Sony DVP-NC85H/B HDMI/CD Progressive Scan 5-Disc DVD Changer, Black
The DVP-NC85H five-disc DVD player offers 720p/1080i upscaling through an HDMI connection (High Definition Multi Media Interface). HDMI allows the transfer of uncompressed digital audio and video signals to other HDMI equipped components, providing an uncompromised picture. It also features Precision Cinema Progressive technology, which delivers accurate and vivid images to the television. Unlike other DVD players that detect image changes at the Scan line level-Sony's Precision Cinema Progressive (PCP) system detects them at the Pixel level. This results in images closer to the original source data, because separate, optimized algorithms are used to handle the differing Pixel behavior. Precision Drive III mechanism is also included, which helps maximize the performance of DVD collections by reading data even on some physically "warped" discs. Other benefits include a 12bit/108MHz video DAC (digital to analog converter), and 24 bit/192KHz audio, providing high-quality video and audio processing for vivid images and crystal clear sound.
Store hours upon hours of entertainment in Sony's DVP-NC85H/B five-disc carousel changer. This versatile unit plays DVDs and a variety of older disc formats, such as VCD and SVCD, as well as your favorite music CDs. And since the unit supports HDMI connections, you're sure to get the best picture possible. HDMI Compatible
High-Definition Multi-media Interface (HDMI) is an interface format that provides uncompressed digital audio and video directly to a digital television. It represents the current state of the art in high-definition video and sound because the information never has to be converted into an analog format. Another benefit of HDMI is that it puts all that information into one cable and one easy-to-use connector. An added benefit of connecting the DVP-NC85H/B to your set with HDMI is that the unit can "upscale" commercial DVDs, which are rendered at 480p resolution, to a digitally interpolated 720p resolution, which makes for a much sharper picture. For analog sets, the DVP-NC85H/B includes a 108 MHz 12-bit digital-to-analog converter for sharp picture and clear action. It features composite, S-video and component video connectors, as well as optical digital, coaxial digital, and RCA analog audio outputs. Precision Cinema Progressive
While other DVD players detect image changes at the scan line level, Sony's Precision Cinema Progressive (PCP) system detects them at the pixel level. This makes the picture more faithful to the source--whether film or video--because the technology uses separate, optimized algorithms to handle the differing pixel behavior. It also uses separate algorithms to process the moving and still parts of an image, resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are virtually free from motion artifacts. Precision Drive 3 System
Sony's DVP-NC85H/B delivers excellent picture and sound quality--even from damaged discs. How? The unit's Precision Drive 3 system allows you to playback some DVDs that may have been damaged or warped without a degradation of picture quality. This feature comes in handy when watching rentals or other heavily used discs. MP3 and JPEG File Playback
The DVP-NC85H/B plays MP3 sound files and JPEG photo files. Simply insert the disc and use the remote control to navigate through your folders to your files.
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Add to that what Sony has done to people's computers with their copy protection malwear, I would say they are the lowest form of business out there and should be avoided at all costs. It takes forever to change chapters, it won't play legitimate disks I have recorded from tv, and it even refuses to play some store bought concert DVDs dropping back to the menu after a five minute stall. I bought this DVD changer in October '07 and by July '08 it has started to die as described in other reviews. I refuse to have another Sony product in my home from this day on. There was a time Sony meant quality, but this is a heap of excrement.
(The Panasonic HT-830 I just trashed had the absolute worst layout for a remote I have ever seen. 1) The unit is extremely slow. NO Open/close Tray button on top, but instead it was listed in the middle of its 100+ buttons and required a SHIFT press). Also each slot number is between two slots and I have mistaken which slot I used on more than one occasion. Maybe it is these "old eyes" of mine, but where my entertainment center is there is no direct light shining down, and I can't tell what number is next to the slots in the tray without shining a pocket flashlight on it. I mean really bad. It says "loading." for much longer than any other DVD player I have used. Perhaps this is required in a unit that plays very high quality, but to me it is just annoying.
