Sony DVP-NC800H/B HDMI/CD Progressive Scan 5-Disc DVD Changer Black

The DVP-NC800H is the 5-Disc DVD/CD player solution your Home Theater has been waiting for. Enjoy your DVD collection being able to be upscaled to 1080p via the HDMI connection. Plus with BRAVIA sync, you can easily power on and synch the inputs of compatible Sony AV devices and BRAVIA TV’s connected to this DVD player via HDMI for ha*sle-free enjoyment.

• 5 Disc DVD/CD Changer
• 1080p Upscaling Video Output through HDMI Connection
• BRAVIA Sync
• Precision Cinema Progressive Technology
• Multi Disc Resume (6 discs)

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Sony DVPCX995V 400-Disc DVD Mega Changer/Player

The DVP-CX995V 400-disc DVD/Super-Audio CD (SA-CD) changer up-scales video to high definition (1080i/720p) resolution and transmits high quality audio through a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI). HDMI connections allow for the transfer of uncompressed digital signals to other HDMI equipped components such as Sony’s Grand WEGA LCD rear projection high definition televisions.The changer’s re-designed Disc Explorer on-screen graphic user interface provides intuitive access to the expansive disc library making it easy for users to locate their favorite movies and SA-CD music.Amazon.com Product Description Conveniently store your entire DVD library (or all your favorite CDs and Super Audio CDs) in the Sony DVPCX995V 400-disc, progressive scan Mega Changer–the perfect tool for organizing your media library as well as providing extraodinary high definition sound and video to your home theater. It up-scales video to high-definition (1080i/720p) resolution and transmits high quality audio through a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI). It also features a redesigned Disc Explorer on-screen graphic interface, providing intuitive and easy access to the expansive disc library. With the ability to conveniently house and sort through 400 media discs, this cool player can eliminate the need for racks and racks of CD and DVD storage. It features Sony’s Precision Cinema Progressive circuitry, Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 channel outputs, and also offers coaxial and optical digital outputs. It’s compatible with DVD-RW/-R/+RW/+R, MP3, JPEG, CD-RW/-R, VCD and SVCD formats–so it can play just about any disc you have from movies and video to music. Other convenience features include multi-disc resume (40 discs), custom parental controls (on all 400 discs), playback memory (400 discs), background graphics that display on your TV while music plays, and a multi-brand remote control. Tech Talk
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface).
This is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link any audio/video source (such as a

• 400-disc mega DVD and SACD changer; measures 17 x 7.8 x 21.1 inches (WxHxD)
• Up-converts video to high-definition (1080i/720p) resolution
• Compatible with SACD, DVD-RW/-R/+RW/+R, MP3, JPEG, CD-RW/-R, VCD and SVCD formats
• Outputs: 1 HDMI, 1 component, 2 S-Video, 2 composite, 1 coaxial audio, 1 optical audio, 1 multi-channel
• Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel output

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Pioneer DV-F727301 Disc DVD / CD / CD-R/ and RW Player

It’s a high-end AV jukebox: the DV-F727 will play DVD’s, Video CD’s, audio CD’s and CD-R’s, storing 301 discs in all. Engineered for superb audio and video reproduction, the DV-F727 also offers great convenience: you can enter title/artist CD text with a keyboard and mouse, find a disc or artist alphabetically, or sort discs for playback by type. This serious piece of AV hardware will be the life of the party.The Pioneer DV-F727 is not the average, run-of-the-mill multidisc changer. Even if your audio CD and DVD collections are quite sizeable, you can stash the goods neatly inside this 301-disc capacity “media server,” then call selections up with the same ease and excitement as you would by keying an entry on a jukebox. An onscreen cataloging system helps manage your inventory, with an auto update feature that scans for new disc additions.Should your collection really bulk out, it’s even possible to double the system’s capacity by linking two DV-F727s. All the while, you’ll still maintain easy control over the whole kit ‘n caboodle via a single, fully-featured and user-friendly remote control (supplied), or using an optional, plug-in PS/2 style computer keyboard or mouse.One of the most elaborately featured DVD players we’ve ever encountered, the DV-F727 also takes care of the basics quite well–delivering pristine pictures and sound with component-video (interlace), S-Video, and composite-video outputs. Sound-wise, its optical and coaxial digital-audio outputs definitely deliver the Dolby Digital, DTS, and PCM stereo (up to 96 kHz, 24-bit) soundtracks. The player’s Burr-Brown audio digital-to-analog converter and conventional analog jacks also proved quite fine.Handy jog-shuttle dials on both the front panel and the remote make it a pleasure to manipulate the multispeed forward and reverse trick-play

