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Summary: I wish I read the reviews before I bought...
Review: I am also having the same problem other reviewers have commented where it seems to do a slight skip between scenes on certain DVDs. It is slightly distracting, not terrible but it has gotten on my nerves. I know other people who have purchased much cheaper players and they perform a lot better. I thought I was getting best quality based on the Sony name and instead I get some bizzare problem which is in all the players in this model.
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Summary: Sony DVP-NC665P 5-Disc DVD/CD changer is off the hook!
Review: I bought this player at Best Buy on February 25, 2004. Let me tell you, I like it better than the Apex DVD player I have. It is quieter than my Apex. It holds up to 5 DVDs or CDs. It even plays MP3 discs. It is also a progressive scan DVD player so you can enjoy the best picture on a High-Definition Television. I like the resume play feature it has. For example you were in the movie for about an hour on "disc 1." You change to "disc 3," to watch a different movie for about fifteen minutes. You switch to "disc 1," it will resume play from where you left off in the DVD. The player also resumes playback from last stop when you turn the power back on (on all 5 DVD discs). You can enjoy the TVS virtual surround sound if you are only using a two-channel audio system like your television or stereo. This player is excellent for only $180.00. The only con is that it doesn't have the "zoom" feature like some other players. Other than that, it is great and is still running strong.
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Summary: Does what's needed for a lot less...
Review: I bought this player to replace my ancient 5-disk CD player. I've never owned a DVD player before and didn't really expect to need that aspect of it--we have TiVo and a vast VHS library, so why do I want to switch formats? But time marches on and it's clear that I need to start migrating to DVD.Let's start with the music part: As a CD player this unit it flawless. It does everything my Stone Age TEAC CD player did, silently and effortlessly. It's not unattractive and it's lower profile than most. The blue light bulb in the front of the unit is a slight annoyance (I don't really need my CD player to be a nightlight). Hooking up is quite easy. It was a bit of a chore for me because of my TV/TiVo/amp setup: I play the TiVo box through the Amplifier to the TV, but the amplifier only offers a single video input. The DVD and the TiVo box both want to use the same line to the TV and neither offers the ability to "pass through" a signal. Both want to be on the end of the cable. However the unit itself hooked straight up and was playing in five minutes. As a DVD player this unit does it all and plays nearly every strange acronymed disk you can find. I did choose this over a similar "V" model that can play some other funky music disk formats you've never heard of. So be sure you don't need that. I've had no bad playback problems. Great unit.
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Summary: Works OK, Poor Performance
Review: I did a great deal of research to find a multi-disc progressive scan DVD player and finally decided on the DVP-NC665P/B. After completing the installation into my system, I was happy to see that the player worked, but disappointed in its video performance. The functionality of the player is great. . .quick disc changes, multiple scan rates, several progressive scan modes, and the ability to change out a disc while one is already playing. I have a Toshiba 50-inch widescreen HDTV (using component video inputs and progressive scan mode) and I am very disappointed in the picture quality. I actually received better video performance with my old Pioneer single-disc DV-525 without progressive scan. The picture appears grainy, the color is dull, and some digital "artifacts" are displayed during some action scenes in which there is a great deal of contrast between foreground and background objects. When the player changes layers on the disc, there is a pause that lasts approximately 1 second. I would recommend another player if you are looking for crisp, vibrant video. If you are only concerned about functionality and something that works, this might be a good choice for you.
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Summary: the picture quality was fantastic
Review: I got this after having first tried the Samsung 1080I-720P with DVI connection. I have a Toshiba 51in. HD ready monitor. the Samsung was very expensive, and the picture quality did not impress as it should have (highest quality connections). Bare in mind, with that unit, if the DVD was recorded in the highter resolution, it was fine, but did little to improve older films.
The SONY on the other hand, (once properly set up, which can take some time if you unfarmiliar with the new technology) this machine is quite impressive for its lower-end price with a picture quality that rivals the samsung I paid twice as much for. For dvd's recorded in higher end resolutions, the picture comes out near perfect, while old recordings, such as tv shows (ex. X-files) are smoothed to improve quality. This method is also imployed on VCD and DVD-R's which can suffer in quality. I would highly recommend this product, though be warned. Improperly set up, and you'll not get the best of what this can offer.
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Summary: Very satisfied with dvd player...
Review: I read the reviews before buying, both positive and negative aspects. After purchasing the unit, I do have to agree that the blue LED light Sony placed on the front of the player is a bit bright and annoying, but I'm still pleased with the purchase. The picture quality is excellent and I really like the feature that the unit will remember exactly where you left off on a given dvd if you switch disc, turn off the unit or press stop.
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Summary: It looks good
Review: It looks good in the store and out of the box but after I hooked it up and starting playing movies it would skip not on everything just certain movies and Tv shows it s a wierd skip ownly happening during scene changes it would leave a "ghost" of the previous scene in the new scene very briefly.I took it back to the store figuring it was just this unit but the next one did the same thing.I cannot recommend this product!
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Summary: don't buy without a widescreen TV at home
Review: it plays nice and I was able to get rid of my CD player and use this for both CDs and DVD. However even though you can supposedly set the machine to zoom when playing widescreen DVDs on a regular TV, the zoom feature does not work. My old cheaper DVD player did this. And many of the settings can only be changed when you hit "stop", not while it is playing.
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Summary: Don't Buy
Review: Nothing against the product except that I would get the NC685 given the reviews I have seen. My real complaint is with Amazon and their sales practices. This does not come from Amazon and if they do not sell it they will not offer you any customer service. I order the 665 inadverntantly as I meant to order the 685. Less than 2 hours after I ordered the product I called up to say I made a mistake and that I wanted to buy the 685 (more $ so no problem I thought). They said they already placed the order with the merchant and that ehy could do nothing for me as I had to call the merchant. The next day I had a tough day at work and did not call the merchant until 2:oo p.m. (there only open from 9:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. or I would have called them when I hung up with Amazon the previous evening). I was advised that the item had already shipped and they could do nothing for me. The only thing that they could offer was to refuse the package and they would provide me with a full refund. They forgot to mention that they would still charge me the $20 shipping and handling. All said and done I might as well have gone to my local electronics store as it would have cost me around the same price. My advice, DO NOT PURCHASE FROM AMAZON IF THE ARE JUST GOING TO SEND YOU TO A THIRD PARTY VENDOR AND TAKE NO RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE PURCHASE.
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Summary: Don't Buy
Review: Nothing against the product except that I would get the NC685 given the reviews I have seen. My real complaint is with Amazon and their sales practices. This does not come from Amazon and if they do not sell it they will not offer you any customer service. I order the 665 inadverntantly as I meant to order the 685. Less than 2 hours after I ordered the product I called up to say I made a mistake and that I wanted to buy the 685 (more $ so no problem I thought). They said they already placed the order with the merchant and that ehy could do nothing for me as I had to call the merchant. The next day I had a tough day at work and did not call the merchant until 2:oo p.m. (there only open from 9:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. or I would have called them when I hung up with Amazon the previous evening). I was advised that the item had already shipped and they could do nothing for me. The only thing that they could offer was to refuse the package and they would provide me with a full refund. They forgot to mention that they would still charge me the $20 shipping and handling. All said and done I might as well have gone to my local electronics store as it would have cost me around the same price. My advice, DO NOT PURCHASE FROM AMAZON IF THE ARE JUST GOING TO SEND YOU TO A THIRD PARTY VENDOR AND TAKE NO RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE PURCHASE.
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