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 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $67.90
You Save: $12.09 (15%)
New (21) Used (2) Refurbished (1) from $67.12
Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 96
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 17 x 8.3 x 1.8
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: DVPNS700H/B
Model: DVPNS700H/B
UPC: 027242733886
EAN: 0027242733886
ASIN: B0015VW3BM
Availability: Usually ships in 3-4 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 perfect match June 14, 2008
We purchased the Sony DVP-NS700H/B to compliment our Samsung LCD on the advice of our son..as usual he was spot on.The Sony upscales the standard dvd's to near 1080i quality. I almost believe the sound from our receiver is better as well. Also, if you read the manual there any number of settings to create the picture size you desire, full screen, letterbox etc. Those manuals come in handy. I wouldn't hesitate to buy this again, possibly as a present.
Excellent -- it just works June 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Works great!
One note of caution: it comes with only analog video cable(s), probably because some buyers may not have a TV with HDMI.
To use the HDMI digital HD upscaling, you need to buy an HDMI cable. I bought the Velocity cable on Amazon for $10.
Did upscaling make a difference...?... June 13, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I researched and reviewed over and over contemplating will it make enough of a difference to buy a upscaling dvd player. I bought this sony upscaling dvd player and as soon as i got it i tested several movie's scenes on it against my old dvd player(prolly about 5 years old or so) and yes to my contentment it surely looked better upscaled. Yes some people say dont waste your money on it it didnt do anything, and yes some will not look much if any different if they are older or the filming was done a certain way. im on to blu-rays now but do not intend on repurchasing my already large collection and an upscaling dvd player does make my regular dvds look better, some much better, especially newer ones. i have had this sony make some of my dvds look easily as good as an average (not great) blu-ray movie. I dont know how older dvds are designed and made, but it does vary, some look great, some good, and some not but bottom line if your like me and want the best picture possible for what you have this is indeed a good buy, i am very happy with it just dont expect magic. Also the precision drive to help read scratched up discs works great, i watched a very messed up miss treated dvd the other night and it did not skip a single time. Upscaling Does Improve Picture Quality Hope I have helped.
Great little upscalling player for affordable price. June 11, 2008
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I recently adopted HD technology after purchasing a wonderful Sony lcd. I have about 400 DVD's and not even close to replacing them with blu-ray, so I purchased this great little upscaller. First of all, for Sony this is cheap! I matched it up with my Sony LCD with the HDMI cable and what happened?
I read so many reviews stating it was near HD quality to it did nothing for quality. Well, here is my take... No it's not near HD quaility; however, it significantly improved the picture. More so than an ordinary DVD player paired with an HDtv. Why? because I campared. I plugged in my regular DVD player through component cables since it obviously did not have an HDMI port. HDMI makes a huge difference. The colors are bright, vibrant sharp and clear. I would say it had picture reminecent of the movie theatre except brighter.
If you are not ready to adopt blue-ray yet, get this. It sells for change with free shipping and no tax. If I had to replace my DVD collection, it would cost about 7,000 dollars. Compare that to 70. Granted it's not HD but really, I'm perfectly happy with the picture produced from this dvd upscaler. Also, it's really nice looking. Nearly all black and it's hard to spot the tray slot until it opens. Kind of futuristic looking. Highly recommended.
Perfect Step-up machine June 11, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
To dispell a misconceptions in a previous review: This machine does support 4:3 aspect ratio. You simply need to read the manual and find the right display menu. Also, if you have a wide screen TV, it may be that it is set up wrong.
As for my review, I will start by saying that I am not using an HD TV. I have a regular TV I bought in college and I am forced to use the regular outputs on the machine. That being said, I can tell a difference in picture quality. I know I am not getting the benefit of the upconvert but this machine makes my DVDs look better than my old Toshiba.
As for the gentleman who said that it made his older DVDs look worse, I can only speculate that either the output settings are incorrect or that upconverting old movies that have been transfered to the DVD format might make it easier to see imperfections from the original footage.
PROS: This machine has every hook up you could want on a player - including the digital optical audio output. Many players are ditching this output (including the next model of this player) because they think everyone has the money to drop cash on a HD TV and use the the HDMI cables. This forces you to buy two HDMI cables and route the signal through your reciever to get digital quality audio (this is true for all players. I don't think any of them allow you to use your optical out and HDMI out at the same time even when they do include these connections). Anyway, I have been using an optical out to my reciever for the best audio signal and simply haven't had the money to get an HD TV. This is one of the few players that allows you to have digital quality sound without the HD TV... bravo. Some other players have coaxil digital outputs, but hey, I bought the optical because it was better, faster signal and now most the companies are ditching it. Kind of annoying. Anyway, the versatility of the differnt hook ups allows buyers who are in the middle of converting all of your compenents to make this work with just about any set up. Other machines (including the next generation of this one) requires the buyer to pretty much upgrade your whole system at once in order to benefit from certain features - IE: I can't get digital quality sound unless I go out and buy an HD TV, too.)
Enough about that. This thing also supports DTS and 24-bit sound. I guess what I am saying is that the sound output is awesome on this machine.
As for the upconvert I can only speculate. All I know is that it did make my DVDs look better even at 480p with a tube television.
The machine is thin and sleek. Looks nice and doesn't take up a lot of space.
CONS: The menu interface is the antithesis of intuitive. Sony must've thought that using really tiny graphics that have nothing to do with what is in the submenu was a great way to organize things. You have to read the manual if for no other reason than to reference their graphics index to figure out which menu to select for the feature you want. What was wrong with just using words like - "display" and "audio"?
There are like three different display menus that all have different things in them. (Which is probably why the previous user thought there was no 4:3 support). Why they didn't put these all in one place and create more sub categories I will never know. Some of the set-up menus will not allow you to access them unless you stop the DVD you are watching. Also, the manual assumes a certain level of techinical knowledge which a regular user may not have if they do not keep up with all of the HD TV and digital lingo. Bottom line, the menus are confusing, but if you read the manual, you'll be fine if you have a reasonable amount of technical knowledge.
This is a small complaint, but neither the remote nor the buttons on the machine itself have a backlight. If you're like me, you watch your movies in the dark. On the machine, they didn't even paint the button icons on there. They are engraved in the button and left black. Even in a dimmly lit room I have to get a few inches from the machine to tell which button is which. Eventually, I'll memorize them... A small gripe for a great player.
Sometimes the remote is a little touchy. You really have to tap the buttons.
My rating would be a 4.5 out of 5 but I gave it a 5 to counter act the people who gave this bad reviews because they didn't read the manual carefully enough to set up their machine correctly.
The bottom line for me is that this was a perfect machine for my situation. I can't afford to drop $3000 on a new HD TV and a reciever that will accept HDMI to get all the features I want. I wanted to continue getting digital quality sound (via optical connection), replace my dead DVD player, and future proof my video capabilities by getting an upconverting player. This machine hit a home run on those particular points so I am willing to accept the other small issues.
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