Sony DVP-NS77H/S 1080p Upscaling DVD Player with HDMI Output, Silver

 (17 customer reviews)

Installation was very simple. To connect to my receiver, I used an HDMI cable which was not included of course...but batteries for the remote were, yeah! My first observation is that the silver color matches beautifully with my Sony TV, Sony receiver and TV stand. Setup was easy with the on-screen menus that automatically navigate you through when hooking up for the first time.

The first thing I did of course was compare 720p to 1080i and I can clearly see the difference. It's even more amazing compared to 420p which is what I had previously with an old Toshiba. The player is capable of 1080p, but my TV is only capable of 1080i and of course the player automatically detected my TV's capability.

The next thing I did was burn a photo album on a CD+R and popped it in the player. A menu appears that allows you to navigate through the folders and files. Just hit the play button and it displays your pictures on the TV. This will make a fun slide show for our...Read more

Awesome!
I've had the Sony DVP-NS77H a week. It performs flawlessly. I coupled it to my Sony KDL 40W3000 TV through the HDMI port and that was all it took. The only way I can explain the 1080p picture quality is: I watched Lawrence of Arabia, 1962 Oscar Award Winner for Panorama. I was spellbound by the majestic desert tans with sky blues and bloody red casualties. It's a new experience for a 3-score movie admirer. One additional expense: I bought and used the cheapest HDMI cable available $29.99 made by GE.

All that's separating this model from the same Sony currently costing $30-40 more is color. Amazon has managed to score a number of these silver players at good prices and is passing them on to the consumer. The player may be the slimmest and trimmest in the field (ignore the dimensions provided by Amazon--the player can't stand over 1 1/2"). Despite the low profile, it's loaded with features, including a convenient remote that's already set up to control on/off, volume, and most other functions of a Sony TV. It works fine as a plug and play unit, or you can tweak video settings to sharpen and brighten the display, adjust contrast ratios and black levels, change aspect ratio or audio settings for enhanced features like extra wide surround sound. And if you watch different DVDs concurrently, like many people read novels, the player's memory enables you to keep as many as six DVDs going at the same time, resuming each at the point where you last left off.

Not to frighten...Read more