Entered CNET Catalog: 04/14/2004
SKU: SLVD550P
Manufacturer: Sony Electronics, Inc.
Manufacturer description
The SLVD-550P DVD/VCR is the combination VCR and DVD player you've been waiting for. Loaded with features to enhance your entertainment experience.User opinions
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User Rating: 
1/10
2nd Player Dies Again
Pros: Combo unit is nice feature
Cons: Unreliable and a waste of society's resources
User Rating: 
3/10
Worst DVD Player Ever!
Pros: It has no Pros
Cons: Stopped working after about 8 months
User Rating: 
5/10
It was good until... it stopped working
Pros: Not Available
Cons: Not Available
User Rating: 1/10
My SLV-D550P lasted 9 months!
Pros: Great unit for the first nine months
Cons: Stopped playing DVD's at month 9 - worthless to me!
User Rating: 1/10
Crap equipment and Crap Service from SONY
Pros: good idea, thought good company both horrible
Cons: dvd did not work properly
They are huge and take advantage of small consumers like us.
User Rating: 1/10
Product lasted only 8 mo and died waste of my money!!!!!
Pros: None product only lasted 8 months with little use
Cons: Worst customer service!
User Rating: 1/10
A PIECE OF JUNK
Pros: THE VHS PLAYER IS FINE
Cons: THE DVD PLAYER BROKE DOWN WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
IN SHORT, STAY AWAY FROM SONY. THEIR QUALITY HAS GONE DOWN THE TOILET
User Rating: 
9/10
No Problems Here
Pros: Compact, Sleek, Great Picture, Parental Control!
Cons: Pricey when I bought it, Cable box issues, Remote
We have two boys who like their movies and they've had a pretty easy time using it as well. I REALLY like the parental control it has on the dvd side. They tried to crack it and didn't get through!
I've not had any problems with the unit so far (knock on wood). The picture is great and the sound rocks. I've got surround so that really made a difference.
Only one drawback I've found is that it isn't very compatible with my digital cable box. I can't watch tv without having the unit on. No big deal, but at the same time it is using power and heating up the cabinet. I hope it doesn't affect the lifetime.
Oh, and the remote is not a good setup at all. The buttons are so tiny that I can't find the setup in input buttons sometimes! I'd expect a better remote from Sony...
Overall really good, just little tweaks could have made it a lot better!
User Rating: 
8/10
decent combo
Pros: dvd/vhs, pristine video
Cons: 2 seperate hookups
User Rating: 1/10
Stay far away from this one
Pros: Good picture Quality
Cons: Poor workmanship
I have had this DVD/VCR Combination unit for ten months.
Now the sound has gone out of the DVD player.
Still within the warranty and Sony wants me to pay for the repairs.
A friend of mine also purchased one just like it and the DVD player quit working.
I see a bad pattern starting. Stay away from Sony!
I'm looking for a new one that's not made by Sony.
One of the other reviews was correct, the DVD player does make noise.
User Rating: 5/10
Choose Another unit
Pros: Nice looking unit, easy set-up and nice features.
Cons: Noise from DVD mechanism. I just bought this unit and will be returning it. You can hear a faint noise from the Disc spinning when in play mode. This may be OK for a unit that is enclosed in a glass cabinet but it was definitely noticeable on a regular
User Rating: 9/10
Excellent job Sony keep up the good work!
Pros: Easy set up, nice features and A-1 quality picture! I was so impressed and very pleased with my purchase for such a reasonable price..
Cons: None so far.
User Rating: 
6/10
Pretty good quality
Pros: Good resolution on regualr TV. Very easy to set up and use. Took me 10 minutes to set up.
Cons: None so far
User Rating: 9/10
Great product for reasonable price
Pros: Easy to use, quick to learn, has all major features
Cons: remote for channels does not work, and it does not tell you when the recording was made on playback
