[richrory]

Hi guys,

has anyone with a 42"Hitachi pd7200 tried this player.

All reviews would be very welcome.

Much appreciated.

[Submariner_HTC]

The Secrets Bencmark tests for this player have been released. The model number is different, but I think that is the USA model number: DVPNS75H.
The score of 85 for HDMI connection is very good.

The DVP-NS75H represents the best progressive scan player I’ve tested from Sony so far. Surprising because it is also one of the cheapest players they’ve released. I am not sure what MPEG decoder they are using here as it has the standard Sony stamp on it, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it is a Mediatek design. The player is quite fast and performs very similar to some other MTK based players I’ve tested.

http:\\http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-b...h&articles=133

[linval45]

Looked about all over for the service manual till I found this thread.

So many thanks for posting the manual Bob, appreciated mate!

Have a virtual beer

http://************/mmtj8

Just type in your poison and the barmaid will serve that baby right up

[wedgehog]

Originally Posted by linval45

Looked about all over for the service manual till I found this thread.

So many thanks for posting the manual Bob, appreciated mate!

Have a virtual beer

http://************/mmtj8

Just type in your poison and the barmaid will serve that baby right up

You are very welcome. 106 downloads and seven thank you's, soon be caught up

[Mark Spanner]

Originally Posted by wedgehog

You are very welcome. 106 downloads and seven thank you's, soon be caught up

I did add a 'thanks' to your earlier post (you know that little thing at the bottom) but seeing as you need a little ego massage - thanks

Always great when someone goes against the man and posts a service manual

[wedgehog]

Originally Posted by mdou

I did add a 'thanks' to your earlier post (you know that little thing at the bottom) but seeing as you need a little ego massage - thanks

Always great when someone goes against the man and posts a service manual

It's not an "Ego massage" It's called manners and common courtesy which by the tone of your message, you know little about. If you pressed the thank you button what makes you think you are not one of the seven I mention. Unless you lied? The main reason I am pointing out the running total which is now 121 downloads and eight thank you's is so perhaps people will rialise why people like me stop uploading things like this. I doubt I will ever do it again especially when it attracts a kick in the nuts from people like you.

[sh18]

I think im going to go for this player until the new format war sorts itself out, i just need to know a couple of things before i buy. Are there any sort of picture adjustment settings (via hdmi) like being able to use a horizontal stretch option so 4:3 images become full screen? i currently use my Xbox 360 via VGA upscaled to 720P and although it looks great its a tad too noisy for my liking so if this player has the same picture adjustment options then im sold, any comments appreciated.

[pembssurf]

you still get dvds that are in 4:3?....I havnt got any?....And if i do have any material that is 4:3 i just use the tv's scaler and select it to full screen..


Iv had this player since october time and am more impressed with the picture quality on it than my mates stand alone seperates DVD system which cost 500 quid...Funnily enough though (prob due to my tv's scaler) the picture looks a bit better in 1080i than it does in 720p...anyone else with this player noticed this?

[RJM22]

Originally Posted by wedgehog

It's not an "Ego massage" It's called manners and common courtesy which by the tone of your message, you know little about. If you pressed the thank you button what makes you think you are not one of the seven I mention. Unless you lied? The main reason I am pointing out the running total which is now 121 downloads and eight thank you's is so perhaps people will rialise why people like me stop uploading things like this. I doubt I will ever do it again especially when it attracts a kick in the nuts from people like you.

Well done! Good response. Don't let the ingrates get to you.
122 and 9, (Could be yours and his IQ level) I downloaded it this evening. Thank you.

[richrory]

I bought this player from play.com,and it arrived on Friday.
I am not overly impressed with the difference in quality,but I think my expectations were a bit high.

Could anyone please post what they think are the best settings to use with this player.Maybe a few adjustments are all I need.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[Submariner_HTC]

Originally Posted by wedgehog

The main reason I am pointing out the running total which is now 121 downloads and eight thank you's is so perhaps people will rialise why people like me stop uploading things like this. I doubt I will ever do it again especially when it attracts a kick in the nuts from people like you.

