Are there any shifting problems with this Sony Model like the last, or has that issue been resolved?

I am as far from a video-phile as an AVSer can be... I am also extremely frugal and hate to spend money unless its a deal.

Having said that, I recently purchased the NS75H, plugged it into my 46e2000 sony, and was very happy with the results... To my non video-phile eyes, it is a big improvement over the older NON-PROGRESSIVE XBOX, that I used before. Don't know how to describe it technically, so I will just use the words from the wife about the first movie we popped in.... "Wow, that looks better."

Bottom Line .... HAPPY WIFE = WORTH THE MONEY
Bottom Line .... HAPPY WIFE = WORTH THE MONEY

You may not be a videophile, but you are one smart guy!! :)

I just bought a DVP-NS75H to go with a new SONY 40S2010 HDTV. I was disappointed when playing 480p through conpoment video. But, when I changed to HDMI, the upconverting to 1080i gave a really good picture. Now, I'm thinking about adding an AVR to run 5.1 sound. As I understand it, if I run an HDMI cable from the DVD player to the TV, I would lose video/audio switching from the AVR (I'd need to change both the TV source and the audio). Not a big deal, but an annoyance. If I run my video through the AVR and it doesn't accept HDMI, then I lose the advantage of the upconverting. Is my only choice to get an HDMI compatible AVR (something which this forum seems very negative about)?

Are there any shifting problems with this Sony Model like the last, or has that issue been resolved?


The shift issue of the 70 has been fixed in the newer players (71, 75, 85).

I just bought a DVP-NS75H to go with a new SONY 40S2010 HDTV. I was disappointed when playing 480p through conpoment video. But, when I changed to HDMI, the upconverting to 1080i gave a really good picture. Now, I'm thinking about adding an AVR to run 5.1 sound. As I understand it, if I run an HDMI cable from the DVD player to the TV, I would lose video/audio switching from the AVR (I'd need to change both the TV source and the audio). Not a big deal, but an annoyance. If I run my video through the AVR and it doesn't accept HDMI, then I lose the advantage of the upconverting. Is my only choice to get an HDMI compatible AVR (something which this forum seems very negative about)?

I've had a NS-75H and 5.1 AVR for about 2 weeks on my new Sony 50A2000 with the exact same set up issue. My AVR is component video and optical/coax audio only...no HDMI inputs. :( The AVR controls both audio and video switching. I read another forum here and realized that component video was only giving me 480p. (In fact the TV display said it but I never noticed.) I ran an HDMI from the DVD player to the TV just to see the difference. With the HDMI, the TV says 1080i but I don't really notice much, if any, difference. You do lose the AVR switching but as you say, its an annoyance, nothing more. I've left BOTH outputs (component and HDMI) coming from the DVD player for now. I'll switch back and forth until I decide which is better for me...1080 or AVR switching. But again, I don't see much PQ difference between component/720 and HDMI/1080.

As I understand it, if I run an HDMI cable from the DVD player to the TV, I would lose video/audio switching from the AVR (I'd need to change both the TV source and the audio). Not a big deal, but an annoyance.

You've gotta be by the components to insert the DVD anyway, so just switch the receiver to the DVD input at the same time. I wouldn't even call it an annoyance :rolleyes:

Don't know if you're a cable subscriber but I think I read if you run HDMI thru an AVR, you lose the program guide. That would be more an annoyance to me than having to manually switch the input source on the AVR.

A good universal remote can also simplify things when you need to switch several boxes simultaneously. For example, I have the NS75H's video going straight to the TV via HDMI, with the audio going via digital coax to my non-HDMI Pioneer A/V receiver. The Harmony remote switches my TV's input setting, my AVR's input setting, powers on the NS75H, and powers off the STB (if it was on), all with one "Watch a DVD" button press. When I want to go back to TV, the TV input and AVR input are switched appropriately, the STB is turned on, and the DVD player is turned off (if it was on), again with one "Watch my TV" button press.

A good universal remote can also simplify things when you need to switch several boxes simultaneously. For example, I have the NS75H's video going straight to the TV via HDMI, with the audio going via digital coax to my non-HDMI Pioneer A/V receiver. The Harmony remote switches my TV's input setting, my AVR's input setting, powers on the NS75H, and powers off the STB (if it was on), all with one "Watch a DVD" button press. When I want to go back to TV, the TV input and AVR input are switched appropriately, the STB is turned on, and the DVD player is turned off (if it was on), again with one "Watch my TV" button press.

My set up is the same way except I use a HDMI switch. HDMI from both D* boxes and my DVD player goes to the switch then to the TV. All audio to my A/V via either optical or coaxial and it works like a champ. My Harmony Remote controls both of my D* boxes, DVD player, TV, and A/V (Yamaha). Also controls my HDMI switcher appropriately for each function all with one push of the remote.
Highly recommend it.

I just found this forum and think it is GREAT!!
I just purchased this sony and tested it with cars and ice age and the picture looks good. I'm using component cables and progressive scan on my Hitachi 51s500 and when I put a regular movie(Wall Street, Gone in 60 Seconds), I get an oversaturation of red. People look sunburned and there is an overall red tint. all three cables are connected securely, and only hue naxed out seems to help. I wonder if anyone has seen this or has any suggestions
Any help would be grealtly appreciated.
Thanks a bunch!
Dan

A good universal remote can also simplify things ... The Harmony remote switches my TV's input setting, my AVR's input setting, powers on the NS75H, and powers off the STB (if it was on), all with one "Watch a DVD" button press.

Does it also operate the tray on the DVD player? What model Harmony do you have?

I have the 550, around $100. I haven't tried to duplicate every function, but the DVD mode of the remote has an "Eject" button, and I've also found that turning the NS75H off (manually or via the remote) causes the tray to go back in.

Users differ, but I'm looking to do all the routine stuff from the remote, but am willing to use each "native" remote for non-routine things, unless I figure out how to do it from the Harmony AND it's reasonably remember-able. It's supposed to be pretty programmable, so it's probably a personal trade-off between up-front effort and ongoing usefulness. To date, it does what I want for my HP plasma TV, my Pioneer A/V receiver, the NS75H and an older DVD/VCR combo unit, and my Comcast STB. I'm still trying to get it to be useful for my Mac Mini cum HTPC.

I just found this forum and think it is GREAT!!
I just purchased this sony and tested it with cars and ice age and the picture looks good. I'm using component cables and progressive scan on my Hitachi 51s500 and when I put a regular movie(Wall Street, Gone in 60 Seconds), I get an oversaturation of red. People look sunburned and there is an overall red tint. all three cables are connected securely, and only hue naxed out seems to help. I wonder if anyone has seen this or has any suggestions
Any help would be grealtly appreciated.
Thanks a bunch!
Dan
If you can, try the HDMI output. First, you'll be able to get 720p or 1080i output. Second, lots of people report that for a given TV/box combination (where box is STB, DVD player, DVR, whatever) a given cable works "best" for their setup, while someone else with a different hardware pair finds a different "best cable". Boxes, cable types, cable quality, interference, cable lengths, etc. all make "one size fits all" not necessarily true.

Hi gang,

Pls help a newbie here...

I have been lurking here for quite some time now.... I recently purchased a SAMSUNG 4695 and NS75H. I connected both thru HDMI. My problem is that I'm getting black bands on the top and bottom of the TV. How would I get rid of it? Which unit and with what setting do I need to change?

Told ya, I'm a newbie

Thanks for a great forum like this

Well, it might be the aspect ratio of the movie. Many people assume when they buy a 16x9 tv that all movies fit the screen but this is untrue. Depending on the director and the type of movie, they shoot in different aspects. About 2 out of every 10 movies I watch fill the entire tv screen.

My problem is that I'm getting black bands on the top and bottom of the TV. How would I get rid of it? Which unit and with what setting do I need to change?


Look on the back of the DVD box. Unless it says widescreen 1.78:1 (the same ration as your TV) you will get black bands. Most of the DVD movies are 2.35:1 (same as a real movie screen) so you will see the black bands.

Hi gang,

Pls help a newbie here...

I have been lurking here for quite some time now.... I recently purchased a SAMSUNG 4695 and NS75H. I connected both thru HDMI. My problem is that I'm getting black bands on the top and bottom of the TV. How would I get rid of it? Which unit and with what setting do I need to change?

Told ya, I'm a newbie

Thanks for a great forum like this

You are watching a movie in its original aspect ratio. Most TVs have a "Zoom" feature which will eliminate the black bars, but at the expense of chopping off part of the picture and increasing the grain. Darken the room a bit and you will quickly forget about the bands.

BTW, welcome to the forum.

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You are watching a movie in its original aspect ratio. Most TVs have a "Zoom" feature which will eliminate the black bars, but at the expense of chopping off part of the picture and increasing the grain. Darken the room a bit and you will quickly forget about the bands.

BTW, welcome to the forum.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2992/welcomeac2.gif
I also am a newbie, and I also say "Welcome."

As I have found, petergaryr speaketh great wisdom here! At first the black bands top and bottom bothered me a bit. I found that by darkening the room some they seemed to disappear. I get engrossed in the movie and do forget all about them.

I also am a newbie, and I also say "Welcome."

As I have found, petergaryr speaketh great wisdom here! At first the black bands top and bottom bothered me a bit. I found that by darkening the room some they seemed to disappear. I get engrossed in the movie and do forget all about them.

I am a purist and always watch programming in the original aspect ratio. I make two exceptions. First is SD cartoons where distorting the images really does not make much of a difference. The second is SD programs that are letterboxed 16:9 in a 4:3 image. Zooming fills the screen but keeps the aspect ratio.

As a previous poster noted, zooming a widescreen DVD to fill the screen of an HDTV will cut off the sides of the picture and soften the picture as well. A good example of this was the "HD" broadcast of LOTR on TNT-HD. TNT zoomed the picture to fill the screen. In doing so it eliminate the sides of the picture. Also the quality of the HD feed was reduced because zooming softened the image. I would prefer TNT to air its content in the original aspect ratio bars and all.

After finally getting my Sony 46" e2000 tv setup the way I like, this dvd player is really looking great.

I'm running it at 720p on cinema 1. Sharpness, BNR and MNR are all off. I also have the black level off. While watching World Trade Center I was amazed last night at how good the dvd player can display a movie for the price. I can only imagine how the PQ on a Oppo looks.

I suspect you would see no difference on an Oppo. There's only so much you can do with standard def DVDs.

Well,

It is claimed that a "videophile" would notice.

Well,

It is claimed that a "videophile" would notice.

The key word is "claimed." :rolleyes:

Remember that there are now at least 3 Oppo's, with at least two entirely different chipsets being used...

The NS75H is great, why look for trouble?

Just recently got a 65" mitsu 1080p dlp and I needed to upgrade my non progressive dvd player (ps2 via component). I went w/ the ns75 mainly because of this thread and other reviews. Got it all hooked up today via hdmi, went through the quick and custom set up menus. Set it to 16:9, 1920x1080, dolby digital, and what have you. Popped in "Fearless" dvd and was sad to see there was none to very little improvement from the ps2 480i playback. Thinking it was a fluke tried another movie "Hulk" again very little to no improvement at all. Tried put movies back into the ps2 and watched the same scenes to have a accurate "test" so to say. To my dissapointment it looked the same on the ps2 as i was just watching via the dvd player and hdmi hookup. Tried switching setting to 720p, and then to 480p on the dvd player and all the settings made no difference in picture quality whatsoever. :confused: Is there some setting that i dont know of or something? Or did I just have higher hopes for this player, i was sure that it would have better pq than my ps2 on 480i. Can anyone help me out or am I better off taking this player back and maybe looking at an oppo player?

Remember that there are now at least 3 Oppo's, with at least two entirely different chipsets being used...

The NS75H is great, why look for trouble?

Not looking, just keep reading the 971 is the cream of the crop. Hard for me to believe the 75h is far behind the way that dvd looked last night.

Just recently got a 65" mitsu 1080p dlp and I needed to upgrade my non progressive dvd player (ps2 via component). I went w/ the ns75 mainly because of this thread and other reviews. Got it all hooked up today via hdmi, went through the quick and custom set up menus. Set it to 16:9, 1920x1080, dolby digital, and what have you. Popped in "Fearless" dvd and was sad to see there was none to very little improvement from the ps2 480i playback. Thinking it was a fluke tried another movie "Hulk" again very little to no improvement at all. Tried put movies back into the ps2 and watched the same scenes to have a accurate "test" so to say. To my dissapointment it looked the same on the ps2 as i was just watching via the dvd player and hdmi hookup. Tried switching setting to 720p, and then to 480p on the dvd player and all the settings made no difference in picture quality whatsoever. :confused: Is there some setting that i dont know of or something? Or did I just have higher hopes for this player, i was sure that it would have better pq than my ps2 on 480i. Can anyone help me out or am I better off taking this player back and maybe looking at an oppo player?



Man thats strange. I hooked mine up one week ago. It replaced a one year old Toshiba that was hooked up through componant. The picture on the sony is leaps and bounds better than my old dvd player. Just amazing. I also did the quick setup. Hardly changed anything and works perfect. My tv is showing the input signal through hdmi from the dvd player as 1080i. :)

Can anyone help me out or am I better off taking this player back and maybe looking at an oppo player?

If you can't see the difference, there's no point in keeping it. Obviously there are no guaratees that the Oppo would be any better. I have read posts from people who say they are almost indistinguishable but only you can decide what works for you.

I think for most people, reality lies somewhere in between your experience and the experience of those who say the PQ difference between an up-scaling player and a regular player is amazing. I am going to take the plunge on the Sony to replace a 5 yr old low-end progressive Panasonic but am not expecting a huge improvement. That way I won't be disappointed. :rolleyes:

I was in the same boat and was going to get rid of it because the picture was unimpressive to me. Once I did some tweaking on my tv and the dvd player th PQ is a definite improvement.

Just recently got a 65" mitsu 1080p dlp and I needed to upgrade my non progressive dvd player (ps2 via component). I went w/ the ns75 mainly because of this thread and other reviews. Got it all hooked up today via hdmi, went through the quick and custom set up menus. Set it to 16:9, 1920x1080, dolby digital, and what have you. Popped in "Fearless" dvd and was sad to see there was none to very little improvement from the ps2 480i playback. Thinking it was a fluke tried another movie "Hulk" again very little to no improvement at all. Tried put movies back into the ps2 and watched the same scenes to have a accurate "test" so to say. To my dissapointment it looked the same on the ps2 as i was just watching via the dvd player and hdmi hookup. Tried switching setting to 720p, and then to 480p on the dvd player and all the settings made no difference in picture quality whatsoever. :confused: Is there some setting that i dont know of or something? Or did I just have higher hopes for this player, i was sure that it would have better pq than my ps2 on 480i. Can anyone help me out or am I better off taking this player back and maybe looking at an oppo player?

Only you know yourself, but there is either one of two things happening:

The player really is only outputing the same quality as a ps2
or the difference is not noticeable to you.

