Sony DVP-NS700H/B 1080p Upscaling DVD Player, Black
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Customer Review: Great little upscalling player for affordable price.
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently adopted HD technology after purchasing a wonderful Sony lcd. I have about 400 DVD's and not even close to replacing them with blu-ray, so I purchased this great little upscaller. First of all, for Sony this is cheap! I matched it up with my Sony LCD with the HDMI cable and what happened?
I read so many reviews stating it was near HD quality to it did nothing for quality. Well, here is my take... No it's not near HD quaility; however, it significantly improved the picture. More so than an ordinary DVD player paired with an HDtv. Why? because I campared. I plugged in my regular DVD player through component cables since it obviously did not have an HDMI port. HDMI makes a huge difference. The colors are bright, vibrant sharp and clear. I would say it had picture reminecent of the movie theatre except brighter.
If you are not ready to adopt blue-ray yet, get this. It sells for change with free shipping and no tax. If I had to replace my DVD collection, it would cost about 7,000 dollars. Compare that to 70. Granted it's not HD but really, I'm perfectly happy with the picture produced from this dvd upscaler. Also, it's really nice looking. Nearly all black and it's hard to spot the tray slot until it opens. Kind of futuristic looking. Highly recommended.
* Quick update on picture quality: I have discovered that some movies are almost HD quality. Particularly the new star wars movies. So it's kind of a lottery. The majority of movies are not near HD picture but some are.
Customer Review: Great Player--Decent Price
Summary: 5 Stars
I was looking for a decent DVD player to work with my 22" Samsung LCD TV for our bedroom. Didn't want anything too fancy, but I didn't want something cheap either. I'd previously picked up some of the cheaper players out there, and they ended up dying within a year. As a result, I thought I'd put more effort into researching which player to buy.
Naturally, since the TV was a Samsung, and I've always been a big fan of their products, I looked at the Samsung players. Unfortunately, I read of several incompatibilities between Samsung TV's (of all things). Since my wife had picked up a Sony Blu-Ray player for me for Christmas, I decided to look at Sony, and stumbled on this DVD player.
I've not been disappointed in it once, and it continues to amaze me--probably cause the TV is so small it's hooked up to. Hookup was simple, or course, and the player has been nothing but flawless for me. No matter the DVD, it plays it, and they look absolutely stunning. Sony truly has done something with their upconverting processor.
The remote is pretty easy and straightforward to use. I like the idea of it being able to sync up with other Sony products, but, alas, am unable to test that specific feature.
I have absolutely no problem recommending this player to anyone. It may be a little on the pricey side (you're paying for the Sony name to some extent), but it's really worth every penny, especially when you compare it to the lower-end products out there.
Customer Review: Works great
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this for several months now and am very satisfied with it. It plays my DVD+RW and DVD-RW disks very well, as well as all my boughten DVD's of course. Picture quality is superb. I've got it hooked up via HDMI cable to my 32" 720p TV. I have the audio outputting through RCA cables to the stereo receiver. When you do the setup, you can choose where you want the audio outputted to.
One of my favorite features is that if you're watching a DVD and you don't finish it, you can take that disk out, watch a different DVD, then insert the first disk and it will resume playing right where you left off. Very handy for TV shows on DVD, or if you're like me and end up going to bed 20 minutes before the movie is over.
My only complaint is that the 4X zoom is more like 2.1X. My old Magnavox zooms in twice as much, and is also rated at 4X.
The unit has a lot of picture controls and modes, but they pretty much duplicate what your TV already has, so I haven't bothered with them much. The remote is well laid out, and even though it has a lot of buttons, it's pretty easy to get the knack of it and use it in the dark. The "play" button has some bumps sticking out of it, making it easy to find by feel, and the other buttons are arranged around it. I programmed the input select and volume buttons to control those functions on my TV, which is very convenient.
Overall, a very good unit with excellent picture quality. I'm very happy with it.
Customer Review: Ability to choose upconverting rez makes this fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
What a pity if this is no longer available directly through Amazon. This is a fantastic upconverting DVD player!
Be sure to take advantage of the different settings under the HDMI menu. Most new, dual-layer (DVD-9) titles look stunning on a Samsung LNA650 when the player is set to Auto/1080p, but older classics, like B&W Hitchcock and Marx Bros. movies that have not been cleaned up look excellent when I set mine to 720p. The worst of the worst, unrestored old stuff looks good when set at 480p. If you push the upconverting too hard for lousy source, you get a bit of blurring and distortion, so play with the settings that make your discs look good.
Movies like JUMPER, KUNG FU PANDA, THE DUCHESS, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, are truly shown in cinematic quality. Absolutely awesome.
Plays scratched disks from the library just fine.
As far as region codes and all that goes, I'm not downloading stuff from other countries, so I can't really say. I did try one PAL disk and it couldn't play.
I won't be going to Blu Ray for at least 18 months, I figure, because of this sweet player. I sure hope, for everybody's sake, it doesn't go out of production.
If you can't find it through Amazon, don't despair, the identical model might still be available in Silver. Just change the "B" in the model name to "S."
Customer Review: Did upscaling make a difference...?...
Summary: 5 Stars
I researched and reviewed over and over contemplating will it make enough of a difference to buy a upscaling dvd player. I bought this sony upscaling dvd player and as soon as i got it i tested several movie's scenes on it against my old dvd player(prolly about 5 years old or so) and yes to my contentment it surely looked better upscaled. Yes some people say dont waste your money on it it didnt do anything, and yes some will not look much if any different if they are older or the filming was done a certain way. im on to blu-rays now but do not intend on repurchasing my already large collection and an upscaling dvd player does make my regular dvds look better, some much better, especially newer ones. i have had this sony make some of my dvds look easily as good as an average (not great) blu-ray movie. I dont know how older dvds are designed and made, but it does vary, some look great, some good, and some not but bottom line if your like me and want the best picture possible for what you have this is indeed a good buy, i am very happy with it just dont expect magic. Also the precision drive to help read scratched up discs works great, i watched a very messed up miss treated dvd the other night and it did not skip a single time. Upscaling Does Improve Picture Quality Hope I have helped.