Sony DVP-NS77H/B 1080p Upscaling DVD Player with HDMI Output, Black

Enjoy improved video and audio performance from your DVD collection with the DVP-NS77H/B upscaling DVD player featuring HDMI output. Enjoy upscaled 720p/1080i/1080p DVD video through HDMI output with Precision Cinema Progressive technology. One convenient HDMI cable delivers upscaled DVD video and digital audio, making complicated cable connections a thing of the past. For added convenience, BRAVIA Theatre Sync enables one-touch operation of the DVP-NS77H/B player and compatible with Sony TV's and components. It's a definite plus for any home-theater A/V system. 192 KHz / 16 bit Audio DAC / 96 kHz / 24 bit Digital Output Multi-Disc Resume - 6 discs A/V Sync - Allows for the alignment of the audio track to match the video HDMI Output with 720p 1080i and upconversion of DVD Media for play on a 1080p HDTV screen DVD (VR Mode) Playback (with CPRM) DVD Playback BRAVIA Theatre Sync - With the touch of a button operations that took several steps have been reduced to one Precision Cinema Progressive Technology 2 Precision Drive 3 System MP3 Playback on CD Power Requirements - AC 120V, 60Hz Remote Control Coaxial Audio Digital Output(s)1 (Rear); RCA Audio Output(s) 1 (Rear); S-Video Output(s) 1 (Rear); Composite Video Output(s) 1 (Rear); Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr) Output(s) 1 (Rear); Optical Audio Output(s) 1 (Rear); HDMI Connection Output(s)1 (Rear) Dolby Digital Decoding CD Playback - CD, CD - R, CD - RW DVD-R DL (Video Mode) Read Compatibility; DVD+R DL Read Compatibility; DVD+R Read Compatibility; DVD+RW Read Compatibility; DVD - R Read Compatibility; DVD - RW (VR Mode) Read Compatibility (with CPRM); DVD - RW Read Compatibility On Screen Display Dimensions (Approx) W X H X D - 17 x 1 9/13 x 8 5/16 Sony USA Limited Warranty - 1 Year Parts / 90 Days Labor

Zoom icon will not go away! (Dale Hartlieb, 2008-12-29)

When watching an anamorphic widescreen DVD, you need to use the zoom button on the remote to get the video to fill the screen. But there is a bright blue "X2" magnifying glass icon on the top right of the screen that will not go away. It is very distracting and there is no on-screen display OFF setting. Google "dvp-ns77h zoom icon" for more on this problem and no resolution from Sony.

Worked for less than one year! (M. Day, New York, 2008-10-23)

More and more of these players are being made like they're disposable! Had this for about 7 months when the "loading" flashing began and a month later it wouldn't play anything at all. A waste of money.

Excellent DVD player (Danny Takacs, Cincinnati, OH, 2008-09-18)

I was looking for a nice upconverter to use with my new HDTV and I came across this one. I love it. It plays pretty much everything you can think of, including dual layer burned DVDs. The upconverting isn't going to be Blu-Ray quality obviously, but it definitely enhances the picture quality. Great product!

Near HD quality (when used with HDMI cable) at a low price (Proverb, Monroe, NJ, 2008-08-04)

It's hard to beat beat all the features for this extremely low price. I already have 2 units and am considering buying a 3rd.

As long as you purchase & use a quality HDMI cable, the picture quality is excellent. The cable doesn't need to be expensive, but it must be HDMI to benefit from upscaling. If you use the cables included with the unit, you will not benefit from upscaling.

The player can recall where you stopped watching for up to 6 DVDs.

The unit is slim and only 8" deep. The DVD player needs ventilation. It will get hot if used in enclosed places such as behind glass cabinet doors.

This is an excellent alternative to anyone who isn't ready to take the HD-DVD or Blu-Ray plunge.

I've had no problems with this unit and highly recommend it.

Only because no stars wasn't an option (Underdog, Spring, TX USA, 2008-07-09)

We purchased this DVD player at Christmas. From day 1 the picture was very stretched vertically. This happened on every DVD we tried. We learned to live with it. We really aren't picky.

We've just passed July 4th and now the DVD player won't recognize any DVD or CD AT ALL. We contacted Sony and were told that we would need to send it in for warranty repair. BUT, they wanted us to pay $36 + shipping for the repair to be completed under warranty.

(I know, that didn't make sense to me either.)

Now sending it in for warranty repair is another roll of the dice. The representative explained that they may not even send the original unit back to us. They may send us a comparable unit. What is a comparable unit, we asked. The response that we got was that it would be whatever they decided to send us at the time. They did state that it might not even be the same model. Not much of a warranty repair on a player that lasted 7 months.

And now thanks to Sony, the search begins for a new (non-Sony) player.