Some people, my wife included and to some extend myself, just cant tell the difference between the two. Some folks have a hard time appreciating the jump from SD to HD, and thats a much bigger jump in quality. You just need to decide for yourself how important video quality is.. Most DVD players do a great job on HDTV's, upconverting or not. The jump to an upconverting player from a 480i player in my opinion may increase the quality of the picture by 30% or something... the jump from SD content to HD is much higher, maybe a 300% increase... DVD quality really doesnt change much with this player...

I think people using the word "Amazing" in threads like this gives folks the wrong ideas. Do i think the Sony looks better than my old XBOX 480i, YES. Is it alot better, NO. But for me its worth keeping. Everyone just needs to decide for themselves if they would rather spend the $100 plus somewhere else.

I upgraded from a 1999 non-progressive JVC DVD player, so I noticed a significant increase in not only picture quality, but sound quality.

Is there a way to automatically select the DTS soundtrack with this player rather than having to go into the DVD's menu? I found the function that automatically selects the main soundtrack, but it may not necessarily be the DTS.

Just recently got a 65" mitsu 1080p dlp and I needed to upgrade my non progressive dvd player (ps2 via component). I went w/ the ns75 mainly because of this thread and other reviews. Got it all hooked up today via hdmi, went through the quick and custom set up menus. Set it to 16:9, 1920x1080, dolby digital, and what have you. Popped in "Fearless" dvd and was sad to see there was none to very little improvement from the ps2 480i playback. Thinking it was a fluke tried another movie "Hulk" again very little to no improvement at all. Tried put movies back into the ps2 and watched the same scenes to have a accurate "test" so to say. To my dissapointment it looked the same on the ps2 as i was just watching via the dvd player and hdmi hookup. Tried switching setting to 720p, and then to 480p on the dvd player and all the settings made no difference in picture quality whatsoever. :confused: Is there some setting that i dont know of or something? Or did I just have higher hopes for this player, i was sure that it would have better pq than my ps2 on 480i. Can anyone help me out or am I better off taking this player back and maybe looking at an oppo player?

I have both the ns75h and a PS2, and believe me there IS a huge difference between the two. You should already notice an improvement between 480i on one side and 480p on the other. Something must be wrong somewhere. :confused: If I compare the PQ of the PS2 at 480i and the ns75 at 720p (or 1080i - I don't have 1080p) it's a whole different world.The ns75 is a great player, make sure everything is set properly before taking it back.

HOLY JEBUS! Well, it took a week, but I finally made it to the 60th page of posts....

My question is this, I have a Sony KDS-R50XBR1 and my receiver is a Sony STR-DG800 with HDMI passthrough. I've had this DVD player hooked up with HDMI and digital coax both going to my receiver and then an HDMI out to my TV. It seems that most of the purists prefer the HDMI connection go straight to the TV. Would I get a truer (read "better") picture hooking the player directly to the TV via HDMI with the audio to the receiver or is it copacetic to leave it as it is (since the receiver has passthrough)? Am I loosing something by adding this additional step?

Any info would be much appreciated.

Ive tried everything and am at wits end. Tv says its getting an 1080i and still looks no better than ps2 480i. Im wondering its due to the size of my set?

Ive tried everything and am at wits end. Tv says its getting an 1080i and still looks no better than ps2 480i. Im wondering its due to the size of my set?

I often read about this issue so I am not surprised when someone doesn't see any improvement when comparing standard DVD to upscaled DVD. In this case, since the PS2 is not considered a good DVD player, I am suprised. The difference isn't great in my experience but with my displays and players, I find a subtle but worthwhile improvement. Your display may do a great job scaling a component 480i source and no upscaled input will be needed. If you have calibrated the display with the DVD-NS75H and a calibration disc over HDMI and it can't beat the PS2, don't lose any sleep over it.

Chris

Ive tried everything and am at wits end. Tv says its getting an 1080i and still looks no better than ps2 480i. Im wondering its due to the size of my set?

Size maybe could be a factor, I'm really surprised that it doesn't look better though.

A few weeks ago,what I did as an experiment was watch a couple of movies on the old player and then hook the 75h back up and I realy noticed the difference.

Another issue I have run into is some movies just do not look good at all. As I stated in an earlier post, World Trade Center looked awesome the other night. I watched Stay Alive last night and the move PQ was a barrel load of money crap and if I tried to compare that on my 480p player I probably would not see a difference because of all the grain.

Remember, in any given setup one device may do a better job of upscaling than the others. If your TV is doing a great job, then upscaling before it gets to the TV may not matter much. Also, be sure that only ONE box in the video path is doing upconversion - in general you would NOT want to upconvert multiple times.

Size maybe could be a factor, I'm really surprised that it doesn't look better though.

A few weeks ago,what I did as an experiment was watch a couple of movies on the old player and then hook the 75h back up and I realy noticed the difference.

Another issue I have run into is some movies just do not look good at all. As I stated in an earlier post, World Trade Center looked awesome the other night. I watched Stay Alive last night and the move PQ was a barrel load of money crap and if I tried to compare that on my 480p player I probably would not see a difference because of all the grain.
Unless it is an 'enhanced for widescreen' DVD, most all are these days, it will look terrible. Also, make sure the settings on the 75H is set to widescreen. That said, if your TV has a good scaller/deinterlacer then you might not see a significant difference.

I am experiencing similar dissapointment with the NS75H. I set this up a couple of days ago - connecting to my Samsung 6178 DLP via an HDMI cable.

I have tried AUTO, 720P AND 1081i settings, and the PQ sucks - blocking/pixelization is terrible; sharpness is terrible. It is almost unwatchable.

Based on the glowing reviews I've read on thsi thread....I'm thinking I got a lemon, and need to get a replacment.

Any ideas?
TIA
ss

I am experiencing similar dissapointment with the NS75H. I set this up a couple of days ago - connecting to my Samsung 6178 DLP via an HDMI cable.

I have tried AUTO, 720P AND 1081i settings, and the PQ sucks - blocking/pixelization is terrible; sharpness is terrible. It is almost unwatchable.

Based on the glowing reviews I've read on thsi thread....I'm thinking I got a lemon, and need to get a replacment.

Any ideas?
TIA
ss


I would exchange it. It seems almost everyone that has this player including me is very happy with it. Maybe there is something wrong with yours.? :confused:

I am glad that this thread is still going as I need a little help. I have several DVD's that have the DD EX encoding, yet I am not able to get my receiver to show the EX on the display. I played Pirates Of The Caribbean and it automatically went to EX. I have tried several EX movies and can not get it to play EX. Any thoughts?

HOLY JEBUS! Well, it took a week, but I finally made it to the 60th page of posts....

My question is this, I have a Sony KDS-R50XBR1 and my receiver is a Sony STR-DG800 with HDMI passthrough. I've had this DVD player hooked up with HDMI and digital coax both going to my receiver and then an HDMI out to my TV. It seems that most of the purists prefer the HDMI connection go straight to the TV. Would I get a truer (read "better") picture hooking the player directly to the TV via HDMI with the audio to the receiver or is it copacetic to leave it as it is (since the receiver has passthrough)? Am I loosing something by adding this additional step?

Any info would be much appreciated.Can anyone make a recommendation? I went ahead and hooked the HDMI directly to the TV, calibrated, and seem to have lower PQ on DVDs.

What resolution are you sending to the TV?

And what's the native resolution of the TV?

I just picked up this player at Costco. I tried with two different sources and it looks like my HDMI port is DOA. It seems like it is attempting to send a signal, but it won't sync. It works fine with component to either source, but, believe it or not, I like the image I get from my Samsung 841 better. Oh well. I ordered the Oppo 970 instead.

What resolution are you sending to the TV?I'm sending 1080i to the TV and that is the TV's native resolution.

A quick question... is this player the same as the one that goes by the name DVPNS76H in Australia?

I'm sending 1080i to the TV and that is the TV's native resolution.

You said you had lower PQ on dvds, lower than components ? lower than 480i or 480p ?

...Have you tried 720p instead of 1080i ? it wouldn't be surprising if 720p looked slightly better than 1080i, even if it's the TV native resolution.

A quick question... is this player the same as the one that goes by the name DVPNS76H in Australia?

From what I see on the ns76h specs, it has divx playback, while the ns75h cannot play divx discs. Apparently it's the only difference.

From what I see on the ns76h specs, it has divx playback, while the ns75h cannot play divx discs. Apparently it's the only difference.

Ahh, very good then, I'm pretty happy that it does have that feature, so glad that the Australian market got the 76 :)

Thanks for the info

For those interested, here's my review of the Sony DVPNS76H upscaling DVD player (http://simon.oconnorlamb.com/sonyDVPNS76H.html). (I also linked to this in the upscaling sticky thread up top )

I compare the output of it to the DVD player it replaces for me, the Pioneer DV466, with a lot of screen captures to check out.

Hope it's of help to people here, as most everything in the review should pertain to the NS75 also.

You said you had lower PQ on dvds, lower than components ? lower than 480i or 480p ?

...Have you tried 720p instead of 1080i ? it wouldn't be surprising if 720p looked slightly better than 1080i, even if it's the TV native resolution.Morpheo, thanks for your responses.

No, I'm saying that subjectively, I thought it looked better when it was passed through my receiver (w/ HDMI) instead of hooked directly to the TV (w/ HDMI). I know this probably isn't the case.

I guess I'm just wondering if there is any sort of "fiddling" with the signal when I pass it through my receiver (i.e., is it doing something to the signal, or is it simply acting as a switchbox...).

Morpheo, thanks for your responses.

No, I'm saying that subjectively, I thought it looked better when it was passed through my receiver (w/ HDMI) instead of hooked directly to the TV (w/ HDMI). I know this probably isn't the case.

I guess I'm just wondering if there is any sort of "fiddling" with the signal when I pass it through my receiver (i.e., is it doing something to the signal, or is it simply acting as a switchbox...).
It depends on your receiver, for example if your receiver is doing de-interlacing it is possible that it has one that is better then the one in your set, assuming you have a 1080p set. No one here can answer that, you need to go to a forum that talks about the receiver you have.

Lower-end (< $1500 ?) HDMI capable receivers only pass thru the hdmi signal.

Is there any way to get 480i through HDMI?

Just a quick question..Why is it that a really have to turn the volume up all the way in order to get sound. Example was watching a movie last night and I really had to turn the sony RV all the way up just to get any kind of sound.
sony-ns75h
sxrd a2000
sony RV STR-DG600

Just a quick question..Why is it that a really have to turn the volume up all the way in order to get sound. Example was watching a movie last night and I really had to turn the sony RV all the way up just to get any kind of sound.
sony-ns75h
sxrd a2000
sony RV STR-DG600

Do you have a center channel? You could be in dolby digital mode with no center channel with the center activated.

Cure- switch dolby digital to pcm.
Cure-set center channel to none-aka phantom mode.

I don't have any problems with audio levels, so it's not the Sony (unless you have a defective unit). Of course, details like cables (types, quality, correct connections, etc.), the A/V receiver or whatever, your speaker setup, etc. might cause one person's configuration to work and another's to not.

Can you try the Sony on another TV, another DVD player on this TV, verify that all of the cabling is correct and tight, etc. to narrow things down?

I also don't have any problems with audio levels, either direct through my TV (Sony XBR1 using HDMI or component) or receiver (Panny XR57 using digital coax or optical), so it sounds like probably a connectivity or configuration problem somewhere.

Hey all,

For about 3 wks now I've been using the Oppo 981 with my Panny 42 60u. The picture is really good but having paid $229 for the player I've been having some buyers remorse as 1)I'm not getting a 1080p TV anytime soon 2)I have no SACD's, DVD-A, or PAL region discs. I love the player but I think I overspent for what I need.

I see that BB is running a sale and that this forum thinks highly of the NS75H. For about 10 bucks more I could have the NC85(5 disc changer). If anyone knows, is the picture about the same?? What are your thoughts regarding the loading time of the 2 players if you know??

Anything else I should know??

Thank you so much for any assistance. I hope to go to BB and get one of the players today! :)

Is there any way to get 480i through HDMI?

niet. Only the OPPO 970 in this price range has that feature. You can go 480p and use your TV to scale the image but the Sony does the deinterlacing via HDMI.

Hey all,

For about 3 wks now I've been using the Oppo 981 with my Panny 42 60u. The picture is really good but having paid $229 for the player I've been having some buyers remorse as 1)I'm not getting a 1080p TV anytime soon 2)I have no SACD's, DVD-A, or PAL region discs. I love the player but I think I overspent for what I need.

I see that BB is running a sale and that this forum thinks highly of the NS75H. For about 10 bucks more I could have the NC85(5 disc changer). If anyone knows, is the picture about the same?? What are your thoughts regarding the loading time of the 2 players if you know??

Anything else I should know??

Thank you so much for any assistance. I hope to go to BB and get one of the players today! :)

I own a NC85 - I wanted an upconverting 5 disc changer and this one is one of the few on the market. As far as I know, the quality of the NC85 is exactly the same as the NS75, just 5 discs instead of 1. The NC85 is a little higher, and the load times are a little longer, but I can wait 5 seconds or so for the flexibility of a 5 disc changer.

I had been using the Oppo 981 on my Panasonic 42" 60u and after reading this forum bought the DVPNS75H with the hopes of getting about the same picture at a MUCH better price point(especially with the panny only being able to display 768p and me not using SACD, DVD-A, Divx or Xvid).

The panny is calibrated using the suggested settings and I crudely calibrated the sony with THX optimizer.

So far I am fairly disappointed with the DVPNS75H and see a noticeable difference from the Oppo, particularly when watching "Sin City". With the Oppo I got a nearly 3D comic-booky look that was awesome while the Sony was sorta blah...

Any further ideas on calibrating the sony DVPNS75H with the panny tv?? Thank you for your help. :)

Do you have a center channel? You could be in dolby digital mode with no center channel with the center activated.

Cure- switch dolby digital to pcm.
Cure-set center channel to none-aka phantom mode.
Thanks..what is PCM

PCM = Pulse Code Modulation. It's a coding method which allows multiple signals (audio in this case) to be sent down a single wire. It was used in the early days of Dolby multi channel sound systems to add center and surround sound channels over only the R/L two channel analog audio cables.

Is it really a good Upconverter the DVP NS75H? Cause last night I saw a movie on a regular DVD player and the picture quality was the same..
I do have my HDMI cable connected to my HD TV and for the regular DVD I have the red, white and yellow connection. It was the same picture quality.
My NS75H its set to auto upconvert.
I was wondering if I have to do something else to have the "upconverting" thing or Im missing something...

The NS75H is an excellent upconverter. Even if your Sony was not set to upconvert (or even do progressive for that matter) it should show a much better picture than what can be achieved from any other player that is hooked up via composite cable as yours was. HDMI is full on digital whereas composite (the yellow of the red/white/yellow combo) is about the worst video connection (both S-Video and component are definite steps up from composite) you could use.

Upconverting is still a grey area with many folks swearing by it and others shrugging their shoulders at it. A lot has to do with the quality of the upconverting chip in the display as it may be better or worse than the chip in the NS75H.

