Read the comments here about the SONY Lip Sync problem. I bought a DVPS550D on September 4 which has the problem. I have not contacted SONY yet. I bought SONY because most of my other components are SONY including the TV and, in general, I like their stuff. If all else is equal I would buy the Toshiba at this point to avoid the future need to send the SONY in for an upgrade -- whetever that turns out to be.

I would be returning my 550 for a Toshiba if I could still do that. Unfortunately I don't still hae all the packing materials etc. I threw that stuff away before I noticed the Lip Sync Issue.