No exaggeration - that is the truth. For the price, though, it is a good deal. I have had this unit for just about two months now. But the not-so-great remote and the excruciatingly SLOW loading times costs it 2 stars, and give this player a grand total of 3 stars. The Sony remote for this player for some reason requires that I press every button twice. Some DVDs take 30 seconds or more just to load and show anything at all. Powering on, and especially when starting any DVD. Video is fine from the DVDs.
Thin and light, I will give it credit for at least having all the necessary buttons in logical places in the remote. Too long in my opinion. 2) Another reviewer mentioned how difficult it is to see the numbers of the slots when the tray is open - and that's an understatement. But it looks as good to me as any I have seen. Also it is not universal - can't control any other device. I am not quite the A/V connoisseur as some reviewers are - I'm significantly less discriminating. While this is certainly a good player as far as the "neat" features it has - especially being able to swap out DVDs with the tray open WHILE you are watching another DVD - that's a killer feature that I love called Exchange.
Changed batteries 3 times and I am only 7 feet away, but it literally takes two presses for each button. I don't generally use it for anything else - just watching DVDs, though it does claim to play a lot of other types of disk. 3) The remote control is terrible. The things that I dislike about this DVD player are as follows:.
The only thing that bothers me is the build of the CD tray itself. This feature works flawlessly. Just load it up and it plays for hours. I've had no malfunctions with this player.
I am very satisfied with this product. I also wanted a player that would upsample standard DVDs to my 1080p television. It seems a little flimsy, but the general build of the player is solid and the case is actually metal. Don't overlook the convenience of a multi-disk player. If you enjoy music, having to constantly feed a CD tray becomes a little irritating.
I bought this player for two reasons. On most movies from 8-10 feet away it is hard to tell the difference from the output of my Sony Blu-Ray player I bought afterwards (I hate to admit this, but it's true).
I bought this player to replace my old 5 cd carousel changer. This one can only shuffle within one disc, but I don't see the point in that. My favorite function on my old component was the "all disc shuffle" function, which was also a button on the component (no TV needed for the display). I also don't like where the remote sensor is because I have to leave the door open to my entertainment center to use the remote. This defeats the purpose of a closed door that keeps little hands away from the equipment and media. Sony's priority is the DVD playback, not CDs. For me it was a bonus feature to have DVD playback.
When I finally got through, I would not let the guy off the phone until the label hit my e-mail inbox. I called Sony and they said they would send me a shipping label (it had cost me over $40 so far to ship a unit that is retailing today for $110). Absolutely no difference. In return for my brand new DVD player, Sony sent me a "factory refurbished" unit.no other options. Oh, by the way: the "universal remote" that came with the home theater system.
My old CD carousel won't do MP3s. Now I first got a "factory refurbished" something back in the 1970s. The used one they sent me worked about as badly as the new one. It came in two weeks ago. I will wait for the unit to be returned (Sony's turnaround is quite good) and see if it works. The remote didn't work out of the box. I won't bother with it any more if it doesn't just not worth it.
Many functions are only available on the remote, so this isn't exactly a minor problem. I like the 5 disc carousel because it allows me to play about a week's worth of Christmas music from MP3s burned to discs. I bought this as part of a home theater system. I sent it back immediately. I eventually learned that the Panasonic does not like DVD-Rs very well, so I sent the Sony back for repair a second time. I'm not an audiophile and don't watch TV, just a movie or two each week. I have NEVER had a "factory refurbished" unit that worked properly, and this DVD player was no exception. It's defective, too.
That one was obviously broken before it was packaged for resale. Operates the tuner/amp but cannot be programmed to operate anything else. But I will certainly never buy another Sony product. My ancient Panasonic was working fine, so I just hooked up the Sony to play said MP3s at Christmas. A week later I called Sony and the guy said he would e-mail the shipping label "right now." I called back the next day, was put on hold, and then disconnected.
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