Your results of an upconverted HDMI digital picture being no better than a 480i composite picture is strange to say the least.

I've had this unit for several months. Today no picture on HMDI. Switched cable, no help. Any ideas? Thanks.

Jim

Try component cables, try it on another TV via HDMI, try another DVD player via the same HDMI cable if you can. At this point it could be the TV or the Sony, since you seem to have ruled out a bad HDMI cable already.

The NS75H is an excellent upconverter. Even if your Sony was not set to upconvert (or even do progressive for that matter) it should show a much better picture than what can be achieved from any other player that is hooked up via composite cable as yours was. HDMI is full on digital whereas composite (the yellow of the red/white/yellow combo) is about the worst video connection (both S-Video and component are definite steps up from composite) you could use.

Upconverting is still a grey area with many folks swearing by it and others shrugging their shoulders at it. A lot has to do with the quality of the upconverting chip in the display as it may be better or worse than the chip in the NS75H.

Your results of an upconverted HDMI digital picture being no better than a 480i composite picture is strange to say the least.

Both of my DVD Players are Sony. I dont remember the model of my regular DVD but looks the same as the NS75H the only difference is the HDMI. They look exactly the same lol... (silly me Im sorry). :p
But yea, Its kind of weird cause I dont see any difference on the picture quality.

Both of my DVD Players are Sony...I dont see any difference on the picture quality.

That could mean one of two things: there is no difference or your eyes can't detect the difference because it's fairly subtle. I wouldn't worry about it. After reading this forum and the E2000 forum, there are too many people obsessing about picture quality and not just enjoying their TV shows and movies. We bought this equipment to watch films and videos, not to watch colors and obsess about resolution. ;)

Is there any way to vertically stretch (not a full screen stretch) an image with the 75? No, im not trying to distort the image to fit my 16:9 screen, I have a 120" diagnol 2.35:1 CIH screen and an anamorphic lens. The problem is that my AE700 has a 'zoom' function that works perfectly for 480i/p but nothing above that. I would love to be able to watch an upconverted 2.35:1 image but as I said I don't have any other way to do it, that is, unless the Sony will do it for me. Any suggestions?

Just picked this up and it has an amazing picture through HDMI in 1080i on my Sony 32S2010.

Is it really a good Upconverter the DVP NS75H? Cause last night I saw a movie on a regular DVD player and the picture quality was the same..
I do have my HDMI cable connected to my HD TV and for the regular DVD I have the red, white and yellow connection. It was the same picture quality.
My NS75H its set to auto upconvert.
I was wondering if I have to do something else to have the "upconverting" thing or Im missing something...

Questions are:
a) How large is your tv?
b) How far away from your set are you?
c) What DVDs are you testing this with?

I ask this as upscaling aside you should be seeing a MARKED improvement just in the fact that you're comparing composite (the lowest of the low for video) and HDMI (The best there currently is in the home world). I have compared just the difference between composite and component and that is a leapfrog in quality... and then moving to HDMI made it even better.

I would say something else is wrong if you can't see a difference between composite and HDMI.

Only after you can see that improvement is it worth playing with the upscaling features really.

There's a guy on Ebay selling the NS75H for $75 plus $20 shipping. I emailed him and he claimed to be an authorized Sony dealer. Anyway to check that out? I don't want to buy one (they are new in box) and find out there's no warranty.

There's a guy on Ebay selling the NS75H for $75 plus $20 shipping. I emailed him and he claimed to be an authorized Sony dealer. Anyway to check that out? I don't want to buy one (they are new in box) and find out there's no warranty.Doesn't really seem like that much of a savings... Especially if you aren't sure you'll have the warranty. For another $20 you can get it somewhere you know to be more reputable (not saying the eBay seller isn't).

Also, you can try this link: http://www.resellerratings.com/ and type in the dealer's shop name....

Questions are:
a) How large is your tv?
b) How far away from your set are you?
c) What DVDs are you testing this with?

I ask this as upscaling aside you should be seeing a MARKED improvement just in the fact that you're comparing composite (the lowest of the low for video) and HDMI (The best there currently is in the home world). I have compared just the difference between composite and component and that is a leapfrog in quality... and then moving to HDMI made it even better.

I would say something else is wrong if you can't see a difference between composite and HDMI.

Only after you can see that improvement is it worth playing with the upscaling features really.

a) How large is your tv?
Its a 40" Polaroid.
b) How far away from your set are you?
Like 15 Fts.
c) What DVDs are you testing this with?
Regular DVDs.

My regular DVD is DVP-NS55P using the R,W,Y Connection.
And my NS75H is using the HDMI connection.
Both players Sony. :confused:

On that sized display and at that seating distance, you wont see much, if any, difference. Since SD DVDs are encoded at 480i, the differences are small to start with (comparing Component to HDMI inputs). However, since you appear to be using the composite input, you should see a difference - try looking at the display from under 8' away.

I recently bought a Sony 40s200a LCD and am considering an upconverting player to accompany it. The DVP-NS75H is one I am considering. I currently have a Panasonic DMR-ES15 DVD recorder and using 480p component out.

One of the issues I have with the Panny is that it gets fussy with certain disks I burn on my PC. It will not play DVD+RW made on my computer (a known issue with this player), and it often (but not always) has isues with DVD+R DL disks burned on my PC. With DL disks the player often locks up at menu screen or 'skips' when watching video. All other disk formats work fine with the Panny.

So, I have two questions about the DVP-NS75H.

1 - how is disk compatibility with this player, specifically with +DL disks?

2 - will I likely notice any improvement with the upconversion of this unit via HDMI (I'm currently feeding a 480p signal via component which looks pretty good IMHO)?

Thanks.

2 - will I likely notice any improvement with the upconversion of this unit via HDMI (I'm currently feeding a 480p signal via component which looks pretty good IMHO)?



I've been reading this forum for quite a while and trying to decide if I should spend the money on the NS75H to replace my Panny S27 (progressive scan). I've concluded that the only way to tell if I will notice a difference, is to buy the Sony, hook them both up and look at the same DVD. For every 2 people who say they see a big difference from an upscaling player, there is at least 1 who says the difference is slight to non-existent.

Although my Panny ranks low on the Home Theater HiFi DVD benchmark tests, Consumer Reports rated is 2nd in a test last year (they only tested one upscaling player from a company I never heard of.) I would like the HDMI connection and player the same brand as the TV but I'd hate to spend $110 and not get any visible improvement.

Good luck with your decision.

Will any setting on the Sony pass WTW?

Just bought the 75 as a replacement for my venerable Panasonic RP82. As others have said, it looks fantastic upconverted to 1080i on my 50" SXRD XBR1.

My issue is with trying to get the SXRD remote to work with this DVD player. Nothing works except for the "Enter" and "Power" keys. I've tried reentering the standard Sony DVD codes, but it doesn't help.

Since I much prefer the SXRD remote (nice, heavy aluminum) over the DVD remote...what do I need to do to get it working?

Thanks,
Rik

I have a Sony KDS-R50XBR1 with a NS75H, HDMI calbe from monoprice and when i turn on subtitles some time i get weird lines over the subtitle. It gets better everytime i got to the costum setup and change between the resolution and go back to the native of the TV 1080i it all start to works fine, the problem i have to do it for every dvd i use subtitles.

Has anyone here had the same problem? Solution?

Yea, I get this same problem occasionally. It goes away if i turn off subtitles and turn it back on. Or I can just hit menu and return to the movie and it goes away. It happens rarely, but is a bit annoying. Have you figured out the source of the problem?

The Sony 76H that's being sold in Australia now seems to be like the N75H but offer DivX support and slightly better pq. Does anyone know if we are getting it or a similiar model in the US anytime soon?? also I hear it's region free.

Hi, I'm trying to decide between the Oppo 981 and the Sony DVP-NS75H for an LCD Projector (either the Panny AX100 or the Mits HC5000).
Since both of these projectors are LCD, do I need to worry about the Macroblocking "problem" of the Oppo? What about the "green tinge" problem?
The Sony player is on sale this weekend, so I'm wondering if the Oppo is worth almost double the cost.
Thanks for any opinions.
Craig

Hi, I'm trying to decide between the Oppo 981 and the Sony DVP-NS75H for an LCD Projector (either the Panny AX100 or the Mits HC5000).
Since both of these projectors are LCD, do I need to worry about the Macroblocking "problem" of the Oppo? What about the "green tinge" problem?
The Sony player is on sale this weekend, so I'm wondering if the Oppo is worth almost double the cost.
Thanks for any opinions.
Craig

I have an older Panasonic 720p LCD projector, the DVP-NS75H and a couple of DVD players with Faroudja macroblocking enhancement issue. I don't see the macroblocking enhancement problem with the projector, but unless you need a universal player like the Oppo DV981H, I think you would be happy with the NS75H. If you need SACD and DVD-A, the Oppo is what you want.

Chris

Bear in mind that there are now 3 Oppos, with some differences including Faroudja/other chips...

Doug

I've had this Sony for about a month now. Great 1080i pic via HDMI to my Hitachi CRT RPTV (51F59A). Looks good via component, as well.

Only beef w/ it is the zoom function. I have a few older DVDs that, while "letterbox", are not "widescreen-enhanced" (ie. anamorphic). I'd rather use the player's zoom (so I don't lose any subtitle info), but the Sony leaves the zoom amount icon on-screen. Can use the TV's aspect setting instead to fill the screen properly, but this just blows the image up and cuts off any subtitle info.

Is there a "hack" or something that'll disengage the zoom icon on-screen?

In reading the last few pages of this thread, I would assume the general consensus is buy this player and if you like it, keep it and if you don't, take it back?

In reading the last few pages of this thread, I would assume the general consensus is buy this player and if you like it, keep it and if you don't, take it back?

If you have read about the player and believe it will work well in your system and plays the formats you need, yes, that is a good take on the thread. I hate to recommend just buy and return if you don't like it.

Chris

Has anyone heard of the Sony DVP-NS90V? It is a single disc upconverting DVD player - I did a forum search and found nothing. With Sony's model naming scheme, it is hard to tell if it is older or newer than the 75H. It is on sale for $150 (more than the 75H) - but that doesn't make it better. If it is a newer/better version of the 75H, I might just have to wait till they come out with a 5 disc changer version (I just can't give up the changer capability of my 85H). Here is a link to the Sony website with the specs on the 90V:

Link to product page (http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?CategoryName=&ProductSKU=DVPNS90V&TabName=feature&var2=)


From the Sony website:



Superior technology from a single disc DVD player. Sony's DVP-NS90V single disc DVD player packs three impressive technologies that enhance your movie and music experience. Sony's Precision Drive™ 3 System feature corrects warped disc's response for fewer image errors by adjusting the lens rather than the entire optical block for more accurate source playback. Other features such as the Precision Cinema Progressive™ Technology detect image changes at the pixel level instead of at the scan line level like most traditional DVD players do. By measuring algorithms, the DVP-NS90V adjusts for pixel behavior resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are virtually free from motion artifacts. The DVP-NS90V also offers MP3 Playback3 ,when using MP3 encoded discs, so you can select the perfect music folder to round out your day.


Precision Drive™ 3 System Past generations were only able to compensate for warped discs by moving the entire optical block, which took more time and limited the amount of correction possible. Sony's new Precision Drive™ 3 system simplifies the process by moving the lens-instead of the entire optical block-for faster and more accurate error correction.

Precision Cinema Progressive™ Technology Other DVD players detect image changes at the scan line level-Sony's Precision Cinema Progressive (PCP) system detects them at the pixel level. The picture is more faithful to the source-whether film or video-because separate, optimized algorithms are used to handle the differing pixel behavior. Separate algorithms are also used to process the moving and still parts of an image, resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are virtually free from motion artifacts.

MP3 Playback3 Playing MP3 Music on aSony® DVD player is easy. Just insert an MP3 encoded disc and press MENU. A blue screen pops up to display your folders. Scroll down the list using the remote or front panel cursor control to select the folder you want. The green files screen pops up to show the files in the selected folder. Select the file you want to hear and you're done. Finding music couldn't be easier.

720p/1080i Upscaling of Video and delivery through HDMI™1 Connection

DVD-RW (Video Mode/VR mode w/CPRM) DVD-R/DVD+RW/DVD+R Playback2

12 Bit Video DAC with 108Mhz processing

SA-CD Playback

MP3 Playback3 (CD-R.RW, DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW)

JPEG (CD-R/RW, DVD+RW/+R/-R/-RW, Kodak) 4

CD (CD/CD-R/CD-RW)/VCR/SVCD5

A/V Sync Allows for the alignment of the audio track to match the video - Necessary for some newer televisions that have video buffers or delays.

192 kHz 24 Bit Digital to Analog Converter

Dolby® Digital and dts® through Coaxial and 5.1 Analog

Quick Set-Up

Custom Parental Control- 40 Discs

Remote Control with Limited TV Control Compatible with many but not all Major Brands

Child Lock (Tray Lock)

DVD/CD Text

Multi-Disc Resume- 6 Discs

TV Virtual Surround - 5 Surround Modes

Custom Picture Mode

Title and Chapter Viewer

Advanced SmoothScan™ and SmoothSlow modes

Instant Replay and Instant Search

Full 3-2 Reverse Conversion

Fast Play with Audio

Slow Play with Audio

Video Equalizer

Background Graphics

Variable Coefficient Filter

FL Off gives you the ability to turn off the front display.

Separate Speaker Settings

The NS90 is not newer than the NS75, it is older but Sony keep it alive because it provides support for SA-CDs. The NS90 was the +SACD version of the NS70 that pre-dated the NS75. The NS70 had the shift/squeeze problem, the NS-90 may have also. You should be able to find more info about the NS90 using a search of the forum.

The NS90 is not newer than the NS75, it is older but Sony keep it alive because it provides support for SA-CDs. The NS90 was the +SACD version of the NS70 that pre-dated the NS75. The NS70 had the shift/squeeze problem, the NS-90 may have also. You should be able to find more info about the NS90 using a search of the forum.


Thanks for the info - I tried the search function to find more info on this player, but it didn't return any useable results (it seems to work better on some days than others...). If the 75 and 85 are the newest models, I wonder when the next round of Sony DVD players will hit. Or is Sony so committed to its Blu-ray (ironically, I don't see any Sony Blu-ray players besides the PS3), that it will end development on the upconverting DVD players.

Thanks for the info - I tried the search function to find more info on this player, but it didn't return any useable results (it seems to work better on some days than others...). If the 75 and 85 are the newest models, I wonder when the next round of Sony DVD players will hit. Or is Sony so committed to its Blu-ray (ironically, I don't see any Sony Blu-ray players besides the PS3), that it will end development on the upconverting DVD players.How did you miss the Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray player, its all over the place! :D

I have simple setup. The NS75H to a Sony SXRD via HDMI. That's it.

Looking at the DVP's manual (page 20) which PROGRESSIVE is optimal ie AUTO or VIDEO?

I see that BB is running a sale and that this forum thinks highly of the NS75H. For about 10 bucks more I could have the NC85(5 disc changer). If anyone knows, is the picture about the same?? What are your thoughts regarding the loading time of the 2 players if you know?

