Loaded with features, built for quality, and dressed for success, Sony’s progressive-scan DVP-NS425P DVD player is even affordably priced. Could budget-savvy music and movie lovers ask for anything more? The versatile DVP-NS425P plays just about any disc out there–including DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD+RW–as well as playing hours of music from MP3 files burned to CD-R/CD-RW discs. Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you’re merely thinking of “someday,” the DVP-NS425P stands ready to deliver the full potential of your DVDs through its progressive-scan output and 3:2 pulldown processing. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24-frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture. Composite- and S-video outputs bring compatibility with nearly any television. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can also be routed through the player’s digital-audio outputs (one each of RCA coaxial and Toslink optical) for a simpler connection to a compatible AV receiver (but be aware that digital-audio interconnects are not supplied). Precision Drive 2 provides a mechanism for reading DVDs that are in less-than-perfect condition, eliminating errors in playback due to imperfect, scratched, or warped discs. Past generations of Precision Drive technology 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. This newer system simplifies the process by moving just the lens (instead of the entire optical block) fo (more…)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great DVD Player!
I have used this DVD player for at least 5 years. I have gone thru 3 dvd players on another tv, but this is our main dvd player and has never let us down.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Indestructive
I really don’t understand the reviews that report breakdowns etc after a miniumum amount of use unless they just got a “lemon”.
1.0 out of 5 stars
DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS NUT!
I ordered this dvd player then cancelled within in hour once i saw i was being charged $63.98! It was supposed to be $16.99 plus $19.50 shipping.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Mine broke like all of the others
When this player was working I really enjoyed it and was happy with it (reason for 2 stars instead of 1,) however, this machine after very little use decided one day to stop…
4.0 out of 5 stars
Review Sony DVD-NS425P
As any DVD player you have to read the instructions and to know the TV that would bring out the full potential of the DVD player.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Another good at first, then…..
The reason why I’m giving this product 2 stars, instead of my gut feeling of 1 star is I’m writing this review the day after this dvd player froze again for the 100th time!
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good (at first)
This DVD player lasted just over a year before it died. The first sign of trouble started a few months ago when the door would stick.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don’t buy this – Breaks down after only a few months of light usage
my player of this model broke down after a few months of light usage – only used it to watch 5 or 6 dvds a month.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Whats wrong with people?
This dvd player works very well. I had it for a year now and it works great. I dont know what people here are talking about.
1.0 out of 5 stars
something is wrong
This is the second sony dvd player i’ve had in 2 years – totally unacceptable for the player to just STOP working. Tried to be loyal to sony – don’t bother.