wife can't sleep with the tv on. I wanted womething with a little smaller footprint, so I bought the Sony. OK, here's the staight stuff. Let's start with 3 stars, for the average player. Nice bright picture, add one star. 16x9 add a second star. Nice charging stand and two phono jacks, give it a third. Embedded battery instead of a replaceable one subtract a star. DVD player with a flip top instead of ejectable, subtract another. No memory stick slot, subtract a third. Do the math - three stars. I can't believe that Sony passed up the chance to sell a few more proprietary products like the memory sticks that and batteries that would make this really usefull. Compared to the other portable DVD players, this one is OK, so buy it if you find one cheap. Otherwise, get the monster Archos 504 that has no DVD, but is a really, really good portable player.

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Glad I got it cheap.....

I too am a huge Sony fan.I got a chance to pick up a demo model at a retailer.Brand new ......... I like to watch a DVD in bed while the wife sleeps.Unlike the clam shell type I used previous.This unit takes a lot of adjusting of the knees,covers etc.to get it just at the right angle.

The picture quality is quite granny.But these are all things I can live with.......had I paid full price well.....

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