The 5 disc changer seems like a nice feature but I've read user reviews from CC and Crutchfield that say "If you want to shuffle play all discs & all tracks you better look elsewhere. This is a carousel CD changer that only shuffle plays music tracks on ONE disc only."

Why would they make a shuffle feature that only shuffles tracks on one disc? What's the point of the carousel disc changer then?

Remember, in any given setup one device may do a better job of upscaling than the others. If your TV is doing a great job, then upscaling before it gets to the TV may not matter much. Also, be sure that only ONE box in the video path is doing upconversion - in general you would NOT want to upconvert multiple times.

I've read too that if you were to hook up a regular progressive scan DVD player rather than the upconverting type that the TV will upconvert the image to it's native resolution. My question is how do you force only one conversion? You say in general you would NOT want to upconvert multiple times, but how do you prevent this?

For example: My 32" LCD HDTV's native resolution is 1360x768p. That means when I play a DVD, the Sony NS75H is upconverting the video resolution to 720p. 720p is 1280x720 progressive. But that's not the native resolution of my TV! So my TV then takes this 720p upconverted signal coming from the Sony NS75H and upconverts it further to 1360x768p. Thus, Two upconversions! And I'm no expert but to my knowledge there is no way to prevent this double upconversion.
Or is there?

The 5 disc changer seems like a nice feature but I've read user reviews from CC and Crutchfield that say "If you want to shuffle play all discs & all tracks you better look elsewhere. This is a carousel CD changer that only shuffle plays music tracks on ONE disc only."

Why would they make a shuffle feature that only shuffles tracks on one disc? What's the point of the carousel disc changer then?


To load multiple DVDs in and then switch between them with ejecting, and putting in a new one. A good example is a plasma breakin DVD. I have one loaded at all times so I can switch to it for 15 minutes after a lengthy session gaming, or watching 2.35:1 content on my plasma. I also load both discs of movies that are split between two discs (LOTR - Extended editions, Godfather II). Less of a "pause" between the discs.

My guess is that the shuffle feature is not really developed because it is used primarily as a DVD player, not a CD player.

By the way, I have owned other CD changers that didn't shuffle between tracks on different discs so maybe it isn't that uncommon to not have this feature.

How did you miss the Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray player, its all over the place! :D

I forgot about that one. I guess I missed it since I am still waiting out the whole Blu-ray / HD-DVD fight. I am more than happy with my 85H which should hold me over until one of those formats emerges as the clear winner.

To load multiple DVDs in and then switch between them with ejecting, and putting in a new one. A good example is a plasma breakin DVD. I have one loaded at all times so I can switch to it for 15 minutes after a lengthy session gaming, or watching 2.35:1 content on my plasma. I also load both discs of movies that are split between two discs (LOTR - Extended editions, Godfather II). Less of a "pause" between the discs.

My guess is that the shuffle feature is not really developed because it is used primarily as a DVD player, not a CD player.

By the way, I have owned other CD changers that didn't shuffle between tracks on different discs so maybe it isn't that uncommon to not have this feature.I load mine up with sitcom collection DVDs that I want to watch an episode of each from without having to swap dics. I also use one of the "slots" for a DVD that I have burned several dozen CDs onto in MP3 format.

I've read too that if you were to hook up a regular progressive scan DVD player rather than the upconverting type that the TV will upconvert the image to it's native resolution. My question is how do you force only one conversion? You say in general you would NOT want to upconvert multiple times, but how do you prevent this?

For example: My 32" LCD HDTV's native resolution is 1360x768p. That means when I play a DVD, the Sony NS75H is upconverting the video resolution to 720p. 720p is 1280x720 progressive. But that's not the native resolution of my TV! So my TV then takes this 720p upconverted signal coming from the Sony NS75H and upconverts it further to 1360x768p. Thus, Two upconversions! And I'm no expert but to my knowledge there is no way to prevent this double upconversion.
Or is there?

In most cases, no, there is not a way to prevent this. Don't despair though. These 1360x768 LCD sets specialize in 720p content and it almost always looks good on them... other content, not so much. My Westinghouse LTV-32W6 pretty much sucks at 480i (massive combing artifacts + minor color washout) and isn't all that much better at 480p (noticeable motion blur + minor color washout). With my NS75H upconverting to 720p the motion blur is almost non-existant (you'll still see very slight motion blur or ghosting if you go out of your way to look for it) and there's no color washout at all. An upconverting player displaying DVDs at an interpolated 720p has definitely made a positive impact on how they look on my LCD HDTV.

The 5 disc changer seems like a nice feature but I've read user reviews from CC and Crutchfield that say "If you want to shuffle play all discs & all tracks you better look elsewhere. This is a carousel CD changer that only shuffle plays music tracks on ONE disc only."

Why would they make a shuffle feature that only shuffles tracks on one disc? What's the point of the carousel disc changer then?

Although that would be the most useful, it might be the mechanical wear and tear of continually turning the tray and loading a different disc every few minutes would wear out the fragile plastic player pretty quickly. The method of playing one disc then the next is probably to avoid warranty repairs.

Chris

What I was alluding to was that in general you want to avoid consciously having multiple conversions. For example, don't have your DVD player upconvert to 720p, then have your AVR upconvert to 1080i. Not all hardware does pass-through, though.

The other issue I've thought about, but have neither the expertise nor the equipment to verify, is whether it's better to upconvert to 720p or 1080i for a 1024x768 plasma TV. On the one hand, upscaling invents pixels, and upscaling twice seems like double trouble, compared to one upscale to 1080i and one downscale to 768. On the other hand, as another poster said, 1024x768 TVs ought to do a pretty good job of 720p -> 768.

I've tried both, both from the DVD player and from the STB for TV, and I can't really tell much difference. Someone with more expertise, better equipment, better eyes, etc. might.

Doug

I decided to give the 75H a try (will post opinions later today). Question real quick, I am connecting the 75H to a Projector via HDMI, thus, I don't want Audio out of the HDMI connection. From the setup screen, I see the only two options for "HDMI AUDIO" are PCM or AUTO. Which one do I set it to? Is there another option to say NO HDMI AUDIO?
THanks,
Craig

I've read too that if you were to hook up a regular progressive scan DVD player rather than the upconverting type that the TV will upconvert the image to it's native resolution. My question is how do you force only one conversion? You say in general you would NOT want to upconvert multiple times, but how do you prevent this?

For example: My 32" LCD HDTV's native resolution is 1360x768p. That means when I play a DVD, the Sony NS75H is upconverting the video resolution to 720p. 720p is 1280x720 progressive. But that's not the native resolution of my TV! So my TV then takes this 720p upconverted signal coming from the Sony NS75H and upconverts it further to 1360x768p. Thus, Two upconversions! And I'm no expert but to my knowledge there is no way to prevent this double upconversion.
Or is there?


I have tried all three modes (480p, 720p, 1080i) output over HDMI to a 768p plasma. On my old plasma, it's scaler wasn't that good, so having the DVD player do the upconverting to 720p, then the plasma taking it to 768p looked marginally better than the other two modes. With my new (better) plasma, the scaler is much better and all three modes look basically the same. So I went with 480p output to avoid the double upconversion of 720p and the upconverting / downconverting of 1080i. Perhaps it defeats the purpose of an upconverting DVD player, but ultimately it is what looks best to your eyes. All things being equal, I would think that 480p makes the most sense IF your display has a good scaler, 720p is best IF your 768p display does NOT have a good scaler.

Also, 75H/85H can send 480p over HDMI (which aviods the Digital/Analog then Analog/Digital conversion), something a regular (although cheaper) progressive scan DVD player cannot.

I decided to give the 75H a try (will post opinions later today). Question real quick, I am connecting the 75H to a Projector via HDMI, thus, I don't want Audio out of the HDMI connection. From the setup screen, I see the only two options for "HDMI AUDIO" are PCM or AUTO. Which one do I set it to? Is there another option to say NO HDMI AUDIO?
THanks,
Craig
I don't THINK it matters, you just obviously need to connect the audio to your A/V receiver or whatever in some other manner, probably optical or coax.

Doug

I bought this player tonight and am impressed with the picture quality.

My old Sony CD player bit the dust, and I was looking at this one to replace it. If it plays DVDs better than my current DVD player it's a bonus to me. Using it as a CD player though, I wanted to find out if I can easily use this player to change CDs or tracks without having to turn the TV set on? One reviewer elsewhere kind of made it sound like you had to turn the TV on to use a menu to navigate through CDs. I wanted to confirm if I can play CDs and change tracks and CDs without having to navigate through a TV menu? My old Sony CD player just had LEDs on the front which let me pick out the CD or track with a remote which is what I'd prefer for playing CDs. Thanks. I've read about how it only shuffles songs on one CD disc which some people are upset about, but I never used that feature on my old Sony CD player so that's not a concern to me. If it can do what I want as CD player, the potential as a DVD player too sounds promising from some of the posts that I read.

Whoops. I posted in the wrong thread. I was taking about the DVPNC85HB, not the 75.

My old Sony CD player bit the dust, and I was looking at this one to replace it. If it plays DVDs better than my current DVD player it's a bonus to me. Using it as a CD player though, I wanted to find out if I can easily use this player to change CDs or tracks without having to turn the TV set on? One reviewer elsewhere kind of made it sound like you had to turn the TV on to use a menu to navigate through CDs. I wanted to confirm if I can play CDs and change tracks and CDs without having to navigate through a TV menu? My old Sony CD player just had LEDs on the front which let me pick out the CD or track with a remote which is what I'd prefer for playing CDs. Thanks. I've read about how it only shuffles songs on one CD disc which some people are upset about, but I never used that feature on my old Sony CD player so that's not a concern to me. If it can do what I want as CD player, the potential as a DVD player too sounds promising from some of the posts that I read.


As far as I can tell from my 85H (I can't imagine the 75H would be any different), the display on the front of the player will tell you the disc #, the track #, and the time elapsed - pretty much everything you would need to see. You definitely don't need to turn on the TV to use it as a CD player.

As far as I can tell from my 85H (I can't imagine the 75H would be any different), the display on the front of the player will tell you the disc #, the track #, and the time elapsed - pretty much everything you would need to see. You definitely don't need to turn on the TV to use it as a CD player.

Thanks much. Thats exactly what I needed to know and what I wanted to hear. So once the stores open, I'm off to buy a new CD player that might double as my improved DVD player as an added bonus. :) Thanks again.

Anyone in here with the 75H using the E* vip 622 remote to control it... I have tried, and basic play commands will work, but navigating menus is impossible... I know my sony AV Receiver had to change AV input modes in order to allow for universal remote control of the unit. so i thought perhaps this player might have the same thing.

If anyone has had success with this let me know.

It works fine with the Harmony 550, which doesn't directly answer your question. The codes for my two Sony players (NS75H and an older DVD/VCR combo) appear to be different, which is good because it means I can control them both without problems.

Doug

Yeah, I'm trying to avoid going the harmony route... I've pressed my luck enough with the wife in buying the e2000 and this player... plus, I love the E* 622 remote. I've used it for so long, its become 2nd nature and dont want to change. it works the tv, satellite, and AV receiver flawlessly... just need to get this DVD player right, and Im all set.

Yeah, I'm trying to avoid going the harmony route... I've pressed my luck enough with the wife in buying the e2000 and this player...
Would you be talking about the PIONEER CLD-E2000 LASER DISC PLAYER? I'm curious to know how you use that in conjunction with the 75H ?



plus, I love the E* 622 remote. I've used it for so long, its become 2nd nature and dont want to change. it works the tv, satellite, and AV receiver flawlessly... just need to get this DVD player right, and Im all set.

I'm looking for a good universal remote but can't seem to find the remote you're talking about here. Who makes this E* 622 ? And can you say what's missing after the E ? I don't think its any violation of AVS to reveal the entire model number. Thanks.

Would you be talking about the PIONEER CLD-E2000 LASER DISC PLAYER? I'm curious to know how you use that in conjunction with the 75H ?

Sorry, I was referring to my Television, a Sony Grand Wega 46" the model number is kdf46-e2000...



I'm looking for a good universal remote but can't seem to find the remote you're talking about here. Who makes this E* 622 ? And can you say what's missing after the E ? I don't think its any violation of AVS to reveal the entire model number. Thanks.

E* stands for Echostar - and is short for Dishnetwork. D* is Direct TV. Just online vernacular for those two... the 622 isnt the remote model number, just the standard remote that comes with the Dish Network VIP622 DVR reciever...

I bought this player and hooking it up to my Sony 40S2010. Does anyone recommend settings for the player with this TV? Thanks!

The N75H looks very nice, PQ-wise. I know there are many here who say the comparable Oppos either smoke the Sony or are, at the least, just slightly better. For me, the Sony was easier/faster to attain (from BB...5 min from home), was priced right and could be easily returned if it sucked/had problems.

Can't see that the Oppo is gonna be that much better than the Sony, to my eyes. If I could have got one as easily as the Sony, I might have got one of those.

The Sony still looks better via HDMI than my old Panny did via component, and that's what matters. Any more DVD PQ improvement, for me, will just have to wait until the HD format war gets a bit more settled--or if HDDVD/BluRay players start falling from the sky. :D

I picked up the Sony today, works great with my S4253... fantastic PQ.

Hello everyone,

I just recently bought a Sony KDF 46E2000, I currently own a Sony non Up-converting DVD player. It is a progressive scan player model number DVPNS775. Should i spend the money for an upconverting DVD player such as the DVP NS 75H?

Hello everyone,

I just recently bought a Sony KDF 46E2000, I currently own a Sony non Up-converting DVD player. It is a progressive scan player model number DVPNS775. Should i spend the money for an upconverting DVD player such as the DVP NS 75H?

Hi i own the same exact dvd player that you do the 775 and am also upgrading to an upconverting player.

Is there any visible benefits to PQ??...Yes,..it's a bit more sharper and you are able to see more fine details a little better and the colors are also a little more vibrant and lively.

While that sony 775 is an ok player and does the job for me for the past couple years it's PQ really wasn't anything to rave about,it has bad Y/C Delay which can be seen by a double image type of appearance on edges of objects,and overall it softens the picture quality because of this. It's very simialr to a situation where if you had a RP CRT HDTV that had bad convergance which was misalighned.

The audio was good though but i myself like you are looking to upgrade to a better player without the Y/C Delay issues and overall a better picture were're both looking for.

so far my conclusions of models to choose from are Oppo 970 and the Onkyo 404,i considered the sony 75h upconverting player but i would like to try a different brand,plus i get the feeling it will be no different than what i currently have with what my tv does in upconversion on it's own with the DRC function on my sony 34" CRT HDTV.

The NS75H is a good player (I have one). The Oppo 970H is a more versatile player (and slightly more expensive). Both of them should be a lot better on audio than your present player. However, on your 34" display, you probably wont see any diffeence in PQ. The NS75H does have excessive edge enhancement (I haven't fuond where to disable it yet - it can be disabled on the NC85H as one member noted, so the same should be true of the NS75H).

