Sony DVP-NS400D DVD Player
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Sony DVD Player
Amazon Sales Rank: #97452 in Consumer Electronics Brand: Sony Model: DVPNS400D Dimensions: 10.00" h x 2.75" w x 17.00" l, 6.30 pounds
From Digital Living Today If you're looking for an entry-level DVD player with all the features you need to be up and watching movies late into the night, look no further than the Sony NS400D, a new model from Sony that incorporates the latest advances in DVD technology in a budget-priced unit. On the audio side, a Dolby Digital 5.1 decoder allows the NS400D to take advantage of the latest Surround Sound technology in your home AV system. Adjustable channel controls (uncommon in a unit of this price) allow you actually to optimize the sound reproduction in your specific listening environment. On the video end of things, the 400d packs in a plethora of features, including an impressive new digital technology that both sharpens the image and keeps it looking natural. On-screen menus allow you to control everything with ease from the multi-feature remote. An enhanced Bookmark feature makes it easy to set placeholders for up to 50 DVDs. Sony's Precision Drive 2 and Dynamic Tilt Compensation allow for better tracking of imperfect disks. A variety of outputs, including S-Video, Optical digital, Coax digital, Dolby 5.1 and analog stereo top off this feature-packed, budget-friendly DVD find from Sony.
The Best Bang for your Buck. I own three other DVD players and am familiar with a friend's, and none of them have performed for me quite so well as this one. Its sheer number of options in almost all aspects of DVD (and CD music) enetertainment along with flexibility in terms of control and viewing make this a great deal all on its own. Having had so much experience with other players, I had soon put this one through its paces.The remote control is large and solid, its weight comfortable to the hand and reassuring of the quality that went into its making. The buttons are intelligently placed rather than just shoved on where they would fit and the are all of high quality and comfortable to press. After only two days of use I can already find most of the options without having to search for them, which is good since there is no sort of backlighting or glow in the dark plastic.Advancing to different tracks on the DVD is very fast, no slow down when trying to access the next scene like I have sometimes seen with cheaper players. The rewind and forward buttons are part of the flexibility I previously mentioned. There is the option to SCAN the disc with multiple speeds x3 as well as a push and release SEARCH for when you just want to scan back a few seconds. This way you aren't bothered pressing the SCAN button then rushing to press the PLAY to stop it. Just press and release when done.I won't go into all the features, but it includes everything you'd expect a DVD player to have. Slow motion with multiple stepped speeds similar to the SCAN in both forward and reverse. Angles and subtitles and audio options along with shuffle, repeat, and programmed playback for listening to CDs. Time and chapter searches, noise reduction (for DVDs that tend to pixilate) and a picture sharperner/softener. The only oddly lacking feature would be the absence of a zoom button.A nice feature that my previous DVDs didn't have is the automatic saving of settings for the DVD you're viewing. The player will save your settings for up to 50 DVDs automatically. Once you get past 50 it just overwrites the oldest one saved so that any you watch on a regular basis will always be set how you like. This way you don't have to mess with menu and audio/picture options everytime you sit down to watch a movie. There is also a 9 screen splitscreen option that you can use to speed up searches during playback, view scenes from each chapter if the DVD doesn't offer this on the menu, and view all the different angles available at once.Audio options are many and varied, allowing not only for the selection of the number of speakers and types (front, back, center, subwoofer) but also for the size of the speakers and the distance of each from the viewer for optimal sound performance. In addition to this there are various sound setups for theater quality sound in a variety of styles. There's even an option to make your music CDs sound like you're in the best seats at a concert hall in Venice. There is even a setting for viewing DVDs at night which will keep you from having to constantly adjust the volume during the loud scenes.There is also a DTS converter of some sort, I haven't figured out the logistics of it yet... but apparently you can achieve DTS sound without the need of a receiver that will supply such. There are also S-Video hookups for ultimate screen performance as well as YPR connections for an even better picture and more accurate colors.There is only one thing I can really find against the player. The menus are big and rather ugly. The saving grace here is they are very easy to manipulate to do what you want quickly and get them off of your screen.All in all this is a great DVD player, and I am very glad that the folks I talked to got me to buy this one instead of the one I had in mind. I haven't even begun to touch on all of the other keen things this player can do, but if you're not convinced by now... well, there's nothing I can do but invite you over to see this thing in action in person. You won't be disappointed. This SONY DVD Player is One Great Player with much to offer This SONY DVD Player is AWESOME! I just want to rate this NEW SONY DVD Player (DVP-NS400D) which is a AWESOME DVD player! I just replaced my SONY (DVP-S560D) for this model which is the new player that replaced my last years model. They are almost the same except for this one looks more futuristic plus a few little extras nothing major. I am a SONY guy and i can truly say after researching other DVD Players in comparison to this SONY model, This one blew the competition away! The first thing is the Built in Dolby Digital Decoder which gives your surround system that Awesome Movie Theater Sound, if you have a system with 5.1 Dolby Digital outputs. Now be sure your surround system has DOLBY DIGITAL otherwise you are spending more money on a DVD player that can only experience true Theater 5.1 (Dolby Digital) Sound with a DOLBY DIGITAL Receiver. Now i did not know what the big differance was but than i started researching the differance between DOLBY PRO LOGIC and DOLBY DIGITAL and i discovered DOLBY DIGITAL is the latest technology that the Movie Theaters use. The differance is amazing. Now dont get me wrong even if you do not have a DOLBY DIGITAL receiver you will still get Awesome sound. This SONY model does have more features such as Virtual 3d Surround, which allows you to choose different sound modes (Normal Surround, Enhanced Surround, Virtual Rear Shift, Virtual Multi Rear, Virtual Multi Dimension) to give your movies a different effect. A very important feature, even if you do not have a surround system because this Feature Gives Your speakers on your tv the effect of Virtual Rear Speakers, which simulates a surround sound system. It also has a feature called DVE (Digital Video Enhancer) as the value increases from 1-3 the outlines of images on your TV become Crisper and more defined. For those True MOVIE DIE-HARD Fans who are wondering if this has DTS outputs for the best possible and that exact theater sound, Yes it does. These are just some of the stand out features that i really appreciate! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this SONY DVD Player, it will AMAZE you with the PICTURE and SOUND Quality and all the Extra features and you don't have to pay an arm and a leg for it either! BUY this DVD Player you will not regret it! SWEET This is my first DVD player, but could never justify buying one to play on my 25" TV. I finally bumped up to a Sony Wega 32", which is also SWEET. This Sony DVD player is packed with features and tweaks. Having a built in Dolby Digital decoder is great, but what makes it stand out is that you can actually tweak all the six speakers. I already had a digital ready Sony receiver so the setup was pretty simple. The sound and picture that this player produces is amazing and sometimes scary. I picked up the phone a couple time, and I swear my doorbell rang:) With excellent sound production and an amazing picture, makes it a great buy at a good price.
