 Give your old DVDs a new lease on life. |
| Review Date: September 15, 2008 |
| Reviewer: A. Grisanti, Reality, USA |
I purchased this DVD player to replace an outdated (probably produced around 1998) Sony Progressive Scan DVD player that still got the job done but was lacking in many areas (stopped playing burned CDs). I cannot say how happy I am with this purchase. First and foremost, the picture is absolutely beautiful. There is no comparison between the video output of this machine and that of the outdated Sony, which was an early iteration of the progressive scan.
I had thought about purchasing a Hi-Def media player (most likely the PS3 but an HD DVD player was probably more in the realm of affordability), but decided, quite fortunately as it turns out, to go with this player seeing as though I do not own nor plan to purchase any type of Hi-Def media in the near future. This player makes those old crusty DVDs shine in 1080p. Each time I throw in a movie that I haven't watched in years, it looks like a completely new movie. This player single-handedly brought the life back to my DVD collection.
The player has many other good features, as well as a brilliant video output, such as a six disc memory for the resume feature which threw me for a loop the first time I experienced this in action. It displays JPEG image CDs/DVDs better than any other I have seen in recent memory and allows a soundtrack for a picture slide show. The load time is pretty quick for both switching discs (about 20 seconds for audio CDs and a little more for DVDs), and exchange feature is quite intuitive, which can be said for most of the controls of this machine. I could go on but I think I have said enough to make you all think that I'm a salesman for Sony.
The only gripe I have with the machine so far is that the remote is very sensitive when navigating menus, but it does not hold much water in my book because of how little time I, or anyone actually, really spends in the menu.
All in all, this is the best upscaling DVD player around for the money, and depending on the longevity of the output, I will enjoy this player and more importantly my DVD collection for years to come. So provided that you do not want to spend the money on a shiny new Hi-Def player, this machine packs a wallop for a relatively small price.
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Great DVD Player
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| Review Date: July 30, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jesse A. Turney, Huntsville, TX United States |
| I don't usually buy something that hasn't first been tested by Consumer Reports but I needed a new DVD player and I preferred one that allowed more than one disc to be loaded at a time. I couldn't believe how remarkable the picture was on my HD tv. Granted I haven't ever seen an HD movie being played on an HD player but this picture appears to be just like HD. I have not had any problems watching a movie. I am a teacher and I tend to watch movies only during the summer and it has received a lot of play time. I highly recommend this product. |
A Great DVD Player
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| Review Date: January 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Michael L. Sutberry, Pennsylvania, USA |
| I reviewed many DVD players before purchasing the Sony DVP-NC800 HDMI/CD 5 disc player. I was looking for a multi disk player that played both DVD Movies and CDs to replace a 3 disk CD player. I discovered that this DVD progressive scan player played my DVD movies flawlessly whereas my previous Sony DVD would not open some of the special features on DVD disks. The HDMI connection allows DVDs to be played in 1080p resolution whereas the composite connection on the DVD only allows 720p resolution. Also this Sony DVD plays all of my recorded CDs and MP3s. Please note, because this DVD is a 5 disk carousel it is 16 inches deep and after you plug your cables in, it requires 17 inches of space. It wouldn't fit in the space where I first intended to place it. |
Worth more than every penny of its cost
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| Review Date: May 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Wildflower, Los Angeles, Ca |
| This is a great product; specially when I can put 5 music cd's and play each cd non-stop. Also, dvd upconverting or upscaling of my older dvd's is superb. The image is clear and crisp. I supposed one can put in 5 dvd's to watch movies all day, all night long. But I don't want to sprout roots on the couch and become a permanent couch potato. I don't know why some of these critics offer negative reviews. Unless, of course, they just want to sound like experts. Yeah, it takes a small while for the Sony player to set itself to play the first disk, but it's no big deal. I connected a hdmi cable from the Sony CD/DVD player directly to my 55 inch Sony Bravia 1080p LCD Tv for improved hi-def dvd image quality, and I connected an optic audio cable from Sony CD/DVD player to my Onkyo home theater receiver for surround sound. Of course if I just want to hear the cd or dvd audio through my Sony Bravia LCD TV speaker, the hdmi cable which I have connected directly to the TV enables me to do that. But to have the option of hearing the audio play through my home theater for that surround sound movie theater-like sound effect, the choice of using optic audio cable or coax audio cable connections works great. |
For the price, it's hard to beat
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| Review Date: September 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Michael L. Lee, |
| Purchased it on an impulse. I needed something to replace a older DVD player. My 5 changer CD broke during a recent move so I decied to buy this model since it can play 5 disks of music or upscale DVD's. I get the best of both worlds. I still plan to buy a Blue Ray player in the future. Once I do, I will still get use out of this device as it will remain as my CD player for music. |
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