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Date: 2008-12-21 Happy With DVD Player My old Sony DVD Player stopped working and Sony wanted $135 to repair or replace it. I ordered the NS700H for $75 and am very happy with it. It was easy to connect, but in the beginning the picture did not look right. I realized that I did not adjust for TV Type (page 55 of the manuel) and now everything is fine. Date: 2008-12-20 BROKE AFTER 2 MONTHS!!!! The spin motor broke after 2 months and it cannot read any DVDs. Nice Sony, 2 months. . .Amazon won't return after the 30 days. I'll call Sony now which will be quite a hassle. How about just making a good product instead Sony? Date: 2008-12-20 Excellent Player I hooked this bad boy up to my 50" Insignia HDTV after my old DVD player died. Using the HDMI connection for the best possible picture and sound. I hadn't heard of 'upconverting' or 'upscaling' DVD before, but after some research decided on this Sony. If you're budget conscience, get this player. If you're into labels, get this player. Some may say it's not as good as the real high end players, and they may be exactly correct, but unless you're running both players side by side, (all the time) how the heck will you know, and why would you care as long as the picture and sound you're getting is top notch. And with this player, it is. Even old DVDs look better. Save your money, buy this player, and enjoy the show. Date: 2008-12-20 YPbPr Works Just Great I got one of these units, and I've only had it a week, so I can't speak to its reliability. Also (apologies to Amazon) I got it from Walmart, since I wanted a local return in case of a DOA unit. If this weren't a concern, I'd certainly have ordered it from Amazon, because of their excellent service. This review deals with the "improved picture" issue, and not (as said) reliability. I should first mention the device installed easily and without incident, excluding my having to move a lot of things and uncable/recable a few things, and other annoyances unrelated to the unit itself. To start, I did a box-out-box-in and just replaced the player. My old player was connected to my TV's Component Video In (CVI) input, so that's where this new one started. If there was any improvement in picture, I didn't notice much, and what I could notice could easily have been chalked up to my vivid imagination. Now comfortable with that, I decided to move the input to YPbPr. Since this also required setting on Progressive Scan in the DVD Setup screen, I got a little nervous, since turning this on can make the picture so scrambled the DVD Setup screen won't show. I called Sony support, and they walked me through setting Progressive Scan on, and what to do if that didn't work. This is also in the manual, but I wanted a warm & fuzzy from a human being. To summarize, Sony support is there, by both email and telephone. A day later, I decided to try the YPbPr (480P) connection, and it did wonders. The picture is much cleaner and crisper than before. I also have a DVI input on the TV. At some point, since my TV supports 1080i on the DVI, I'll probably try that. But, frankly, the improvement I saw in YPbPr was, by itself, worth the extra cost over what I had. So... If you have a TV with YPbPr input (or HDMI or DVI), in my opinion the added price of this unit, compared to a stock-block player, is well worth it. Assuming, of course, it keeps working. Date: 2008-12-17 Sony DVP-NS700B DVD Player Great product. Took it out of box. Hooked up to TV with cheap HDMI cable bought on Amazon. Worked great with a fantastic picture. Definitely well worth the money.
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