• It’s a high-end AV jukebox: the DV-F727 will play DVD’s, Video CD’s, audio CD’s and CD-R’s, storing 301 discs in all.
• Engineered for superb audio and video reproduction, the DV-F727 also offers great convenience
• 301 Disc Capacity
• Advanced GUI with Set-up Navigator
• DTS¿ (Digital Theater Systems)

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Sony BDP-CX960 400 Disc Blu-ray Disc / DVD MegaChanger (Black)

Organize your disc library and enjoy quick access to 400 Blu-ray Disc movies, DVDs, and CDs with the Sony BDP-CX960 MegaChanger. A user-friendly interface makes it easy to find the movie, TV show or CD you’re looking for by sorting and grouping title, genre, cast and more. The BDP-CX960 also features stunning Full HD 1080p quality in Blu-ray Disc technology and DVD upscaling to near HD quality.

• Organize and play 400 Blu-ray Disc movies, DVDs, & CDs
• Experience Full HD 1080p/24p video output
• Quickly load rented movies through the rental slot
• Converts DVD video to near HD quality via HDMI
• Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD decoding/bitstream output

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Sony BDP-CX960 400 Disc Blu-ray Disc / DVD MegaChanger (Black) Reviews

Review by so-cal:

Initial review (10/09/2009), will update in the coming days:

Overall, I love it! Below are a few things I found while installing the unit:

My current entertainment center could not accommodate the changer due to its extremely large size. The width of the unit is pretty standard for a component; however, the height is 9.5 inches and almost 22 inches deep. My entertainment center does not have adjustable shelving, therefore the changer will not fit, and I will have to purchase a new shelving unit (bummer, but not a show stopper).

Once connected to my HDTV and surround receiver, the unit was very easy to set up via the onscreen guide. Initial set up was pretty quick, loading discs was not.

Okay, on loading my collection of 283 discs, the player began “Loading Disc Information” from Gracenote via the Internet. ***YOU MUST CONNECT THIS UNIT TO THE INTERNET*** or you will be forced to manually type the information into the player. I bring this up as I previously stated that I loaded 283 discs, and all but 12 could not be found on Gracenote. Why is this important? Well, you must type it in manually…… via the remote!! Prior models of this changer had a computer keyboard input for this, however, this one does not. Not a huge deal if it’s only a few titles (it was like sending a text message a few years ago before QWERTY keyboards appeared on phones, for the letter “c” you have to hit the number 2 key three times, etc.) Actually, for 12 titles it was painful.

The player connected via the Internet to Gracenote for disc information. This process is time consuming so be patient. The “Loading Disc Information” portion for 283 discs took roughly 2 hours and 45 minutes. Once complete the changer will initially alphabetize your collection and place all the discs that it could not find at the top of each folder (e.g., Photo, Music or Video, etc.) This is where you have to type in the disc information.

Gracenote, hum, not so sure about this. Sort of strange results as I have both a DVD and Blu-ray version of a few movies and they are cataloged differently on the player. One example is “Young Frankenstein” one version is placed under “comedy” and the other under “horror”. Also, it appears random, however, Gracenote found the movie “Airplane” which is roughly 29 years old, but could not find or have record of “The Wizard of Oz” on Blu-ray. Also, on boxed sets, it found some but not all of the collection (e.g., “Family Guy” it found disc 1, 2 and 4, leaving disc 3 to be manually entered???)

On BD-Live, pretty cool. You will need a USB thumb drive of at least 1 GB. And, the drive slot is on the back of the unit. So I would recommend that you place the drive in first before you place this unit into a cabinet and connect all the cables, as once you get going and then decide you need it, it’s a bit cumbersome getting to the back of this unit (especially since it will be loaded with up to 400 discs, etc.)

