Sony DVP-NS975V Up-Scaling DVD/CD/SACD Player

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Summary: Terrible PRODUCT-Whats going on with SONY DVD players
Review: ALL current HDMI Upscale DVD players on the market are FIRST generation products and are all in need of work. However I cannot afford to waste money or time until they get it right. The HDMI connects looked great...it stopped working within 48 hours. So then I was left with only the progressive outlets working till I worked on returning this item. Then I noticed that the progressive connects (yeah they worked) but looked HORRIBLE. So I went back to my old sony 425P. I love this player and in my opinion is one of the GREAT dvd players sony has made 2+yrs and running strong.So please avoid this player read the rest of the reviews and wait for awhile till they submit a new model with HDMI connects

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Summary: 'Tray Locked' problem and poor service from SONY
Review: DVD player worked as advertised in the first month. Picture is excellent. However after after 1 month it gave a 'Tray Locked' error and would not operate at all. At Sony's suggestion the player was returned to the service center in Texas. That was early December. Sony said that the replacement unit would take about 1 week. Here it is January 18th and no DVD player. Apparently there are none in stock and would have to wait until the end of January. Nice product but horrible support.

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Summary: Great for plasma / LCD, nor fot CRT.
Review: First off, I'd like to address the first moronic reviewer. Just because you are uninformed about the product, doesn't mean it should take away from its review. Next time get a clue and do your homework.

That being said, this is a great player. A little pricey, but still great. It works a lot better with a LCD or Plasma thought. With my 34" Sony CRT it works great at 720p, but I noticed a little bit of flicker on 1080i.

If you got the extra bucks, go for it. But personally I would wait for the next generation of Bray or HD-DVD players or discs.


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Summary: Great picture while it lasts
Review: I bought this DVD player because it has an HDMI connection. On a 55-inch flat panel HDTV, the picture exceeded my expectations. I watched the movie "Hero" on it and the picture was crisp and the colors were both true and breathtaking. The player, however, cut off midway through the film. Fortunately, it relented in its malfunction just long enough to allow me to finish watching the movie. Afterwards, no matter what disc I put in the player, it erroneously recognized it a "multitrack," churlishly refused to play and obstinately locked up. I did as I recommend all people do who have had the misfortune to adopt children who are churlish, obstinate or should be locked up - I sent it back.

I have replaced this player with the Denon 2910. Even though this player costs more than twice as much as the Sony, the picture on the Sony was just as good, while it was there . . .

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Summary: upscaling only works from HDMI output
Review: I bought this DVD player because the advertised video upscaling. But please be careful that the video upscaling is only from the HDMI interface and NOT from the component video interfance. I returned it since my HDTV is SONY KD34XBR2 from two and half years ago and didn't have the HDMI interface. I was a little disappointed because that "HMDI only video upscaling" is not clearly described in Sony's marketing sheet. I found this out by reading the user's manual and a clear product description from Crutchfield.

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Summary: not what i expected from a sony
Review: i had the same problem as the previous reviewer. after 2 weeks of fine playback, the player suddenly wouldn't play my dvd's. i also couldn't eject the disc unless i turned it off, then turned it on. ended up returning the player since it was within the 30 days. i also had the same problem with the samsung 841 player. i own a sony 60xbr950. i've heard about problems with dvi connections? i had to go with a hdmi/dvi monster cable. maybe a hdmi/hdmi connection might be alright.

i own all sony products, and this is the first time i was not satisfied with a sony. the picture was great while it was working...but to be honest, the picture with my sony rdrhx900 recorder/player (component video) is just as good. i'll stick with the component video till they work out the bugs with the dvi connections.

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Summary: Somewhat Basic Player
Review: I recently bought an HDTV with an HDMI connection. Previous to that I had a non-progressive scan DVD player so obviously I was in need of an upgrade. Frankly Sony was not my #1 choice in this case but the other upconverting models that I read higher reviews on were out of stock so I settled on this one.

This is a really basic DVD player in appearance, and Sony didn't exactly go out of their way to make it user friendly or particularly attractive. The remote looks like any standard remote, hopefully you have something else that can control it because this one stinks.

I haven't bought a DVD player in a while, what was a shock was that these darn things are only 1/2 as deep as a normal component, there's just hardly anything inside these things.

The main reason any of us would buy this thing is for the HMDI and the upconverting. On that note I was somewhat lukewarm on what it put out, not exactly blown away. However, I think my bland response is because I just got into HDTV and any DVD picture, no matter how "upconverted" still looks somewhat lame by comparison to HDTV.

My recommendation is to stick to a nice progressive scan DVD player and wait until they change the DVD format over to something that does HD. HMDI is over rated (plus the cable is expensive).

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Summary: Good but expensive DVD player
Review: The HDMI output from this DVD player is very good (I watched it on my Panasonic 50" plasma TV with Montser HDMI 2m cable). I did 480P, 720P and 1080i and they are all good. The picture difference between them is small. I would like to comment that its component output is also good. Probably 90% of HDMI quality. I think If I watch it on a front projector with larger picture size I might be able to see more difference between HDMI and component output. Anyway, I'm happy with the HDMI outpout.

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Summary: Great picture but hope it does not break
Review: Three weeks after I purchased this unit, the player developed problems playing DVDs and opening the drawer. Because I mail ordered the unit, I had to return it to the Sony Repair Center. Since it was withing the first 30 days, they said they would ship out a new unit. When I filled out an online return, they said a replacement would be shipped out in 5-7 days. When it didn't show up, customer service stated it would take 10-14 days at the minimum. I like the player. Hopefully, some day I will be able to use it.

I'd recommend purchasing Sony products from a local store as you could probably get an exchange within the first 30 days.


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Summary: What a black eye for Sony
Review: Well I just returned my second DVP-NS975V player due to the same problem as other posters. DVDs or CDs would not track/initialize and would not allow you to open the disk drawer. When it was working, it was a fantastic DVD hooked up via the HDMI interface to a Samsung HL-P5063W. The upconversion for DVDs presented such a clear picture. The built-in Dolby decoder was also a plus since I owned an older Sony AV receiver that was Dolby Digital-Ready. There were very few upconversion DVD players available that also had a built-in Dolby decoder. I ended up purchasing a new AV Receiver and DVD player with a DVI interface - Denon. I just lost all respect for Sony.