- DVD Benchmark - Product Review - Sony DVP-S7000 DVD Player - November, 2000 Staff Background We are sure everyone remembers the Sony DVP-S7000 because it was their no-holds bar reference DVD player. It is also a first generation DVD player. Anyway, here are our test results: Video The video quality of this player is very good to excellent. In fact, we would rate this as one of the best ...hometheaterhifi.com/volume_7_4/dvd-benchmark-sony-7000-dvd-player-11-2000.html