On the rental slot, start loading your collection in slot number 2 as the “quick” rental slot is reserved for slot number 1. If you don’t plan on using this, which I don’t, then begin loading with slot 1. Actually, you can start loading disc wherever you want, just thought I would point that out.

Lastly, many of your DVD’s will be located under multiple folders (e.g., Photo’s and Video’s) as the disc may contain JPEG images, which will qualify them as photo’s, etc.

Well, I have only had the player now for roughly 27 hours and love it thus far. I will update this review if I experience any strange behavior or if something dramatically changes my opinion.

UPDATE 11/14/2009:

One month later, I still love it! There are reader comments and responses (below under comments) however, I thought I should make note that the player performed well with a power outage (I intentionally unplugged the unit to perform this test). This is extremely important if you have ever owned a prior Sony Megachanger as those units would not retain any data beyond at 6-8 hour period without electricity (I have personal experience regarding this and it was extremely painful.) This is a solid unit so far, and I promise to update this review and related comments should anything change. Stay tuned folks.

UPDATE 12/15/2009

Sony released a software update to the player today, December 15, 2009. I went from version 15.1.010 to version 15.4.013. The download and update was pretty smooth, and completed within 8 minutes. The screen on the unit will flash “Version Up 0/9″, where there are 9 updates to be performed, etc. The system took the longest at 7/9 at roughly 4 minutes, however, when competed, you should see “Finished” on the box and it will then turn off. I have no details of this update as of yet. The system found two DVD’s as NOT recognized (strange as they were there before), however, Gracenote found them and all is good. Best regards.

UPDATE 02/02/2010

Powered on the unit this evening and noticed I had 7 “unknown” discs (in various slots). Since I have not added any new discs in over a month, I was a bit concerned. Not sure what the problem/issue was, however, upon pressing the “load” button on the unit, the missing titles were restored from Gracenote. One positive note, the unit only scans the unknown discs to load, it does not attempt to reload the entire library. This is not a “show-stopper” for me, I still love this player!

Review by James Black:

It’s about time an affordable BD changer appeared on the market. Picture and sound quality are equal or better than the PS3 it replaced. Been testing with Planet Earth, and the output is amazing. Also tested the up-scaling using the extended ‘Return of the King’ DVD, it’s output was nearly good enough to keep me from buying the BD when (er. if) it appears.

Thank God for the new interface! It is much faster and easier to use than the old ‘Disk Explorer’ from the 300 and 400 disk Sony DVD changes.

The disk loading, and Gracenote, do need some improvement. If you just want to try the unit out after newly installing it, then start with only one disk. Because, every time you select the ‘Load All Disks’ option, it restarts from the beginning (disk 1), even if half of your collection was already stored.

The Gracenote had no info at all for about 1% of my collection. Another 2% had no picture jackets. And, perhaps the most annoying because of the number of times it happened, about 5% of my disks ended up with foreign language titles. You do have the option to over-ride this, which I did, and manually enter a title. Also there is the option to manually select different database entries – but all of the failed BD’s had only a single entry. The player did manage to save my manual edits even when the disk was ejected and reloaded.

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Sony DVP-NC85H/B HDMI/CD Progressive Scan 5-Disc DVD Changer, Black

5 Disc DVD Changer with HDMI Connectivity for HD Ready TVsStore hours upon hours of entertainment in Sony’s DVP-NC85H/B five-disc carousel changer. This versatile unit plays DVDs and a variety of older disc formats, such as VCD and SVCD, as well as your favorite music CDs. And since the unit supports HDMI connections, you’re sure to get the best picture possible. HDMI Compatible
High-Definition Multi-media Interface (HDMI) is an interface format that provides uncompressed digital audio and video directly to a digital television. It represents the current state of the art in high-definition video and sound because the information never has to be converted into an analog format. Another benefit of HDMI is that it puts all that information into one cable and one easy-to-use connector. An added benefit of connecting the DVP-NC85H/B to your set with HDMI is that the unit can “upscale” commercial DVDs, which are rendered at 480p resolution, to a digitally interpolated 720p resolution, which makes for a much sharper picture. For analog sets, the DVP-NC85H/B includes a 108 MHz 12-bit digital-to-analog converter for sharp picture and clear action. It features composite, S-video and component video connectors, as well as optical digital, coaxial digital, and RCA analog audio outputs. Precision Cinema Progressive
While other DVD players detect image changes at the scan line level, Sony’s Precision Cinema Progressive (PCP) system detects them at the pixel level. This makes the picture more faithful to the source–whether film or video–because the technology uses separate, optimized algorithms to handle the differing pixel behavior. It also uses separate algorithms to process the moving and still parts of an image, resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are virtually free from motion artifacts. Precision Drive 3 System
Sony’s DVP-NC85H/B delivers excellent picture and