You will probably find that the people that thanked you, are the ones that will get most use out of the manual and really appreciate your upload. Most are just downloading it because they can, will never use it and may not even read it. Unfortunately that is the way of the Internet.

[sh18]

Originally Posted by pembssurf

you still get dvds that are in 4:3?....I havnt got any?....And if i do have any material that is 4:3 i just use the tv's scaler and select it to full screen..


Iv had this player since october time and am more impressed with the picture quality on it than my mates stand alone seperates DVD system which cost 500 quid...Funnily enough though (prob due to my tv's scaler) the picture looks a bit better in 1080i than it does in 720p...anyone else with this player noticed this?

Most of my DVDs that are 4:3 are shows such as Family Guy, Simpsons etc, My tv has a widescreen option but doesnt perform a horizontal stretch on DVDs, so back to my original question, does this player have any adjustment settings?

[pembssurf]

thats strange i have the simpons and i guess my player seems to be making them full screen as my tv makes me push a size button (which it does not with the simpsons discs) which like you said are 4:3...there must be an option in there somewhere for letter box/16:9 options....Go in there and have a play

[Monopot]

I got the Sony DVPNS76H from Superfi the other week and I have to say, build wise and in general its a great player.

However, I haven't noticed a big jump in PQ compared to my 7 year old scart player which wasn't even connected via RGB scart.

I have the Sony via HDMI set to 720p into my Toshiba 37WLT68. Don't get me wrong the picture is still good but I can't really see any difference between that and my Sky+ picture which is a bit of a let down.

Guess these upscaling DVD really aren't much crack then.

[wedgehog]

Originally Posted by RJM22

Well done! Good response. Don't let the ingrates get to you.
122 and 9, (Could be yours and his IQ level) I downloaded it this evening. Thank you.

You're welcome mate, Thanks for speaking up for me.
You are probably right Submariner_HTC, I would imagine a lot of people think the service manual is going to teach them something, hopefully something for nothing, and don't realise that unless you have the training and qualifications you won't understand the manual, it's next to useless and full of complicated pictures and text that they can't understand. If they try to do anything with it they will screw their equipment. But hey, maybe if they had said thank you I would have helped them when the time comes .
134 downloads nine thank you's

[Mark Spanner]

@ wedgehog
I apologise if I have offended you in any way - that is not my intention.
There is nothing worse than someone using this type of forum as a bitch session and wasting valuable space that can be used for good (helping others or getting help).

Unfortunately we all have to do this and not expect too much gratitude.
Most people of forums will not say thank you or give a monkeys what you have done. This is the internet, most people cannot type properly let alone have manners & courtesy.

Yet again I thank you for posting the manual - many will find it invaluable and a great help.

Now can we get back to the topic.

[Cmar-Ireland]

I did thank you, but I missed the thanks button on the post....

Originally Posted by Cmar-Ireland

Me too please!

Edit: Cheers Bob
Ok now that I have the service manual, is there anything interesting that I can use it for?

Thanks!

[TheFreeJaffa]

Originally Posted by Monopot

I got the Sony DVPNS76H from Superfi the other week and I have to say, build wise and in general its a great player.

However, I haven't noticed a big jump in PQ compared to my 7 year old scart player which wasn't even connected via RGB scart.

I have the Sony via HDMI set to 720p into my Toshiba 37WLT68. Don't get me wrong the picture is still good but I can't really see any difference between that and my Sky+ picture which is a bit of a let down.

Guess these upscaling DVD really aren't much crack then.

Same here. I have a Tosh WLT66 32" and so far, I've not been blown away by this player (connected via HDMI). The picture improvement, when compared to my Pionner DVD player (connected via RGB SCART) is hardly noticeable.

Maybe the Tosh TV's just have a bloody good upscaler built in?

[fish99]

Suppose I may as well post my impressions in case anyone with the same TV as me (LG 32LC2D) is thinking of getting an NS76.

Must say I'm very happy with mine. I've done side by side comparisons with my old Philips DVD player (connected through RGB SCART) and the NS76 connected via HDMI at 1080i. No doubt the picture is better from the Sony. I've done frame for frame comparisons using picture-by-picture and the Sony definitely upscales better. It makes the LG upscaler in my TV look a little clumsy by comparison.

Watched Alien and the Star Wars series (the 'special needs' editions) so far on it, and they've never looked so good. Worth £81 IMO.

Only real gripe would be the awful font for the subtitles and the player can be a bit anal about skipping through some menus.

[hulleyrob]

On my LG RZ32LZ55 there is not a huge differance to my old Sony NS-330 connected via RGB scart but i did notice that on Day after Tommorow the background of the scenes was definately sharper throught the new player over the old.

Have to say the old player was a good one but this has more features leaves my only RGB socket for sky so it was a good buy for the price.

Ive found 720p to provide a nicer picture for me to, and its set to cinema 2 picture.

Happy with it but its not a huge jump from a good RGB player.

Rob

[nwgarratt]

Originally Posted by nwgarratt

I have just played R1 Roger Waters: In the Flesh DVD. When I pause, the picture does this. It also does it during playback but a lot less noticeable.

I have a Region free NS76 and get it on both HDMI and Component. No other DVD's do it.

Is it something to with with Interlace/Progressive?

JUst replying to my own post here.

I have seen this again two or three times on both PAL and NTSC sources now. The last time was the R2 version of Star Trek Voyager. Is it something to do with interlacing/progressive?

I am using a HDMI to DVI connection to a BenQ W100 projector. The HDMI which seems to be progressive only as their is no way to make it interlace. If I press the progressive button on the front it makes no differences and switched from Auto to Video to Auto again.

[fish99]

That picture looks like what happens when interlaced content is shown on a progressive display with no deinterlacing. My guess is it's only deinterlacing the content when the movie is playing. When you pause it just show the current interlaced frame, which effectively has half the resolution of the display.

It really shouldn't happen at all when the movie is playing though. Do you get it just the same whether you're outputting 720p or 1080i? I do have voyager DVDs so I'll see if I get it too.

[nwgarratt]

Originally Posted by fish99

That picture looks like what happens when interlaced content is shown on a progressive display with no deinterlacing. My guess is it's only deinterlacing the content when the movie is playing. When you pause it just show the current interlaced frame, which effectively has half the resolution of the display.

It really shouldn't happen at all when the movie is playing though. Do you get it just the same whether you're outputting 720p or 1080i? I do have voyager DVDs so I'll see if I get it too.

The projector is only SD. It does it during playback and the PJ is progressive as well. So far, it has only done it on a few discs.

Hi to all. I found this player great for divx. All you need to do is press zoom buton on your tv remote control. Played several movies, no problems at all.

any feedback on this generally??

i'm thinking of buying and would like to know, general reviews sound promising

[Monopot]

Pretty good mate. Had mine a few weeks, no problems. Good build quality, pic quality good. Well pleased.

[Eddy Kins]

Had mine a few months. Hasn't missed a beat yet!
No lip-synch issues, great picture through HDMI, very good with jpeg files.
Would highly recommend at this price point.

All,

Does anyone know if the NS76 will permit audio through the digital coax or optical when HDMI is plugged in?

I know of some players where the audio outputs are disabled automatically when HDMI is used.

Cheers

[nwgarratt]

Originally Posted by johnwaz

All,

Does anyone know if the NS76 will permit audio through the digital coax or optical when HDMI is plugged in?

Yes. I use coaxial with a HDMI to DVI connection.

[Submariner_HTC]

Originally Posted by johnwaz

Does anyone know if the NS76 will permit audio through the digital coax or optical when HDMI is plugged in?

I use optical with HDMI to DVI connection.