202874 views and counting! Geez people like Sony stuff.

I have owned this player for sometime but haven't used it in much until recently. I got frustrated with remote responsiveness on the player I had been using at my girlfriend's house and decided to hook this up to a 720p LCD projector. It was easy to get tweaked and works great. I haven't noticed the excessive edge enhancement but suspect that issue will at least be somewhat dependent on the DVD. In my opinion, picture quality is very good for a budget player. I am going to get the Oppo DV970HD for SACD/DVD-A playback in the same system and although I plan to continue to use the Sony for region 1 DVD-V there, I will compare performance between the two.

Chris

I have owned this player for sometime but haven't used it in much until recently. I got frustrated with remote responsiveness on the player I had been using at my girlfriend's house and decided to hook this up to a 720p LCD projector. It was easy to get tweaked and works great. I haven't noticed the excessive edge enhancement but suspect that issue will at least be somewhat dependent on the DVD. In my opinion, picture quality is very good for a budget player. I am going to get the Oppo DV970HD for SACD/DVD-A playback in the same system and although I plan to continue to use the Sony for region 1 DVD-V there, I will compare performance between the two.

Chris

Looking foward to it Chris!

would be an interesting read.

Matt~

Definitely looking forward to that.

Probably asked this before, but here goes....

My only real beef w/ the 75H is the ZOOM function. When watching an older "non-anamorphic" widescreen DVD (or the recent "unaltered" Star Wars Trilogy discs), I'd prefer using the player's ZOOM function to properly fill the 16x9 screen with the image. This method keeps any subtitles on screen properly, as opposed to using my TV's Aspect function to blow up the image.

The 75H ZOOM leaves the zoom amount icon on-screen. Annoying! Has anyone found a way to lose this? Guessing no, but worth an ask.

The NS75H is on sale at Circuit City this week for about as low as it's ever been. But get this, they show the Monster HDMI cable, only 2 meters long, for more than the DVD player!! Wonder how many suckers will spend more on the interconnect cable than the component?

The NS75H is on sale at Circuit City this week for about as low as it's ever been. But get this, they show the Monster HDMI cable, only 2 meters long, for more than the DVD player!! Wonder how many suckers will spend more on the interconnect cable than the component?

I'm willing to bet a wager. :D ..theres always some poor sap that falls into the hype and the salesman reals in the bait!!

LOL...

The NS75H is on sale at Circuit City this week for about as low as it's ever been. But get this, they show the Monster HDMI cable, only 2 meters long, for more than the DVD player!! Wonder how many suckers will spend more on the interconnect cable than the component?Too many...

Probably asked this before, but here goes....

My only real beef w/ the 75H is the ZOOM function. When watching an older "non-anamorphic" widescreen DVD (or the recent "unaltered" Star Wars Trilogy discs), I'd prefer using the player's ZOOM function to properly fill the 16x9 screen with the image. This method keeps any subtitles on screen properly, as opposed to using my TV's Aspect function to blow up the image.

The 75H ZOOM leaves the zoom amount icon on-screen. Annoying! Has anyone found a way to lose this? Guessing no, but worth an ask.

No. It's one of the biggest complaints about the Sony and one of the plusses of the Oppo. No permanent icon with the Oppo.

No. It's one of the biggest complaints about the Sony and one of the plusses of the Oppo. No permanent icon with the Oppo.


Bummer. Score one for Oppo I guess. My old Panny player allowed for the zoom icon to be deactivated, too.

On the other hand, the Sony PQ is better than my old player and no detectable difference in PQ btwn zooming the Sony image vs. switchng aspect modes on my TV.

And really, the only time a subtitle issue may come up with a non-anamorphic DVD (old school Star Wars mainly)...well, I've seen those flicks more than enough to know what Greedo or Jabba the Hutt is saying anyway. :)

I have an NS75H connected to my Samsung 6187 DLP and all looks great with no shimmering. My friend just got the same two components and he has lots of shimmering in backgrounds of DVD's. His HD cable box channels don't show any of that so I doubt it's the TV. I set his TV and DVD player to the same settings as mine on all input ports but it was of no help with the shimmering effect. The only difference he has is that he has and HDMI cable from his DVD player to his receiver and then another HDMI cable from receiver to TV. I only have one HDMI cable connected from the DVD player directly to the TV.

Would the extra HDMI run possibly cause this bad effect? DVD's on his set look about the same quality of SD channels. I set his output mode in the Sony advanced menu to a fixed 1280 x 1080i instead of AUTO just like the way mine is setup.

Any ideas?

I have an NS75H connected to my Samsung 6187 DLP and all looks great with no shimmering. My friend just got the same two components and he has lots of shimmering in backgrounds of DVD's. His HD cable box channels don't show any of that so I doubt it's the TV. I set his TV and DVD player to the same settings as mine on all input ports but it was of no help with the shimmering effect. The only difference he has is that he has and HDMI cable from his DVD player to his receiver and then another HDMI cable from receiver to TV. I only have one HDMI cable connected from the DVD player directly to the TV.

Would the extra HDMI run possibly cause this bad effect? DVD's on his set look about the same quality of SD channels. I set his output mode in the Sony advanced menu to a fixed 1280 x 1080i instead of AUTO just like the way mine is setup.

Any ideas?

Try HDMI direct to the display. I suspect the problem will still be apparent, but that would eliminate the HDMI switching question. If it is shown to not be the HDMI switching, try his player on your display. If the problem exists on your display, it is a problem with the player or the settings on the player. If no problem exists on your display, it is his display or settings on his display.

Chris

Ah crap, I just wrote a lengthy post regarding my brief comparison between the Oppo DV970HD and I was disconnected and it was lost. What a pain! Bottom line, I don't feel like trying to recreate it all now, connected to a Panasonic PT-L500U 720p LCD projector by HDMI>DVI, the Oppo DV970HD looks great to me after tweaking with DVE despite the fact Oppo recommends their 971 or 981 for that application and not the 970. I have no preference between the NS75H and Oppo DV970HD for region 1 film based DVD-V, all I compared. I decided to use the Oppo since it is under warranty for everything, not just SACD/DVD-A. I boxed up the NS75H and after the Oppo warranty runs out, I plan to go back to the NS75H for DVD-V. I would say, the NS75H has to be quite a bit less expensive than the Oppo DV970HD, which does so much more, to make any sense now and I haven't paid much attention to street prices recently. I got a refurbished DV970HD for around $133 delivered, it looks and operates like new. New firmware was just released by Oppo so I downloaded it and upgraded already.

Sorry, not much detail on second attempt, but if I walked into the room not knowing which player was being used, I couldn't tell, both are solid budget players. Hopefully Secrets will test the 75H since the 970 is already included. I place some importance on the objective test data and could be convinced one was better than the other that way, but would sure have a hard time with my subjective viewing opinion finding a preference.

Chris

For the extra $15 to $35 difference between the Oppo 971H and the NS75H, you get more adjustments (tweaks) and more versatility and more audio outputs. If you're only playing Region 1 DVDs then there is not much difference between the two, but we will have to wait for Secrets to review the NS75H. I own the NS75H and see no need to "upgrade" however (so far the NS75H works for me - no problems whatsoever).

An update:

After hours of calibration with AIVA and browsing the calibrating forums here, I still can't get rid of the grainyness in King Kong (2005). So I tried Fifth Element (SuperBit). I don't know if it is a better transfer, or I am just tired of looking at AIVA test screens, and just want to watch some movies, but it looked pretty good to me. This Sony is a keeper.

By the way, I switched back to Cinema 1, but frankly really can't tell a difference between Standard, Cinema 1, or Cinema 2 settings. Same with most of the other adjustments (BNR, MNR, etc.), resolution (480p, 720p, and 1080i), component vs. HDMI, etc. Has anyone actually seen an improvement using any of these? For the record, my set up is:

HDMI
720p
Cinema 1
Dolby, DTS on (why did Sony make this off by default?)
BNR, MNR, Sharpness, etc: Off


I returned my Sony a month ago because of the same issue with the King Kong movie. I'm starting to think I should have tried a few more movies besides it and SWIII. I'm very interested to hear what other ppl are using for settings as described above. I think I'm gonna take another stab at this player if someone can suggest a way to remove the excessive Edge Enhancements I noticed during Kin Kong (maybe it's just a bad movie to test with?). And yes, I did calibrate my HDMI input (DVE).

A releated question.... when you are calibrating, are you guys doing so when in Cinema1/2 mode?

Running my Sony at:

HDMI
1080i (into Hitachi 51F59A CRT RPTV)
Cinema 1
All video "enhancements" off
Dolby/DTS on

Calibrated input with AVIA and DVE

Running my Sony at:

HDMI
1080i (into Hitachi 51F59A CRT RPTV)
Cinema 1
All video "enhancements" off
Dolby/DTS on

Calibrated input with AVIA and DVE

nice, thanks.... you mention all "enhancements" are OFF. Which ones are you referring to?

Anyone have other settings (my display is a Sammy 40" LCD - LNS4015D).

I'm hoping that someone can tell me whether the DVP-NS75H Sony DVD player has this limitation or simply a setup issue.

I'm trying to send the video signal to the TV via HDMI, and separately connect digital audio to a 5.1 sound system such as Yamaha's YSP-800 sound projection system.

But what I found is that, if the HDMI is enabled, there is no sound output at either the coax or optical digital audio outputs. Connecting the HDMI to the TV give me better than 480p but it uses the TV audio receiver which is not so good. :(

For now, I'm using the component video to the TV and digital audio to the Yamaha.

I'm hoping that someone can tell me whether the DVP-NS75H Sony DVD player has this limitation or simply a setup issue.

I'm trying to send the video signal to the TV via HDMI, and separately connect digital audio to a 5.1 sound system such as Yamaha's YSP-800 sound projection system.

But what I found is that, if the HDMI is enabled, there is no sound output at either the coax or optical digital audio outputs. Connecting the HDMI to the TV give me better than 480p but it uses the TV audio receiver which is not so good. :(

For now, I'm using the component video to the TV and digital audio to the Yamaha.

I am sending HDMI to the TV and digital audio to my receiver with no problems. Check your audio settings in the DVP-NS75H setup menu.

Me too - in fact, I don't even have the TV's speakers attached.

Doug

Hello all,

Looking for advice: I am going to be purchasing a Sharp Aquos 32" LCD (LC32D43U) tomorrow night, and am thinking about an upconverting player.

I was sold on Oppo from some 'net reviews, but these boards have caused me to reconsider. Now I don't know if the sony NS75H wouldn't be better.

I'm a newbie to the HD world - this TV will have component for sure plus 2 HDMI inputs, I don't know if it has DVI. (maybe someone with the 32" D42/D43 could clarify?)

Do I want a player that uses HDMI? I thought it was the be-all-and-end-all, but sounds like many on this forum prefer a component connection. I have no idea what the difference is in picture or audio. Thus, would the Sony 75 suit my needs ok, or do I want the Oppo? (and is it worth it to get the 981HD Oppo over the 970? 971 seems scarce to find) I just want something that will look best with my new screen.

Comments appreciated...thanks!

P.S. Will post on 2-3 threads, as not everyone reads each thread...apologies if you've seen this before!

I was sold on Oppo from some 'net reviews, but these boards have caused me to reconsider. Now I don't know if the sony NS75H wouldn't be better.

An argument can be made that the Sony is not much worse than the Oppo, but it would certainly not be better. If nothing else, the Oppo gives you the ability to play foreign DVDs and .avi files, and a free cable.

Do I want a player that uses HDMI? I thought it was the be-all-and-end-all

Yes. There seem to be a few odd cases where the component seems to be better, but in theory HDMI is best.

P.S. Will post on 2-3 threads, as not everyone reads each thread

Don't they?-) - DR

Hello all,

Looking for advice: I am going to be purchasing a Sharp Aquos 32" LCD (LC32D43U) tomorrow night, and am thinking about an upconverting player.

I was sold on Oppo from some 'net reviews, but these boards have caused me to reconsider. Now I don't know if the sony NS75H wouldn't be better.

I'm a newbie to the HD world - this TV will have component for sure plus 2 HDMI inputs, I don't know if it has DVI. (maybe someone with the 32" D42/D43 could clarify?)

Do I want a player that uses HDMI? I thought it was the be-all-and-end-all, but sounds like many on this forum prefer a component connection. I have no idea what the difference is in picture or audio. Thus, would the Sony 75 suit my needs ok, or do I want the Oppo? (and is it worth it to get the 981HD Oppo over the 970? 971 seems scarce to find) I just want something that will look best with my new screen.

Comments appreciated...thanks!

P.S. Will post on 2-3 threads, as not everyone reads each thread...apologies if you've seen this before!

Before you rush out and buy this DVD player... I would go ahead and get your TV and hook it up to your existing DVD player... at 32" you will have to sit pretty close to the TV to get any benefit from an upconverting player over a regular progressive scan dvd player... My advice, is if you already have a progressive scan player, just use that and see if you are happy. Depending on seating distance, you could see no improvement at all.

As a matter of fact, i see little improvement in mine at 11' over my older non-progressive dvd player on my 46" sony e2000.

nice, thanks.... you mention all "enhancements" are OFF. Which ones are you referring to?

Anyone have other settings (my display is a Sammy 40" LCD - LNS4015D).

Meant "Sharpness", "MNR" and "BNR".

Wish I would've known this player doesn't do PAL... my fault for not researching thoroughly enough. Too late to return it to Best Buy, we already tossed the box! (oops)

I do have an older Phillips unit that plays PAL format. It seems to have a problem with the component outputs tho, so I'll have to use S-VIDEO. Oh well. I only have maybe 20-30 DVDs in PAL, so it shouldn't be that big of a deal. My wife would not be very understanding if I told her we have to buy yet another DVD player + cables for a handful of DVDs.... *sigh*

If you want to enjoy the benefits of upconverting players, you have to use the hdmi link - they wont upconvert thru component.

I'm hoping that someone can tell me whether the DVP-NS75H Sony DVD player has this limitation or simply a setup issue.

I'm trying to send the video signal to the TV via HDMI, and separately connect digital audio to a 5.1 sound system such as Yamaha's YSP-800 sound projection system.

But what I found is that, if the HDMI is enabled, there is no sound output at either the coax or optical digital audio outputs. Connecting the HDMI to the TV give me better than 480p but it uses the TV audio receiver which is not so good. :(

For now, I'm using the component video to the TV and digital audio to the Yamaha.

Mine will send it to the TV via HDMI and it will also send it to my receive via component.

Ultimate Electronics has the 75 for a great price. I picked one up last night. (You can check the price a the website as I've read in past posts that posting prices is not allowed).

If you want to enjoy the benefits of upconverting players, you have to use the hdmi link - they wont upconvert thru component.

My TV only has 1 DVI input, which is being used by the Sony. Maybe somewhere down the line I'll get a different DVD player that does both NTSC and PAL, but my wife is already clamping down on the wallet - seems we have a mortgage, car payments, etc. ;) So a 2nd older unit that will play PAL at 480i is okay for now. Not too happy about it, but it was my mistake, so...