• 720p/1080i Upscaling Video Output through HDMI Input
• 5 Disc DVD/CD Changer
• Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 Channel Output
• Multi-Disc Resume, 6 discs

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List Price: $ 149.99
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Sony DVP CX875P – DVD changer – black

Explore the advantages of DVD with Sony’s DVP-CX875P DVD/CD/Video CD player. This 300 +1 DVD/CD mega changer is perfect for your extensive DVD collection. Features include CD-R/CD-RW, DVD-R/DVD+RW, DVD-RW (Video Mode), and MP3 playback, Precision Cinema Progressive Video Out, Advanced DSP Servo with active tilt control, a 12-Bit 108 MHz Video DAC, and a bitmapped graphic user interface (GUI). Additional features include 96 kHz24 bit linear PCM audio decoding, Dolby Digital output, DTS digital output, and Digital Cinema sound modes. Utilize the convenience of Sony’s 300 + 1 disc Explorer system, SmoothScan high-speed Forward and Reverse, SmoothSlow Forward and Reverse, custom parental controls, MegaStorage CD changer control, and the multi-brand DVD Navigator remote control. Dynamic DVD is within your reach – the DVP-CX875P.The Sony DVP-CX875P exceeds the convenience offered by most other CD and DVD players by holding up to 301 discs at once, giving users control over an entire discography without moving from the sofa. The Disc Explorer 300+1 disc management system features an intuitive onscreen interface (which displays the jacket picture of compatible discs), and lets music and movie fans group categories of discs by genre, artist, director name, or title. It also offers individual folders for different family members, letting users keep R-rated films separate from family movies. An added bonus is the disc-flip mechanism, which automatically corrects for CDs and DVDs that were inserted backwards, while also accessing both sides of a two-sided DVD. The DVD-CX875P employs progressive-scan technology, which displays all the scan lines of a video image in a single pa*s (as opposed to the odd-numbered lines first and the even-numbered lines second, as with interlaced scanning). This feature works best, however, when paired with an HDTV television. The unit is also compatible with most common music and movie formats, including CD-R,

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Sony DVP CX875P – DVD changer – black Reviews

Review by C. Bryant:

I have waited a long time for a Progressive 301 changer, either from Sony or Pioneer. I have owned an overflowing Pioneer 96hz 24bit 301 changer for several years, but it is not Progressive.Hooked up the Sony and all worked fine untill I “loaded” the DVD’s. It jamed 4 of my best dvd’s into the play slot, shut itself off, and then informed me there was a problem with the disc’s. I had to take the unit completely apart to remove my newly scratched dvd’s because the error message won’t allow the unit to power up again. How the H do I remove 300 DVD’s if the unit won’t power up?When compared side by side with my old Pioneer, I suspect it is Sony’s design. The DVD’s seem to shake more when the table is turning because the table is less smooth. The cradle holding the DVD’s is smaller than my Pioneer which allows for more movement of the disc’s when coming to a stop. When the arm reaches out to grab a still bouncing around disc, or now tilted disc, the arm will push the disc up against the door while trying to grab onto it. Sony was trying to make their unit more compact but I would rather have a bigger box and one that functions properly. Disappointed with the 12bit picture quality. My old Pioneer 24bit 301 produces a similar quality picture. I was expecting a huge difference but noticed just a slightly better picture. (I had T2 spc ed in the Pioneer and Star Wars 1 in the Sony.) Still not a “bad” picture, I just was expecting better. Set up time wasn’t bad, but, as usual, the manual is confusing but workable. I’d swear rocket scientist’s write the manual’s. The info files still have a 16 character limit for titles. Can someone tell Pioneer and Sony both that most Movie titles have more than 16 characters! Maybe, “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask” will fit into 16 spaces in Japan, but it won’t in the US. (Pssst: here is a hint, computer memory is real cheap now a days. My ceiling fan has more memory than this thing!) Connecting the keyboard was easy and worked well.I liked the “picture grab” next to the movie title. You can pic out any scene in the movie and place it next to the title. The file setup seemed well designed but I didn’t get a chance to use it much before the unit got hungry.I have been very happy with my Sony HD57″ TV and this is the first Sony product I have complained about. But, Sony should go back to the drawing board. I have been waiting a long time for a Progressive scan 301 and just expected more from Sony. I was hoping for a Denon quality picture with the durability of a Sony or Pioneer 301 player.J&R (an excellent e-tailer) is going to send out a new unit. If the new one works without any problems, to be fair to Sony, I will write another review. I hope to have more time to examine the picture quality if the new one works. Perhaps I got the only lemon Sony made this year.

