Sony DVP NS57P/S Progressive Scan DVD Player, Silver

Editorial Review
The DVP-NS57P/S DVD player features Precision Cinema Progressive technology, providing sharper images for a better viewing experience. Unlike other DVD players that detect image changes at the Scan line level-Sony's Precision Cinema Progressive (PCP) system detects them at the Pixel level. This results in images closer to the original source data, 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 free from motion artifacts. Sony's Precision Drive III mechanism is also included, which helps maximize the performance of DVD collections by reading data even on some physically "warped" discs. Other benefits include fast/slow playback with sound, and custom parental control.
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Customer Reviews

Great Basic Player ~The Best For Analog TV Sets.

2008-05-25
I got this to use in my bedroom with an old analog set that I do not plan to upgrade. I frist tried an upconverting VCR with it and the picture was all distored. My 20 yr old set needed just a regular DVD.

This DVD player is that and more. It is built well and feels quality. I have watched about 12 hours of movies now and it has worked pefrfect. It also has a lot of extra features. Like play fast and play slow with voice which can be very fun. Lots of searching modes...skip, advances, you name it and this has it.

The best thing is being albe to use and analog set with excellent picture. Hard to find one that is not upcoverting and you don't need that on a 20 year old set.

Great DVD player for the money.

Just bought my second of these

2008-05-20
An excellent, reliable DVD player for the price. It doesn't play video files (AVI, MPG, etc.), but that's fine with me. My needs are simple, and this player meets them. It handles DVD+/-R and DVD+R DL discs as well as commercially produced DVDs, and -- a great convenience -- when I shut it off partway through a movie, it returns to that point in the movie when I turn it back on.

I now own two of these players, both going strong.

terrible

2008-05-05
I bought this in early January 2008. For the first 3 months it has been fine, but over the last month it has progressed from freezing infrequently to not being able to play any disc at all. Now when I place a disc in the player disc it loads for about 10 minutes and then I get a message that the disc is dirty, even if the disc is brand new and absolutely pristine. It's going directly into the trash bin.

stops working

2008-05-04
We loved this DVD player--while it lasted. It was easy to use and the sound and picture quality were both good. But after three months of fairly light use, when we tried to play anything, we got a message saying "no disc". Nothing we did to fix the problem worked. Sony offered to send us a reburbished model, which would cost $35 plus shipping, which was almost as much as it cost to begin with. Essentially the player and Sony customer support was worthless. But before we just threw the DVD player away, we thought we'd try it one more time. This time the message kept saying "cannot play disc." The tray that holds the disc is plastic and feels flimsy, which is probably the problem. So after such a short time will have to buy a new DVD player. It certainly won't be another SONY.

Bueno

2008-04-16
Muy bueno, lo compré aqui en Ecuador y al precio que tiene es de una calidad excelente. Incluso no me da problemas con el audio, que era lo que tenia en mi anterior DVD Player. Vale la pena. Solamente un detalle, no es multiregion. Por eso no van las 5 estrellas

Tough to beat

2008-07-12
The Sony DVP-NS57P/S DVD player turned out to be a perfect fit for our small Phillips flat screen. We just wanted to be able to watch DVDs in another room without a lot of hassle and expense. So far, so good! We set the TV right on top of the space-saving Sony DVD and the two of them take up no space at all. Performance of the player has been exemplary. And as usual, Amazon's ordering and shipping were terrific. The player arrived much sooner than expected, even choosing the free shipping option.
If you're looking for a basic, quality player from a top brand at a small price, I don't think you can go wrong.

Adequate good value

2008-06-30

It is about time Sony figured out a way of delivering value to consumers instead of assuming the brand name allows the company to charge premium prices for mediocre goods. This DVD player is a fine unit, and delivers the functionality one needs from a secondary DVD player.

Sony DVD player

2008-06-24
This was given as a gift and the person who received it,said it is an excellent player.

Well worth the price

2008-06-20
Works fine and well worth the price. Just wish it were a bit smaller in length. It's slim yet longer than most standard DVD players

Bad Product

2008-06-18
I bought the product because my old DVD player died. The message said it could not read any of the DVD's I put in and I tried a number of different types that is said it would play. Nothing worked. I don't know if I got a defective player or if the model is no good. On the good side, the refund was rather fast. I went to Walmart and bought a different brand instead.

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