Sounds like this DVD player is a winner. Especially when it can be had for around $100.

I'm gonna pic one of these up tomorrow. I have a new Sony 50E2000 so I'm glad that I wll be able to get another Sony to match it.

Thanks to all who posted the great reviews. :)

It was on sale at CC so rather than hunt down an Oppo I was lazy and bought this one. Since I have other Sony equipmnet I figured why not.

On my Sharp 37" Aquos I thought I saw shift. I ended up moving the picture through the TV controls up to +4 on the Vertical Position. All the other sources (xbox360 w/ HD DVD and Tivo) look fine so I am guessing it was the TV.

Overall I am happy though my wife thought it was a waist, I had a great two year old Progressive player but the Aquos will not display 480P in widescreen unless you stretch the picture, but it displays both the 720P and 1080i in widescreen without stretching the picture, so the upconverting player was worth the relatively low price for me.

I bought 2 of these the day they were first available at best buy locally, months ago (maybe close to a year? I can't remember)

The picture was good thru HDMI and overall I've liked the players.

One died 3 weeks ago with a "tray locked" message on front.

The other seems to be sputtering out of existance a little more each day. Taking longer and longer to read discs and sometimes needing to be turned off and "rebooted" - which it never did before.

Now these were only 129 each, but still, to last less than a year? I would think DVD player would be bulletproof by now.

I bought the first Sony DVD player in 1997 (for $600) and it still works (and makes a surprisingly nice picture considering it was pre-progressive scan). So what is the deal with these 75's?

Anyone else having problems with theirs?

I bought 2 of these the day they were first available at best buy locally, months ago (maybe close to a year? I can't remember)

The picture was good thru HDMI and overall I've liked the players.

One died 3 weeks ago with a "tray locked" message on front.

The other seems to be sputtering out of existance a little more each day. Taking longer and longer to read discs and sometimes needing to be turned off and "rebooted" - which it never did before.

Now these were only 129 each, but still, to last less than a year? I would think DVD player would be bulletproof by now.

I bought the first Sony DVD player in 1997 (for $600) and it still works (and makes a surprisingly nice picture considering it was pre-progressive scan). So what is the deal with these 75's?

Anyone else having problems with theirs?

There is a "tray lock" function for the 5 disc changer. If the 75 has the same thing, you may have accidentally locked it. Check the manual.

I would try cleaning the laser lense on the other one.

I just upgraded my 10 yr old sony 5 disc changer for the 85. The old one still works fine, just needed an upgrade since it wasn't even progressive.

I sure hope sony's QC hasn't gone down-hill that much.

Rob

Thanks, but

This is the bad, irreversible "tray locked" read-the-manual-curse-a-lot-then-call-sony type of tray lock. NOT the child proof variety of tray lock, sadly enough. So that one is done...

How does one clean the laser?

They sell special discs for it.
Mine has a section of brushes on it to remove the dust off the lense.

Rob

I bought 2...

One died 3 weeks ago with a "tray locked" message on front.

The other seems to be sputtering out of existance a little more each day.

My first DVD player, a Sony. vintage about 2000, died just inside the 1 yr warranty. Got it fixed for free and it's still working though not seeing much use (I have it to my son.)

I bought 2 of these the day they were first available at best buy locally, months ago (maybe close to a year? I can't remember)

The picture was good thru HDMI and overall I've liked the players.

One died 3 weeks ago with a "tray locked" message on front.

The other seems to be sputtering out of existance a little more each day. Taking longer and longer to read discs and sometimes needing to be turned off and "rebooted" - which it never did before.

Now these were only 129 each, but still, to last less than a year? I would think DVD player would be bulletproof by now.

I bought the first Sony DVD player in 1997 (for $600) and it still works (and makes a surprisingly nice picture considering it was pre-progressive scan). So what is the deal with these 75's?

Anyone else having problems with theirs?

These fragile inexpensive players won't likely last 6 years of normal use but 3- 4 is what I expect and like you I will be very disappointed if mine dies early, less than 2. This player is just now getting old enough that we might see early deaths like yours. Very cleverly by the time everbody realizes the player was too fragile, a new model is out and everybody can buy it without any history. The DVP-NS975V was shown to be pretty fragile so Sony budget DVD player build quality is a concern now.

Chris

Well, mine is humming along nicely - bought it October/06 to replace the macro-blocking OPPO 971D and haven't looked back. Sure, it's a bit tardy loading the discs and sure, it has a coupla other annoying attributes, but it DOES give a great pq, especially for the price. Mine was less than a C-note after rebates and other incentives. Heck, I shoulda got 2 of 'em at that price!

I have my pro-cal guy coming next week to do a bit of adjusting, since the calibration was originally set for the OPPO, but I kinda doubt he can get much more out of my 42" Sammy.

We will see,

Hello all,

Looking for advice: I am going to be purchasing a Sharp Aquos 32" LCD (LC32D43U) tomorrow night, and am thinking about an upconverting player.

I was sold on Oppo from some 'net reviews, but these boards have caused me to reconsider. Now I don't know if the sony NS75H wouldn't be better.

I'm a newbie to the HD world - this TV will have component for sure plus 2 HDMI inputs, I don't know if it has DVI. (maybe someone with the 32" D42/D43 could clarify?)

Do I want a player that uses HDMI? I thought it was the be-all-and-end-all, but sounds like many on this forum prefer a component connection. I have no idea what the difference is in picture or audio. Thus, would the Sony 75 suit my needs ok, or do I want the Oppo? (and is it worth it to get the 981HD Oppo over the 970? 971 seems scarce to find) I just want something that will look best with my new screen.

Comments appreciated...thanks!

P.S. Will post on 2-3 threads, as not everyone reads each thread...apologies if you've seen this before!

I also agree that with a 32 inch display, you should try you current DVD player first. My $60 panny progressive works great with my 32 inch flatpanel but for my 46 inch set, I upgraded to the Oppo 970. Actually I tested both the Sony and the Oppo. I thought the Oppo had a slightly better picture than the Sony and the Sony is easier to return. I got the Oppo as a refurb. Looks like new and cost the same as the Sony. Both produce a slightly better picture than my JVC player and better sound. However, the difference is not night and day. The JVC did not do a terrible job and my display (Sony 46e2000) seems to deinterlace and scale decently.

Finally got my HDMI cable from Monoprice and got rid of the S-video cable and hooked it up. Looks great. Certainly not HD, but definitely not a 480 line picture either. The only thing I can't figure out is why my TV won't pass on the digital audio to the receiver, even though the output mode is Dolby Digital into the TV via HDMI and the TV has an optical out to the receiver. Still says PCM for some reason. Fine from the DVD player though when not passing through the TV.

Finally got my HDMI cable from Monoprice and got rid of the S-video cable and hooked it up. Looks great. Certainly not HD, but definitely not a 480 line picture either. The only thing I can't figure out is why my TV won't pass on the digital audio to the receiver, even though the output mode is Dolby Digital into the TV via HDMI and the TV has an optical out to the receiver. Still says PCM for some reason. Fine from the DVD player though when not passing through the TV.

It might be something with the TV; I know that with mine, the digital audio out on the TV will only pass 5.1 if the source is OTA (a little puzzling).

Mine will send it to the TV via HDMI and it will also send it to my receive via component.

I actually think there's an issue with his system because mine passes the audio out via HDMI and out of the Coaxial Digital Out at the same time. I can just switch the input on the reciever and hear either one, but I have no idea why the Sound goes into the TV as digital and when it gets to the receiver it no longer is.

Finally got my HDMI cable from Monoprice and got rid of the S-video cable and hooked it up. Looks great. Certainly not HD, but definitely not a 480 line picture either. The only thing I can't figure out is why my TV won't pass on the digital audio to the receiver, even though the output mode is Dolby Digital into the TV via HDMI and the TV has an optical out to the receiver. Still says PCM for some reason. Fine from the DVD player though when not passing through the TV.
My TV will not pass through Digital Audio UNLESS it is from the OTA tuner on the TV...this seems to be a common feature of some brands of TVs (I have a Sony V2500.) What you need to do is run a TOS link from the DVD player to the receiver in addition to running HDMI to the TV OR you should run HDMI to the receiver and then HDMI from the receiver to the TV (this is what I do.)

My TV will not pass through Digital Audio UNLESS it is from the OTA tuner on the TV...this seems to be a common feature of some brands of TVs (I have a Sony V2500.) What you need to do is run a TOS link from the DVD player to the receiver in addition to running HDMI to the TV OR you should run HDMI to the receiver and then HDMI from the receiver to the TV (this is what I do.)

I agree. This seems to be the norm for TVs. While researching for my new TV, I only found one that would send 5.1 out the TV when received other than OTA.

That one TV was the Sanyo 42" plasma at wal-mart. Unfortunately, that was it's only really good point.

Rob

I'm hoping that someone can tell me whether the DVP-NS75H Sony DVD player has this limitation or simply a setup issue.

I'm trying to send the video signal to the TV via HDMI, and separately connect digital audio to a 5.1 sound system such as Yamaha's YSP-800 sound projection system.

But what I found is that, if the HDMI is enabled, there is no sound output at either the coax or optical digital audio outputs. Connecting the HDMI to the TV give me better than 480p but it uses the TV audio receiver which is not so good. :(

For now, I'm using the component video to the TV and digital audio to the Yamaha.


I run mine via HDMI directly to TV and audio out from the Sony via optical to my HT receiver. Audio comes thru on both just fine.

Maybe a setup issue for you?

I run mine via HDMI directly to TV and audio out from the Sony via optical to my HT receiver. Audio comes thru on both just fine.

Maybe a setup issue for you?

Well it's not that the audio doesn't make it to the receiver from the TV, it just doesn't make it there as a digital 5.1 signal. Are you sure your is digital?

Well it's not that the audio doesn't make it to the receiver from the TV, it just doesn't make it there as a digital 5.1 signal. Are you sure your is digital?


Ansarar, I think you missed his point... he wasnt referring to the optical out on the TV, he was replying to an older post.

Well, after having the NS75 for while, I took it back and got a Denon DVD-557.
Although the NS75 was better than my DVP-NS55P, it just didn't seem that much better.
Then I seen a Denon DVD-557 doing upconvert at CC and couldn't believe the PQ.

The Denon DVD-557 did cost $150 but at least I can really tell the difference in PQ between my DVP-NS55P and the Denon DVD-557. The Dolby digital audio out also seems better and more movie theatre like audio.

Ansarar, I think you missed his point... he wasnt referring to the optical out on the TV, he was replying to an older post.

Oops, sorry. Should have read the whole post. I agree with him though. I have no trouble running HDMI video into the TV while running Digital Sound via optical on the dvd player to the receiver. That does sound like a possible defective product unless he just has a setup issue.

By the way, how do you switch this thing to 720p? I'm running 1080i and just want to see if I can tell the difference, but I see nothing in the manual and can't find it in the settings.

I bought the Sony NC85H last year and hooked it up to my 30" Phillips CRT HDTV with HDMI upconvert. The PQ looks awful compared to component video. I watched Superman Returns and the Band of Brothers mini series and both had the persistent blocking and digital noise that others have complained about. I tried changing every setting including going from 480p to 720p to 1080i and saw no improvement in quality.

Do I need a better Television? Is my player defective?

I bought the Sony NC85H last year and hooked it up to my 30" Phillips CRT HDTV with HDMI upconvert. The PQ looks awful compared to component video. I watched Superman Returns and the Band of Brothers mini series and both had the persistent blocking and digital noise that others have complained about. I tried changing every setting including going from 480p to 720p to 1080i and saw no improvement in quality.

Do I need a better Television? Is my player defective?


Does the NC85H look good using component at 480p?

I bought the Sony NC85H last year and hooked it up to my 30" Phillips CRT HDTV with HDMI upconvert. The PQ looks awful compared to component video. I watched Superman Returns and the Band of Brothers mini series and both had the persistent blocking and digital noise that others have complained about. I tried changing every setting including going from 480p to 720p to 1080i and saw no improvement in quality.

Do I need a better Television? Is my player defective?
I also noticed this when watching movies with dark sences through the HDMI output but it wasn't present in the component output.
That was one of the big reasons I returned the NS75.
The Denon DVD-557 I purchased doesn't have this issue and I'm using the same HDMI cable I used on the NS75.

Does the NC85H look good using component at 480p?

It looks spectacular.

If you want to enjoy the benefits of upconverting players, you have to use the hdmi link - they wont upconvert thru component.

Yep, just got off the phone with Sony, they confirmed that there was no way to get anything higher than 480p through the component cables on the NS75H. And from what I've read, this trend is rather new. (i.e. upconvert players used to "allow" 1080i through YCbCr connections, (e.g. Zenith DVB318 prior to 7/2004) not anymore. In my opinion this may very well be as a result of DRM.

Yep, just got off the phone with Sony, they confirmed that there was no way to get anything higher than 480p through the component cables on the NS75H. And from what I've read, this trend is rather new. (i.e. upconvert players used to "allow" 1080i through YCbCr connections, (e.g. Zenith DVB318 prior to 7/2004) not anymore. In my opinion this may very well be as a result of DRM.

It is just a silly agreement among the DVD consortium or whatever it is called. Sony, Denon, Pioneer, Panasonic and other companies don't build players that upconvert over component. True HD players, HD DVD and Blu-ray permit true HD over component on all discs released thus far but don't upscale protected DVD over component. Logically, I can't conclude that makes any sense. Thankfully, Samsung built several that can easily be hacked to upconvert over component and LG/Zenith has a few as well.

Chris

It is just a silly agreement among the DVD consortium or whatever it is called. Sony, Denon, Pioneer, Panasonic and other companies don't build players that upconvert over component. True HD players, HD DVD and Blu-ray permit true HD over component on all discs released thus far but don't upscale protected DVD over component. Logically, I can't conclude that makes any sense. Thankfully, Samsung built several that can easily be hacked to upconvert over component and LG/Zenith has a few as well.

Chris

If true HD players will deliver higher res over component, it really is quite silly then. Or maybe, just a cost cutting thing. Let's face it, the DVPNS75H is an bargain, quality for the price, but at $110.00 bucks, what do you expect.

I suspect the Samsungs and LG/Zeniths of which you speak are selling for more than the DVPNS75H is.

By the way, how do you switch this thing to 720p? I'm running 1080i and just want to see if I can tell the difference, but I see nothing in the manual and can't find it in the settings.
It should be on page 63 - it is for the PDF manual online.

Doug

I have this player hooked up to my 52" Panny Rear Projection LCD and some things are really annoying me. I have it hooked up via HDMI and I've noticed in dark scenes I get "flashes" of brightness when any light is introduced to the scene. Tried both 720 and 1080. Also, if any subtitles are on and the scene is dark, the subtitles tend to light up the whole picture when they show up. Any ideas or suggestions on this? Do the Oppos do this as well? Hopefully this post makes sense!!

Is the volume quiet when you guys play movies over HDMI? just curious...

or does it just happen that I had to crank the sound on my tv to hear THE PRESTIGE? the dialogue was soft and quiet and the "action scenes" with lightning bolts were deafening.

i popped Match Point in the player and it seemed to be much easier to hear.

