Sony DVP-NS77H/B 1080p Upscaling DVD Player with HDMI Output, Black
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Manufacturer: SonyBrand: Sony
Edition: Electronics
Model: DVP-NS77H/B
Color: Black
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony
Music Label: Sony
Product features:
- 720p/1080p Upscaling Video Output through HDMI¿ Output
- Fast and Slow Playback with Sound
- Precision Cinema Progressive¿ Technology
- BRAVIA Theatre¿ Sync
- Multi-Disc Resume -6 discs
- AmazonBasics 3RCA Component Video Cable (6 Feet)
- AmazonBasics High-Speed HDMI Braided Cable (6.5 Feet/2.0 Meters)
- AmazonBasics Ultra-High-Speed HDMI Cable Braided (9.8 Feet/3.0 Meters)
- AmazonBasics 700MB 52x CD-R (50-Pack Spindle)
- AmazonBasics 700 MB 52x CD-R (100-Pack Spindle)
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Customer Review: A value from Sony (don't spend more at this time)
Summary: 5 Stars
I had momentary hesitation about this DVD player for two reasons: 1. My Sony TV does not have the company's touted "One-Touch Theater Synch," suggesting a Sony player would provide no advantage in terms of convenience; 2. the last time I purchased a Sony TV set and Sony DVD player at the same time, the remote for the Sony player had no effect on the Sony TV set, even on-off and volume functions. Consequently, I gave some thought to spending less on a Phillips upscaler or spending more on an "upscale" upscaling Oppo. But I liked the specs, dimensions (weight and height are less than the OPPO DV-981HD), and the track record of the Sony and went with it, even though this model was too new to garner videophile reviews. Consumer Reports cautions against spending too much on a DVD player, upconverting or not, because hi def TV sets "upconvert" the 480i signal from an HDMI cable automatically.
Good call. The Sony is not only lean, mean and trim, but its remote control operates both the on-off and volume functions of my new Sony television, and with no programming of the switch required. More importantly, the picture it produces is the best I've ever seen, with perhaps the exception of some HD DVD demo discs at Sears. In fact, if I can forego the comparisons, I'm perfectly content to use this player as a substitute for a "thoroughbred" HD or Blue-Ray player.
Although some reviewers have complained about the premium prices of Sony television sets, this DVD player with an HDMI output strikes me as priced right if not a genuine value.
[Follow up: Still relatively satisfied, but it is a fairly "touchy" machine, quick to stick when a DVD is dirty or scratched. One more potential "downside" of any upscaler with HDMI connections: a 480i signal is read by the TV as 1080 i or p, which on my flat panel Sony TV forces the set into wide-screen aspect, pre-empting and making unavailable the "Normal" mode (not true of my Toshiba TV, which offers many aspect ratios to choose from). Consequently, if it's not a "wide-screen" (16:9) but a "full-screen" (4:3) DVD, the figures are stretched and/or distorted to a distracting degree. But there's an upside: the "Normal" mode setting, which is not available on my Sony TV (KDL40V2500), can be activated at the level of this Sony player, using the player's remote to make the setting for playing a 4:3 image on a 16:9 screen with minimal to no distortion. Without the DVD player, I'd have returned the TV.
Lesson: don't let all of the HD hype conceal the unresolved problems still besetting a developing technology (forget the "contrast ratio" smoke screen)-- not just plasma vs LCD and HD vs Blue Ray, but HD vs. upconversion, HDMI TV upconversion vs. DVD player upconversion, 4:3 vs 16:9, 480 vs 720 vs 1060 i or p signals, source material filmed at today's speeds vs. earlier movies filmed at 24 fps. All the more reason not to overspend on a component at this time. Maybe in the near future an HD czar will bring order to this near chaos. Blame it on the powerful moguls who back in 1953 introduced a new screen-stretching aspect ratio called Cinemascope. Despite their grandiose horizontal thinking, they still never managed to produce a Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, or Wizard of Oz.]
Description of Sony DVP-NS77H/B 1080p Upscaling DVD Player with HDMI Output, Black
HDMI¿ Output with 720P/1080p upscaling of DVD Media --- Reads the data on a standard DVD at 480P and maximizes the video resolution to best fit your HDMI compatible TV. This allows for you to enjoy the best in video performance while delivering digital Video and Audio over one simple cable. BRAVIA Theatre¿ Sync2 --- As a leader in products with HDMI connectivity, Sony has created BRAVIA¿ Theater Sync to go beyond simple audio and video transmission. When combined with a select number of BRAVIA¿ televisions and other Sony audio and video components, in addition to audio and video transmission, will transmit control functions via the HDMI¿ cable. With "One Touch Play," operations that took several steps have been reduced to one. Press the PLAY button on the remote, watch the A/V component(s) turn on then the BRAVIA¿ television turn on and switch to the correct video input&Simple&Easy&BRAVIA¿ Theater Sync.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories