This dvd player was just released in Dec, 2004. I've used it for 5 months so far. It's a great DVD player. It can play everything I throw in: DVD+R, DVD-R, & VCD. Even more, it can play the AVI and MPG files on both CD and DVD media.

The picture quality is great. I have a SONY HDTV and playing movie with progressive scan (480P) is just amazing. The sound, you know what Yamaha is good at. I am quite satisfied with its performance as a whole.

My only complaint is the boot time is a little bit long. When you power it on, it takes around 10 to 15 sec to open the tray, and takes another 10 to 15 sec to identify the disc. Afterwards however, it works like a champ. 5-disc changer is awesome. I can watch drama on VCDs without leaving sofa.

There were three DVD changers I was considering to buy. Onkyo, the same brand as my amp, is my first choice. But it turns out that it doesn't support DVD+R media (or -R, I forgot. I saw the review on Circuitcity's website... Read more

My take and things I've noticed about it:

This player is slow to load a disk. However, it has played everything I have put into it with 100% dependability.

The inside of the tray doesn't seem to be as well made as the rest of the unit. It may just be that the tray is kind of huge when it is ejected; it seemingly makes up most of the unit.

The remote control lacks an eject button (that isn't too big a deal to me).

Thanks to another reviewer I am able to play DVDs from other countries (specifically, from the UK - my Laurel & Hardy Collection). For some reason though, I have to reset the audio (via the set-up menu) everytime I play a non-usa region movie or I won't hear any sound coming through at all. Maybe it has something to do with my tv set and 'its' settings - who knows. I do not have to reset anything if it is a good ole regular USA region 1 disk however.

It may be such an obvious point that it goes underappreciated, but the... Read more

I pretty much agree with everything stated above. The tray IS a little slow to respond, but that's it. If this was my only player, I would have expected HDMI and upconversion (then it would earn the full 5 stars), but the ability to program the region and value for money won the day. Plus of course being able to load up hours of CD's. Btw, you can order real Brit (region 1) DVD's from Amazon.co.uk (same login, password, etc., nice job Amazon), and have them shipped here at a very realistic price.