I have this player hooked up to my 52" Panny Rear Projection LCD and some things are really annoying me. I have it hooked up via HDMI and I've noticed in dark scenes I get "flashes" of brightness when any light is introduced to the scene. Tried both 720 and 1080. Also, if any subtitles are on and the scene is dark, the subtitles tend to light up the whole picture when they show up. Any ideas or suggestions on this? Do the Oppos do this as well? Hopefully this post makes sense!!

I think you need to calibrate your display. I have the Oppo DV970HD and Sony DVP-NS75H and don't have this issue with my displays with either player.

Chris

Agree with Chris. Get someone to tweak your display

What are the best audio settings when hooking this player up to an XBR2 through HDMI (with no receiver)?

Right now I have;
1920x1080 (or whatever it is for 1080i for video)
Ybr

DOLBY on
DTS on
Digital output ON
96HZ on (instead of 48)

Is the volume quiet when you guys play movies over HDMI? just curious...

or does it just happen that I had to crank the sound on my tv to hear THE PRESTIGE? the dialogue was soft and quiet and the "action scenes" with lightning bolts were deafening.

i popped Match Point in the player and it seemed to be much easier to hear.

If you go through the settings, there is an audio setting for "TV Mode." If you turn this on, you'll get louder volume on your TV.

For those still considering the NS75H player.....

I was in my local Costco yesterday and saw that they had stacks of 2 different upconverting DVD players for sale. A Toshiba (model # escapes me) for about $70 and a Sony for about $120 that looks virtually identical to the NS75H and differs by one digit (I beleive) in it's model number. Very slight cosmetic differences in the front panel (blue HDMI LED appears smaller). Real panel and front button placement appear the same as the 75H. Exact same Sony remote as the 75h.

Biggest difference was that BOTH units came packaged with 1.5 meter (about 5-6 ft, yes?) HDMI cables---just like Oppo!

Guessing, since the Sony slightly differed in looks and model # and both actually included HDMI cables, that these are "Costco-exclusive" units. Worth a look and, since they're Costco products, can be easily returned if they don't live up to expectations.

For those still considering the NS75H player.....

I was in my local Costco yesterday and saw that they had stacks of 2 different upconverting DVD players for sale. A Toshiba (model # escapes me) for about $70 and a Sony for about $120 that looks virtually identical to the NS75H and differs by one digit (I beleive) in it's model number. Very slight cosmetic differences in the front panel (blue HDMI LED appears smaller). Real panel and front button placement appear the same as the 75H. Exact same Sony remote as the 75h.

Biggest difference was that BOTH units came packaged with 1.5 meter (about 5-6 ft, yes?) HDMI cables---just like Oppo!

Guessing, since the Sony slightly differed in looks and model # and both actually included HDMI cables, that these are "Costco-exclusive" units. Worth a look and, since they're Costco products, can be easily returned if they don't live up to expectations.

It's the NS71H and it's identical to the NS75H except for the inclusion of the HDMI cable. They've had it for nearly a year now. I've had my 75H since the day it came out and still love it.

I'm trying to set up a NS75h for my neighbour and I can't get any audio out of the optical output, I can get audio with the HDMI and the analog outs but nothing on the optical, have gone through the quick setup and digital out is on, dolby is on and DTS is on but get nothing with the optical out, have tried 2 cables same result, the optical is connected into the Denon AVR on opt input 4 and it is setup to use the opt 4 when in DVD mode. The HDMI goes straight into the XBR2 and I get audio this way, as the Denon only has 2 HDMI inputs which are being uswed by 2 Sat receivers, Is there something in the setup that I have missed that will turn on the digital out via the optical out.

Is the volume quiet when you guys play movies over HDMI? just curious...

or does it just happen that I had to crank the sound on my tv to hear THE PRESTIGE? the dialogue was soft and quiet and the "action scenes" with lightning bolts were deafening.

I notice that also with the Prestige movie. Other movies that I popped in sounded more even leveled.

That sounds a lot like what "night mode" or "midnight mode" addresses on some A/V receivers. I'm not sure if the NS75H has any built-in equivalent.

Doug

It's the NS71H and it's identical to the NS75H except for the inclusion of the HDMI cable. They've had it for nearly a year now. I've had my 75H since the day it came out and still love it.


Had mine since Jan 1st, '07 and love it, too!

Had never seen these @ my local Costco, but then had never looked, either. Just noticed the huge stack of them when I was there yesterday. Still got mine and an 8' HDMI cable for not much more (Sony @ BestBuy, cable from Target for $29.95--wasn't spending $60 or more for one from BB!).

Great player. Considered the Oppos, but the Sony was a 5 minute drive away to get and was easily returnable if it had sucked. Glad I went with it.

I know people love their Oppos--they sound like awesome players, with lots of extra bells and whistles that the Sony lacks. I just needed solid PQ for Region 1 DVDs and I get that in spades from the NS75H!

in that case, I'm gonna drop by there and pick up a "spare" sony player. Yes, I think they are THAT good! I've had mine since Oct-Nov and am getting a pro-cal tweak done to it tomorrow.

The original procal was done in Oct with the OPPO 971, but I ended up returning it and going with this Sony. I know there will be a little bit of fine tuning to do and hope that if/when I have to use the spare, it wont degrade the calibrated image enough to worry.

I'm trying to set up a NS75h for my neighbour and I can't get any audio out of the optical output, I can get audio with the HDMI and the analog outs but nothing on the optical, have gone through the quick setup and digital out is on, dolby is on and DTS is on but get nothing with the optical out, have tried 2 cables same result, the optical is connected into the Denon AVR on opt input 4 and it is setup to use the opt 4 when in DVD mode. The HDMI goes straight into the XBR2 and I get audio this way, as the Denon only has 2 HDMI inputs which are being uswed by 2 Sat receivers, Is there something in the setup that I have missed that will turn on the digital out via the optical out.

Sure sounds like you either have a bad optical out on the DVD player, or a bad optical in on the Receiver... as far as I know the optical out on the NS75H is always active... with the optical cables hooked up to the DVD player, if you look at the other end, do you see light... if not, the dvd player is the problem... if you do, the receiver might be ??

i had it for a day, and its gone back to BB
PQ was horrible on my HD1000 projector
PQ on xbox360 was much better

i exchanged it to A2 and realized PQ on A2 wasnt that impressive either..
i didnt really calibrate my projector.. that might be the problem..
well.. 75H is gone now.. guess ill have to calibrate my pj and see if it makes better PQ

by the way.. A2.. free 7 dvd.. sweet deal i think

yeah, my local best buy has a toshiba hd player connected to the same samsung 4051 i have. it looks sooo much better than my setup with the nc85. they have a constant hd demo going. i was informed, when buying the nc85, i would get about 70% true hd when going through hdmi. the nc85 looks better than my 360 w/ dvds. there is no strange flickering w/ footsteps or picture switching/motion with nc85, and theres no weird occasional overscan line when watching dvd. the hd toshiba at bb looked really good though, they need to make a 5 disc changer with trueHD.

I am considering the NS75H, as my Oppo 971 is having issues with dual layer DVDs lately, and it's driving me nuts. I will be using it with a Panny AE900U projector, on a 106" screen, via HDMI. Do you figure I'll notice much difference in PQ between the Sony and the Oppo? Or, is this one of those things where most people will never notice a difference?

Thanks.

I am considering the NS75H, as my Oppo 971 is having issues with dual layer DVDs lately, and it's driving me nuts. I will be using it with a Panny AE900U projector, on a 106" screen, via HDMI. Do you figure I'll notice much difference in PQ between the Sony and the Oppo? Or, is this one of those things where most people will never notice a difference?

Thanks.

I have the NS75H and Oppo DV970HD and I also own a couple of Faroudja FLI2310 based budget players, the Denon DVD-1920 and LG DVB418 and for what it is worth, I believe you would be happy with the NS75H as it is on a par with the players I mention in terms of DVD video quality at 720p over HDMI>DVI with a PT-L500U. I don't have a clue if it will play burned dual layer DVD's since I don't have any.

Chris

I have the NS75H and Oppo DV970HD and I also own a couple of Faroudja FLI2310 based budget players, the Denon DVD-1920 and LG DVB418 and for what it is worth, I believe you would be happy with the NS75H as it is on a par with the players I mention in terms of DVD video quality at 720p over HDMI>DVI with a PT-L500U. I don't have a clue if it will play burned dual layer DVD's since I don't have any.

Chris

Thanks Chris, that helps. I assume it will handle burned dual layers, as my $50 toshiba will, just not my Oppo for some reason.

Thanks.

I gave my brand new OPPO 971 the "hook" due to unacceptable macroblocking issues and replaced it with the Sony you're looking to get. I am VERY satisfied with the swap - wouldn't exchange that Sony 75H for anything twice the price. Maybe thrice the price, but definitely not twice the price:) :)

You'll be well pleased.

Thanks Chris, that helps. I assume it will handle burned dual layers, as my $50 toshiba will, just not my Oppo for some reason.

Thanks.
I have the NC85H and no problem with reading my DL burns

The Benchmark review is up on this player now:

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-bin/shootout.cgi?function=search&articles=all&type=&manufacturer=5&maxprice=0&deInt=0&mpeg=0

It sounds like the best ever DVD player from Sony according to this test data.

Chris

Since this player has been pretty popular on the forum for about a year, I imagine the Secrets site has educated a lot of us over the years to know that we had a pretty good player for the past year. For the price it sells at, it's definitely a great value.

See....I knew I went with a solid upconverting unit! Esp. since I don't have any non-Region 1 discs.

Other that the minor quibble I have with it's zoom function for older "non-anamorphic" DVDs (keeps that pesky zoom amount icon on screen), the 75H gives an excellent pciture thru HDMI for a sweet price.

This may be a dumb question for you folks that know this stuff, so please bear with me (I searched the forum and couldn't find the answer).

I bought a 75H last weekend and am pretty pleased so far expecially given the price. Hooked it up to my Panny plasma via HDMI. I see that the progressive scan light never goes out and never changes color. On my old non-HDMI player the progressive scan light only came on once the movie started playing (hooked up via component cables).

So on this unit, should I expect the progressive scan light to be on all the time like the blue HDMI light is?

Thx

I have the 5 disc version and the progressive and HDMI lights stay on all the time, so that must be the norm.

Rob

So on this unit, should I expect the progressive scan light to be on all the time like the blue HDMI light is?
I searched the forum and couldn't find the answer.
I applaud you for searching the forum looking for an answer but did you also search the manual? :D

I applaud you for searching the forum looking for an answer but did you also search the manual? :D

Yes, that's the first thing I did. I don't see it state anywhere that the progressive scan light will always be on. But if you do, kindly point it out ot me. Thanks!

I also had a live chat session with Sony customer support yesterday via 'net. They told me it shouldn't be that way and that I should perform a hard reset to the player (remove cable from wall for 30 minutes). Then she tells me to disconnect the HDMI cable and use the component cables that came with the player. Bunch of nonsense, but this is the reason I posted here....to get confirmation.

I have the 5 disc version and the progressive and HDMI lights stay on all the time, so that must be the norm.

Rob

Thank you Rob! I appreciate the reply!

Then she tells me to disconnect the HDMI cable and use the component cables that came with the player.

Mine didnt come with Component cables ?

This may be a dumb question for you folks that know this stuff, so please bear with me (I searched the forum and couldn't find the answer).

I bought a 75H last weekend and am pretty pleased so far expecially given the price. Hooked it up to my Panny plasma via HDMI. I see that the progressive scan light never goes out and never changes color. On my old non-HDMI player the progressive scan light only came on once the movie started playing (hooked up via component cables).

So on this unit, should I expect the progressive scan light to be on all the time like the blue HDMI light is?

Thx


My guess....(at least as valid as the info the Sony rep gave you) would be that the p scan light (and it's on/off status in relation to playback output) is only an issue if using the component outputs and running an "analog" 480i to 480p p. scan image thru them.

If you're upconverting via HDMI to 720p/1080i, the 480i to 480p p.scan isn't functioning anyway. Mine runs @ 1080i via HDMI all the time. THe p scan light is on always as well. Yet pressing the p scan front panel button has no effect on the video.

If the picture looks nice, don't sweat it.

If the picture looks nice, don't sweat it.

Yeah, definitely agree. I just wanted to be sure I didn't have a defective unit.

Thanks all!

Anyone on the fence about the NS75H, check out the Circuit City sale this week. :)

Anyone on the fence about the NS75H, check out the Circuit City sale this week. :)


Good price. Thats $5 cheaper than I got mine. LOL.

Anyone on the fence about the NS75H, check out the Circuit City sale this week. :)


Yeah typical Circuit City Sale!!! Looked at buying it and it's out of stock at every store in my area. This is typical for Circuit City in my area , either one unit available or none. But hey the fine salesperson will quickly point out the tons of non-sale players the HAVE in stock. Must be a coincidence right!! Can you say bait and switch, I knew you could!!!

Yeah typical Circuit City Sale!!! Looked at buying it and it's out of stock at every store in my area. This is typical for Circuit City in my area , either one unit available or none. But hey the fine salesperson will quickly point out the tons of non-sale players the HAVE in stock. Must be a coincidence right!! Can you say bait and switch, I knew you could!!!
Amen to that! Just found out last night that our local CC has closed. News article claims CC closed 7 stores in the US due to "not meeting expectations...". Suppose they meant sales expectations, but have to admit they never met MY expectations! IMHO, these may not be the only 7 of their stores to bite the dust. :(

Ahh... the fun of Circuit City.

Well, if you have a Costco nearby (and are a member) they have the NS75H--actually "the Costco exclusive version" which is the same unit with a diff. model # (NS71H) and some very minor cosmetic alterations--for $129. It comes packaged with a 6' HDMI cable.

Yeah typical Circuit City Sale!!! Looked at buying it and it's out of stock at every store in my area. This is typical for Circuit City in my area , either one unit available or none. But hey the fine salesperson will quickly point out the tons of non-sale players the HAVE in stock. Must be a coincidence right!! Can you say bait and switch, I knew you could!!!

Same thing in my area. I bought a Panny plasma, they tell me it's not in stock call during the week. I call two different days, not in stock and no idea when it will be in. So I asked for a refund and went to BB and bought one - $150 cheaper too! CC likes to sell you stuff, you just can't bring it home with you. :rolleyes:

This may be a dumb question for you folks that know this stuff, so please bear with me (I searched the forum and couldn't find the answer).

I bought a 75H last weekend and am pretty pleased so far expecially given the price. Hooked it up to my Panny plasma via HDMI. I see that the progressive scan light never goes out and never changes color. On my old non-HDMI player the progressive scan light only came on once the movie started playing (hooked up via component cables).

So on this unit, should I expect the progressive scan light to be on all the time like the blue HDMI light is?

Thx


If you disconnect the HDMI cable from the TV and then push the progressive button the light should turn off. The book says something about the progressive button becoming inoperable when HDMI is connected.