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This is a fine single disc player… But add the complexity of actually cataloging some discs and this thing falls far short…. If your discs happen to be encoded its alright. But if they aren’t, it is a tedious process at best. If anyone borrows a disc from your player, watch out. Its so helpful that it starts resorting the discs for you. This after you hand edited a bunch of work…What is needed is an iPod for DVD’s… This stinks.Sony needs help in the software department.

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Yamaha DVD C950 – DVD changer

The DVD-C950 changer featuring Yamaha’s patented PlayXchange, wide media compatibility and advanced technologies for top-cla*s sound and picture quality, and gives you the convenience of 5-disc loading.The DVD-C950 is compatible with both DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD. These multi-channel music formats provide a surround sound music experience that is much more natural and lifelike than normal stereo.Progressive scanning provides maximum resolution for a smoother, film-like image when viewed on a high definition TV or large screen. The DVD-C950 offers progressive scanning of both NTSC and PAL signals.DCDi circuitry detects type of picture sources and selects optimal processing accordingly, eliminating jagged edges that generally appear in moving images when interlaced video is converted to progressive. 3:2 pull-down is automatically applied when necessary.HDMI, an advanced version of DVI (Digital Video Interface), provides superb video quality, much better than a component connection. It provides 480p, 576p, 720p and 1080i digital video output capability.

• Will play almost any type of formats you are likely to have – Super Audio CD, DVD-Audio/Video, Super Video CD, Video CD, Picture CD, Audio CD, MP3, JPEG, DivX and WMA, as well as discs with DVD+RW/+R (Video/VR format), DVD-R/-RW (Video format), CD-R/RW
• DCDi Progressive Scanning – DCDi circuitry detects type of picture sources and selects optimal processing accordingly, eliminating jagged edges that generally appear in moving images when interlaced video is converted to progressive. 3 – 2 pull-down is automatically applied when necessary
• JPEG/MP3 Simultaneous Playback for Slide Show
• CD Text Display with 3-Step Dimmer
• Screen Saver

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Onkyo DV-CP706B 6-Disc DVD Player (Black)

Taking the checklist to the DV-CP706 is a simple way to reveal its all-around home theater appeal. You can begin by noting its capability to store, change, and play up to six video and audio discs. Then, add another check mark for being the first Onkyo six-disc changer to be able to upscale standard DVDs all the way to high-definition 1080p resolution. And should you connect this player to an A/V receiver with highly advanced scaling capabilities, you can also choose to output the video at a native resolution of 480i. It also employs Onkyo’s VLSC circuitry for noise-free digital-to-analog audio signal processing, along with user-friendly control functions such as disc navigator. Add to that an impressively robust build – with an isolated circuitry layout to minimize digital noise, a solid fascia, and an ultra-quiet loading mechanism – and you have a six-disc changer that will provide years of move and music entertainment perfectly tailored to your needs.

• HDMI out with 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p output
• Chain Mode for Successive Disc Playback
• Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry (VLSC)
• Optical and Coaxial Digital Out
• Slow Motion DVD Playback (1/2, 1/4, 1/8 speed)

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