Sony DVP-NS700H/B 1080p Upscaling DVD Player, Black

Play the DVDs you love, upscaled to beautiful 1080p resolution with this sleek silver 1080p upscaling DVD player. Breathe new life into your DVD collection with the DVP-NS700H upscaling DVD player. Plus, with BRAVIA Sync, you can easily power on and synch the inputs of compatible Sony AV devices connected to the players via HDMI for hassle-free enjoyment. DVD/DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-R DL/DVD+RW/DVD+R/DVD+R DL, CD, MP3 and JPEG Playback Bilingual Carton Design (English and Spanish) Bilingual Basic Set-Up and Operation Guide (English and Spanish) Ports - 1 Coaxial Audio Digital Output (Rear), 1 RCA Audio Output (Rear), 1 S-Video Output (Rear), 1 Composite Video Output (Rear), 1 Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output (Rear), 1 HDMI Connection Output (Rear), and 1 Optical Audio Digital Output (Rear) Dimensions - Width 17 x Height 1-9/13 x Depth 8 3/16 (430x43x208mm) Weight - 3 pounds 14 ounces (1.73 kg)

This DVD player is so crisp - after reading the reviews, we chose Lord of the Rings for our first viewing to see if the video quality was good or not. Well, it was GREAT. We were up to 3AM watching the trilogy. The DVD player is so thin and sleek, there is no hesitation with the buttons and the ability to recall where you left off up to 6 DVDs is amazing! No more upset kids in the morning when we watch a different movie at night! This is a great DVD player at an incredible price. Can't wait for other old players to stop working so we can get another.

I recently purchased the Sony DVP-NS700H/B to replace my 8 yr old DVD player because it would not play many of my 3 yr. olds DVD's. So far all of her DVD's play great on the Sony. I don't have a TV with a HDMI hook-up so I am using component video hook-up and not getting the full 1080p upscaling but still think the picture is better than my old Samsung. Very please with the purchase for the price ($62 on Amazon.com). Will probably purchase a blue-ray player when I get a TV with HDMI hook-up but this is a great temporary DVD player.

dvd playback quality is an improvement on this dvd player vs older ones without upscaling. nowhere near bluray quality, though -- dont let reviewers fool you. in order to truly experience 1080p quality video, you need a high quality video, for one, for two, you need a quality, 42+ inch tv, with 1080p capabilities, and for three you need a quality playback device and cable. theres just no comparing dvd to hd video. those who have truly experienced hd video on a true hd setup know what im talking about. great if you want to take an affordable step up from older dvd players -- not comparable to bluray, though. the player itself is fine, but some of these reviews are obviously from people who havent seen true high definition.

The image quality is obviously not going to be as good as HD with this player, but it is much sharper than you'll be able to get out of a non-upscaling DVD player. I feel as if I'm back in the theater watching all of my favorites again for the first time! For example, with my old DVD player I could barely stand to watch Lord of the Rings for five minutes on my new HDTV because of how dull the colors were and how fuzzy the image seemed. With this upscaling player I am hooked once again and loving it! I think this is the same feeling that moviegoers experienced during the Wizard of Oz when they saw a film in color for the first time! With intense scrutiny you will be able to see that the image is not up to HD standard but, seeing as you're getting such a sharp image out of your old DVDs for a fraction of the cost of a Blu-Ray player, it's well worth the money. At times you will realize that the faint patterns on someone's vest or the little wrinkles at the corners of someone's eyes are actually visible for the first time! This is pretty amazing compared to how dull the image was prior to this player. Where I think this player really stands out is in the vibrancy of the colors it outputs onto an HDTV. I would compare the range of color to that which you will find on HD TV channels or Blu-Ray discs, which goes a long way to making your old DVDs look new again on fancy flat screen TV's. I would definitely recommend this player to those who want to continue to use their old DVDs on their new HDTV but who don't have the money or desire to buy a Blu-Ray player and discs for the next year or two. In my case, I found a deal on a 26 inch Samsung HDTV and was hoping for a cheap alternative to Blu-Ray. This totally fit the bill. Installation was very easy with the HDMI cable (buy one online because retail outlets charge WAY too much...) and my only complaint is that the audio effects built in to the DVD player caused an odd echo effect and buzzing on my TV's built in speakers (were the TV not also trying to create audio effects out of the two side speakers built into it I think this would not have happened, but I can't be sure). Once I played with the settings on the DVD player to stop it from altering the sound everything worked just fine and sounds great. I can't say there's any improvement in the sound, though, when compared to my old DVD player. But be aware that you may have to fiddle with the settings, and if you're someone who likes to plug and play with no hassle then you might be a little bit annoyed with this, depending on your hardware. Generally there aren't that many settings you'll need to change, though, so it shouldn't be a reason for most people to stay away from this player. I also am not a huge fan of the remote that comes with this player. It has extra buttons meant to allow you to control your TV with it as well, but they don't function with my TV and so they are more along the lines of useless clutter for me. The actual look of the player is great. It goes so well with my Samsung HDTV that they almost look as if they were meant to be sold as a set. It also is smaller than many DVD players I've had before and I love that that frees up space on my entertainment system for other things. I didn't like that there was a sticker on the top of it, though, because that left a small mark in the DVD player after I took it off. I really think this player is a great intermediate step for those who just bought an HDTV but who don't want to have to get into Blu-Ray yet. I own so many DVDs and love the fact that they're coming down even more in price thanks to Blu-Ray (I just bought eight more of my favorite movies on DVD from Amazon for under $70!!) that this is definitely the smartest choice for me and those who are in the same situation. DVDs become extremely watchable thanks to this player and I'm really glad I bought it! Edit: Another great feature of this DVD player that I've found as I use it is the fact that the buttons on the player itself are positioned on the top front of the player rather than on the face. With my old player it would move backwards slightly every time I ejected a disc and eventually I'd have to rearrange that entire shelf of my entertainment system, but having the buttons on the top makes it so that pressing buttons will not move the player around. It's a very smart design and once you get used to it you'll come to appreciate it as you use the player.

I returned a Panasonic that skipped and froze. I looked around and found this one. I've had it for over 6 months and it performs like a champ. It has never frozen on me. My 3 year old has decided he wants to "be a big boy" and put the DVD in himself and push the buttons. Luckily, he's born with some engineering traits and is able to do it without destroying anything, although he gets his finger prints on the discs. Once in awhile I have to clean the discs because of this, but the machine tries really hard to play it anyway and will skip a little. I highly recommend this if you're looking for something that gives good picture quality AND is dependable and functional.