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

I was very disapointed in Amazon for linking this with my new LCD television as though it were a good deal. I was not familiar with these DVDs that upscale to 1080.. but leared i could get virtually the same thing from sony for half the price. Read more

Hooked this unit via HDMI to my 50" Sony Bravia SXRD A series. I will say that I can't say for sure if its the DVD player or the Bravia or the combination of both, but I can only describe it as INSANE!!! My Bravia is 1080P and has the latest and greatest 120Hz filter that gets rid of motion bluriness you sometime see with LCD. So I do want to throw that out there just in case it really is the bigger factor in my impressions of the DVD player. After hooking up the DVD player to my Bravia with a $19 HDMI cable (Circuit City tried to sell me the SAME cable for $129!), I did the quicksetup and popped in Black Hawk Down. It looked like it was in 3D. The picture was ridiculously sharp, fluid, and just eye popping. I could see the grains of sand coming off the ground when the Rangers drop out of the chopper; see the shell casing flying out of the guns; see the bullets hits clearly; and the clarity and details of the buildings and people in the background were insane. For a mere $89, I have to say that I am completely satisfied. I just can't see spending $500+ for a Blu-Ray or HDDVD player right now when you can spend a fraction of that for what I see as a level just below it. And I can watch my existing DVD collection in a new way without having to go purchase them all over again in one of the 2 new formats.....while I wait to see which one of them wins out. I have to imagine Blu-Ray will be the winner at this point. If you hook this up with anything less than HDMI cables (component, S-Video, or composite), I doubt you will get the same quality or abilities. So if you are going to run this through any AV component, you need HDMI all the way. Read more

I bought this product from amazon. Though the product boasts a HDMI interface, I have compared this to a normal component cable input to the TV. I did not find any considerable difference though there is some improvement over standard DVD viewing. As reported by other users, this is a little slow in loading. HDMI is great in the sense that it does not clutter my space. Just one connection compared to component cables. I have a Sony Bravia 1080P full HD tv. So I would say, its not worth to pay more for HDMI but this piece is great for the price till you upgrate to blue ray Read more

I recently purchased a AQUOS LC-52D82U 1080p LCD television. I had the regular DVD players and wanted to improved the DVD player without going to the expense of the HD or BLUERAY systems. After some research, I decided on Sony DVP-NS77H/B 1080p Upscaling DVD Player. It seemed like the best for the money. Set up was not difficult, nor is the use of the controls. What I found disappointing is the difference, or lack thereof, in the picture. My daughter and I both have copies of The Lord of the Rings DVDs so I used them as a test of picture quality . Leaving my existing player attached to the TV, using the traditional plugs; I connected the Sony Upscaling DVD using HDMI cables. I placed both into operation and switched back and forth between the two in-sync systems. The quality of the pictures were basically the same. Maybe a little more detail was available on the CGI parts of the system, but nothing like I expected. Still, it is a good DVD player, just not what I understood it to be... Service from AMAZON, however, is exactly what I expect, which has always been excellant! Read more

I previously bought the Samsung DVD-1080P7 upconverting DVD player but returned it due to a few issues with quality/user control over various functions (you can see my full review under the Amazon page for that player). I bought this one basically because I trust the Sony brand and it was their new release of a 1080p upconverting DVD player. I am very happy with this player. Setup was quick and easy. The menu is much more detailed with greater user control over the DVD functions than the equivalent Samsung model that I returned. Once configured (which took about a minute and a half - not very long at all!), the picture and sound output were excellent! No complaints on the output quality whatsoever. Similar with other Sony DVD players I have had, initial loading of DVDs in the player takes a bit longer than the average player. This is a small sacrifice I am willing to accept for the higher quality in other areas, especially when compared to the Samsung that I had previously purchased. I would definitely recommend this DVD player! Read more