If you disconnect the HDMI cable from the TV and then push the progressive button the light should turn off. The book says something about the progressive button becoming inoperable when HDMI is connected.

The problem is that when you reconnect your HDMI cable, the orange light turns back on again! Don't understand why progressive mode is forced on when I'm using 1080i over HDMI!

The problem is that when you reconnect your HDMI cable, the orange light turns back on again! Don't understand why progressive mode is forced on when I'm using 1080i over HDMI!

If your display is receiving a 1080i signal, progressive mode isn't forced on. The light is on, that is not the same thing and only means the design regarding when the light is on is flawed. If I recall when I used my NS75H, it output 1080i just fine and the display accepted the 1080i signal just fine.

Chris

The problem is that when you reconnect your HDMI cable, the orange light turns back on again! Don't understand why progressive mode is forced on when I'm using 1080i over HDMI!
We've lost Lee Bailey over on the Ascend Fourm. That you, Lee? C'mon back.

David (bikeman)

If your display is receiving a 1080i signal, progressive mode isn't forced on. The light is on, that is not the same thing and only means the design regarding when the light is on is flawed. If I recall when I used my NS75H, it output 1080i just fine and the display accepted the 1080i signal just fine.

Chris

I know it works fine, but it is a major annoyance to me. Gonna have to cover it up with good old electrical tape. Since there is already a light on for HDMI, can't see why the progressive button should light up at all.

We've lost Lee Bailey over on the Ascend Fourm. That you, Lee? C'mon back.

David (bikeman)

Yes it's me. I do need to catch up over there.

There is a setting which dims some or all of the LEDs, but I'm not sure if it affects the progressive LED.

Doug

I just installed my new Pio 5070 last week, and picked up an NS71H from Costco this past weekend to replace the 775, primarily to get the HDMI connection for the player.

I've been trying to find settings for the player and the 5070, but have been unsuccessful...but I just found this thread.

On the NS71H's set-up, I've got these questions:
1. I have the HDMI Resolution set to 1280x720p. I'd prefer 480i so the Pio can do the work, but it's not an option with the HDMI output. What setting here is best?
2. For YCBCR/RGB (HDMI), I've got it set to YCBCR. Is that correct? I think it is, but I also think it doesn't make a difference...or does it?
3. Black Level - set to On. Correct?
4. For Audio (HDMI), I've got it set to Auto. Is that correct?

I'm not really concerned about audio over HDMI as I run digital audio out to a HTIB receiver and that speaker system. Anything I play in the DVD player runs through that for sound.

Lastly, I tried calibrating last night with DVE, but I don't really trust the results. I went back to using the same settings as the Oppo 971 that are posted in the 5070 Settings thread (since they seem to have a similiar PQ). Does anyone have any tried and true settings for the Pio 5070's HDMI input from this player?

Thanks,

waltaz

Lastly, I tried calibrating last night with DVE, but I don't really trust the results.

How come?

David

How come?

David
Just seemed to be very "different" from what I was expecting, which was closer to the 971 settings. Then I started wondering if I didn't follow the directions accurately. So I reset it to the 971 settings.

DVE is a bit of a PITA to work through. Thought about trying Avia instead.

Just seemed to be very "different" from what I was expecting, which was closer to the 971 settings. Then I started wondering if I didn't follow the directions accurately. So I reset it to the 971 settings.

DVE is a bit of a PITA to work through. Thought about trying Avia instead.

I used DVE to calibrate my display for my NS75H and I agree it is a pain to use, but I don't have any experience with Avia so I don't know for sure it is better. The results I got are about the same as I got when I later calibrated for my Oppo DV970HD. I have never owned the DV971H, but I do own the Denon DVD-1920 which reputedly has very similar performance to the DV971H. I haven't calibrated using it yet.

Chris

I used DVE to calibrate my display for my NS75H and I agree it is a pain to use, but I don't have any experience with Avia so I don't know for sure it is better. The results I got are about the same as I got when I later calibrated for my Oppo DV970HD. I have never owned the DV971H, but I do own the Denon DVD-1920 which reputedly has very similar performance to the DV971H. I haven't calibrated using it yet.

Chris
Good to know...I will leave the NS71H at the same settings as the DV970HD for now, and redo it with DVE when I can.

I've got it set at 720p, but will likely move it to 480p based on various posts (though I'll try all three - 480p, 720p and 1080i - to compare).

I ran DVE twice over the last two nights to arrive at the settings below. The calibration was done in a darkened room at night. Panel is a Pioneer 5070HD. Connection is via HDMI into HDMI Input 6. I'm very happy with the image.

Remember that the NS71H is the same as the NS75H, it's just the Costco-exclusive version and came with a 6' HDMI cable.

Anyways, here are the settings, with some comments from me embedded:

Main Menu
AV Selection: User
Contrast: 30 (this was hard for me to tell, so I went with the setting for the Oppo 971H. I'll be watching this and may tweak it up a bit)
Brightness: +2 (could move this to +1, based on how it goes, but DVE led me to +2))
Color: +8 (actually came up with a range of +6 to +10 for blue, green and red, so I took the midpoint. I'll be watching this and may tweak it down a notch or two)
Tint: 1 green
Sharpness: -5 (DVE led me to -6, but I added one click up)

Pro Adjust
Pure Cinema: ADV (this seems to be recommended for all players)

Color Detail
Color Temp: Low
CTI: Off

NR
DNR: Low
MPEG NR: Low
I'd be interested in thoughts on this. I went with these because they were used for the Oppo 971H, but all the other players listed had both these "Off."

Power Save Mode: Standard

Sony DVP-NS71H Settings

HDMI Resolution: 720p (I experimented a bit with 480p and 1080i and didn't see much difference. Thought 720p and 1080i were maybe a tiny bit better than 480p, but 720p and 1080i were the same.)

I forget any other specific settings, but there wasn't much to affect PQ. Feel free to ask me a specific question if you want.

btw, it is on sale at both circuit city and best buy for $100

btw, it is on sale at both circuit city and best buy for $100
Yeah, but $119 at Costco, which includes a 6' HDMI cable

Yeah, but $119 at Costco, which includes a 6' HDMI cable

do you have to be a member to buy it at costco?

Yes. Or find a family member or friend or neighbor that is a member and have them get it for you.

Yes. Or find a family member or friend or neighbor that is a member and have them get it for you.

Im not a member or know someone thats a member, someone recomended the OPPO Dv970H player, i might take a look at that, its better then the sony right?

Im not a member or know someone thats a member, someone recomended the OPPO Dv970H player, i might take a look at that, its better then the sony right?
Based on what I've read here, the PQ of the two is very similiar. The Oppo has more features and tweakability, which I don't need. Plus I could just go and pick up the Sony vs. ordering the Oppo online.

Based on what I've read here, the PQ of the two is very similiar. The Oppo has more features and tweakability, which I don't need. Plus I could just go and pick up the Sony vs. ordering the Oppo online.

Very well put!

Im not a member or know someone thats a member, someone recomended the OPPO Dv970H player, i might take a look at that, its better then the sony right?

The Oppo is better than the Sony for everything except region 1 DVD-V playback over HDMI and if region 1 DVD-V over HDMI is all you need, I consider the two equal and very good for a budget player, I have both.

Chris

It may be too late for me, since I already bought the DVD player (haven't picked it up), but I am still asking.

Q: If I connect HDMI from the player to directly to my TV, would I still get audio output (digital preferred) to my receiver, so I can use the speaker system?

I can't afford right now to get a receiver with HDMI switching, and I definitely want the HDMI upconversion. The TV's speakers aren't half bad (Sony Bravia KDL-46S2010), but listening on digital 5.1 is better for me.

This wasn't an issue in my mind until I discovered last night that HDMI carried video AND audio, I connected my cable box HDMI to the TV thinking it was just video and lo and behold, the TV speakers started blasting.

The player that I bought was the NC85, but given that the NS75 is so similar, your experiences with it will satisfy my curiosity for now.

Thanks,

Vince

It may be too late for me, since I already bought the DVD player (haven't picked it up), but I am still asking.

Q: If I connect HDMI from the player to directly to my TV, would I still get audio output (digital preferred) to my receiver, so I can use the speaker system?

I can't afford right now to get a receiver with HDMI switching, and I definitely want the HDMI upconversion. The TV's speakers aren't half bad (Sony Bravia KDL-46S2010), but listening on digital 5.1 is better for me.

This wasn't an issue in my mind until I discovered last night that HDMI carried video AND audio, I connected my cable box HDMI to the TV thinking it was just video and lo and behold, the TV speakers started blasting.

The player that I bought was the NC85, but given that the NS75 is so similar, your experiences with it will satisfy my curiosity for now.

Thanks,

Vince

I have the NC85 and am outputting HDMI video to a projector with toslink digital audio output to a receiver with no problems.

yep - go optical out from the player to your receiver and you'll be just fine.

I am just coming to the sad realization that the NC85H does not play all cds continuously, and neither it shuffles play on all discs and frankly, that's the only reason I was exploring a CD changer instead of a single disc player.

Having this function (play all discs) is not a big deal for DVDs, but for CDs is almost essential, so I may exchange my order with Circuit City and buy the NS75 after all.

Would the Samsung HD960 be any better in terms of PQ or sound? given that I am back to single disc players, might as well start from square-1. By the way, I am looking in the price range under $150, but I'd consider a player under $200 if it's that good.

As far as CD changer, I think I can pick up an older CD changer for less than $50, on Craigslist, so the wife can't complain about the "budget".

Thanks for your opinions,

Vince

I am just coming to the sad realization that the NC85H does not play all cds continuously, and neither it shuffles play on all discs and frankly, that's the only reason I was exploring a CD changer instead of a single disc player.

Having this function (play all discs) is not a big deal for DVDs, but for CDs is almost essential, so I may exchange my order with Circuit City and buy the NS75 after all.


On Amazon there is a review about the NC85H not doing random on all discs but I didn't realize it didn't do continuuous play either- total FUBAR on Sony's part. I have the costco equivilent model (NS71) to the NS75 and I'm pleased with it's quality sound and PQ.

By the way, I've read mixed reviews on the Samsung HD960 and personally would stay with the NS75.

On Amazon there is a review about the NC85H not doing random on all discs but I didn't realize it didn't do continuuous play either

I'm 95% that is incorrect. There is a setting for play all discs and repeat one disc in a loop. The machine will certainly play 5 DVD+R's continuously once I stripped out the menus, etc to leave only the movie. Put 5 movies in and the player goes through all 5 without a problem.

I'm 95% that is incorrect. There is a setting for play all discs and repeat one disc in a loop. The machine will certainly play 5 DVD+R's continuously once I stripped out the menus, etc to leave only the movie. Put 5 movies in and the player goes through all 5 without a problem.

Just to be clear for others who may want this machine as a music player as well as a dvd player, you are saying that this player will play 5 dvds in order and will repeat 1 dvd disc, but will it...
1. ...random play 5 music cd's?
2. ...play 5 music cds in a row?

What I read is that it won't do #1 above.

I haven't tried with CD's, but since it will play 5 DVD's I assume it will play 5 CD's in continuous order. It sounded like people were starting to make it a single disc unit which isn't true.

I'm pretty sure the random/shuffle is still limited to a single CD as the reviews have indicated and it will not randomly play from all 5 CD's .

My 7 year old Toshiba DVD player is having a lot of problems playing both original and burned DVD's lately so I'm looking at buying a new player. How is the Sony NS75 at playing different media? DVD-R, +R, DL etc. Any skips, pauses, lockups?

I have an Infocus 4805 projector which has an onboard Faroudja processor and I'm feeding it a 480i signal via component cables. I'll be doing the same with the NS75 if I get it. Some people have said if you're only doing 480i then any low end player will do but I really want a player that can READ ANYTHING! Is it worth paying extra for the NS75 if I am only going to output 480i to my projector?

One last question, people keep talking about how the sound is so much better with the NS75 than their "old" player. Are you sure your mind is not playing tricks on you? I can't see how one DVD player can "sound" any better than another. They all pipe a digital signal to the receiver and the receiver is responisble for doing the decoding, channel seperation etc. How can the NS75 make the sound "better"? It's just a bunch of 1's and 0's, not like the NS75 is going to send a better quality 1 or 0! Can anyone explain?

The Oppo is better than the Sony for everything except region 1 DVD-V playback over HDMI and if region 1 DVD-V over HDMI is all you need, I consider the two equal and very good for a budget player, I have both.

Chris

My buddy has teh OPPO and it looks great. However, there are small black bars at the top and bottom on it. Is that compression inherent to the SONY as well, or will it fill the complete 16x9 screen? I don't need all the extras from the OPPO, so leaning towards the SONY as it's $109 at CC right now. ($10 off)

Black bars usually indicate a DVD that's not a perfect 16:9. Many are 2.35:1 or other ratios. Some DVD players, and some TVs, give some options on dealing with non-16:9 DVDs, but almost all involve either stretching (distortion) or cropping (losing parts of the picture). Which is "right" depends on the consumer - PERSONALLY I want the DVD the way it was recorded, not stretched or cropped.

Doug

...My 7 year old Toshiba DVD player is having a lot of problems playing both original and burned DVD's lately so I'm looking at buying a new player. How is the Sony NS75 at playing different media? DVD-R, +R, DL etc. Any skips, pauses, lockups?...

Can verify DVD+/-Rs, but not DL. It has played everything I've thrown at it so far. Burned DVDs, CDs, MP3 CDs, and photo CDs. In fact, that's why I bought the sony. My old player was locking up on DVDs burned at anything faster than 4X, expecially 16X.

Can't help with the sound because I upgraded the receiver at the same time. Both DVD player and receiver went from analog to digital, so that's the difference I'm hearing.

Rob

I'm fairly sure I've played commercial DL DVDs in my NS75H, but can't be absolutely sure. I've definitely played other commercial DVDs, and both -R and +R DVDs written by iDVD (or cloned from the iDVD original via Disk Utility and an image file.)

Doug

As most here know, the NS75H leaves it's "zoom amount" icon on-screen if the ZOOM function is initiated. While I don't use this much, I do have a few older DVDs that are not "widescreen-enhanced". The letterbox image is formatted for 4:3 screens.

While I can "blow up" these DVDs using the aspect function of my set, I'd prefer using the player's ZOOM function. It allows any subtitle info to still be seen on screen and seems to give me a tad bit better PQ.

And before anyone chimes in....yes, I know...the Oppos don't leave the ZOOM icon on during playback. Neither did my old Panny 5 disc changer. Not gonna ditch my Sony just because of this little quibble. The ZOOM icon isn't even an issue 99.9% of the time.

Anyway, I spoke with a Sony online CSR today. Said I should try setting the 75H output to 480i and use my set's wide/16x9 Zoom function. Since I'm not near my TV or DVD player right now, what would this do? Send out a vertically "stretched" image that the 16x9 zoom on the TV will fill out? And does the 75H even output 480i over HDMI?

Get the feeling the Sony drone was talking out his anus. But maybe I'm wrong.

Any thoughts?