Sony DVP-NS57P B Progressive Scan DVD Player Black

Just bought this player and it might be fine but it doesn't have the TOS link that is mentioned in the specifications so we need to send it back :( Read more

I wanted to purchase an inexpensive DVD player for two main reasons: a player that would play Netflix discs without freezing, and a player that would last a couple of years until the Blue-Ray players came down in price. Since I only bought this player last month, I can't judge how long it will last. However, it has been outstanding at playing the 11 Netflix discs that I've watched so far. And some of those discs were heavily scratched. I'm assuming the progressive scan is what did the trick. One disc did give it a little trouble (the player paused a second or so), but then handled it without losing any of the scene. The player has two more features that I like: - You can turn it off while watching a movie, and then pick it back up at that same point the next time you turn it on. It will actually remember your position for up to six DVD's! My last Sony player had the "remember" feature, but would only remember one DVD. - The player, on your screen, can divide a DVD into sections and show you the beginning scene for each section. This is really handy for those movies that don't have a scenes index. It was also easy to setup and has a very low profile, so it doesn't take up much room. Read more

I purchased this unit because it was a Sony, and a replacment for an older unit that died. When it arrived it did not have S-video output, or optical audio output for Dolby 5.1. I was able to swap it for another unit in the house but now my big screen equipment does not match, and the RCA unit is not fully controllable by the Sony Remote Commander. No big deal, but it would have been nice to have a description of the output options in the product description. The more expensive models had some "new" type of output that my 60' TV does not support. Read more

I have a small hdtv in my room upstairs. Normally, I watch DVDs on my laptop since I only watch during the weekends. However, I get tired of loading up the computer just to watch a movie. So I decided to get a cheap dvd player that can play at 480P. I got this model. There are several good things and bad things about this player. Most of the complaint though, will probably not apply to everyone: * The player is outstanding. It plays my scratched dvd fairly well. * It comes with cables only for the sdtv, not hdtv. I had to spend an extra 20 bucks to get the cables for an hdtv. I am not very happy about that. * No Closed Caption on hdtv. I'm not exactly sure if Closed Captioning is disabled for all HDTV or if this is the fault of my TV not allowing closed captioning on HDTV or if it's the fault of this dvd player. So I won't hold it against the player but instead warn users who wish to get a player for their hdtv. I know I can enable caption when I use the SDTV line, but when I got the HDTV line, I could no longer view close caption and have to rely on subtitles which may or may not be presented on dvds. It's a minor inconvenience, but I guess I just have to turn up the tv and hope people in the house don't get annoyed. Overall, good dvd player. I will enjoy a lot of great movies upstairs in my room while others in my house hold don't have to worry about me taking up the main tv. Very good, cheap, and easy to use. Read more

I would give this unit 5 stars if the instruction manual (owner's manual) wasn't so AWFUL. It is the worst, most amateurish manual I have ever seen. If I were Sony, I would be embarrassed. A 10 year old child could do better. One example - the pictures/drawings in the manual that show what you should see onscreen when going through setup bear no resemblance to what you actually see. Since the manual was OF NO HELP, it took a lot of trial and error to learn how to control this unit. Now that I know how, the unit runs quite well. It is just a bit slow to respond to commands when it is first turned on...but responds crisply to commands when playing a dvd (such as forward or back, play slow motion, play fast motion, zoom in and out, pause, etc.). As mentioned by others, this player only plays region 1 dvd's but it does a very nice job with discs of varying quality. General Information - I am using this unit with a 1999 Toshiba 27 inch TV, model CZ27V51 with ColorStream (same as component video) capability and a 4:3 ratio screen. Notice to Sony ==> pay me 1/2 of what you paid your team of writers and I will write a manual customers will love (because it will be accurate, clear and easy to read) and that Sony will be proud of (because it will be professional). Read more

My old Sony DVD player, which was the same model started getting some problems after 7 years of performing an excellent duty. I decided to by the same model again and was amazed that the price dropped significantly. I paid less than half what I paid the last time. DVD players got cheaper, but not that much cheaper. Compared to some other DVD players that are around the same price and which I know personally from own experience or from experiences by friends of mine, does the Sony provide a much better quality in picture and sound than those. You can certainly buy a more "fancy" DVD player with a lot more gimmicks for a much higher price, but if what you do is just playing back your DVD movies, from the original disc or DVD-R/DVD+R backup (single and dual layer), this Sony will do just fine. It does not have the ability to play back MP3 Cd's, but I honestly never used such feature, even when I had it with a different DVD player. Read more