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Sony DVPNS725P Progressive-Scan DVD/CD Player
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does a terrible job with TV show DVDs
(2 out of 5) by J. Carbello on Aug 16, 2004 (Chicago, IL USA)When I am playing non-film content, i.e. TV Shows or hybrid content (interlaced + film), the video on the screen will flicker between most quick scene changes. I noticed it alot on "The Shield - Seasons 1 and 2" and on DVDs burned from Tivo content.
I know its not a bad player because I have 2 of these each bought at different times and they both have this exact same problem. I have a feeling that it has a hard time with interlaced content, since all hollywood movies (film, 24fps) plays just perfect.
I could not find any settings on the player to help alleviate the problem. I am using the S-Video output. I have since switched to the new Philips 642 and this DVD player plays everything great, even divx discs.
NOTE: The flicker I mentioned was caused by an incorrect setting. If you set the film mode correctly then it plays fine. So in retroscpect I would give this player a 4 star rating.
I know its not a bad player because I have 2 of these each bought at different times and they both have this exact same problem. I have a feeling that it has a hard time with interlaced content, since all hollywood movies (film, 24fps) plays just perfect.
I could not find any settings on the player to help alleviate the problem. I am using the S-Video output. I have since switched to the new Philips 642 and this DVD player plays everything great, even divx discs.
NOTE: The flicker I mentioned was caused by an incorrect setting. If you set the film mode correctly then it plays fine. So in retroscpect I would give this player a 4 star rating.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Plays great ... for a while.
(1 out of 5) by azdave on Aug 23, 2006 (Hereford, Arizona United States)I've owned and used this Sony DVP-NS725P DVD player for almost 18 months now. I bought it in spite of several negative comments about the general degradation in reliability of Sony products but figured the problems were probably isolated. Dumb conclusion on my part.
The DVP-NS725P worked fine and played great right up until the moment it didn't play at all. We had just finished watching a DVD movie a few days ago, and when we pushed the menu button on the remote the player just locked up. No power surge, no local lightning, no bad disk, and no bad batteries in the remote. We managed to get the DVD out of the player and then unplugged it to try to force a reset, but now when we try to turn it on all it does is display "WEL" (the first three letters of the WELCOME message) before shutting itself off. It doesn't matter which buttons or combinations thereof we use on either the remote or the player.
The fault is apparently is some sort of software glitch in ROM or flash memory, but if you check around for other reviews on this and other Sony models you'll read about enough similar experiences that it must be some sort of systemic problem with Sony players. For those of you that have recently bought one of these and can't understand what the rest of us are complaining about, your time will come.
The DVP-NS725P worked fine and played great right up until the moment it didn't play at all. We had just finished watching a DVD movie a few days ago, and when we pushed the menu button on the remote the player just locked up. No power surge, no local lightning, no bad disk, and no bad batteries in the remote. We managed to get the DVD out of the player and then unplugged it to try to force a reset, but now when we try to turn it on all it does is display "WEL" (the first three letters of the WELCOME message) before shutting itself off. It doesn't matter which buttons or combinations thereof we use on either the remote or the player.
The fault is apparently is some sort of software glitch in ROM or flash memory, but if you check around for other reviews on this and other Sony models you'll read about enough similar experiences that it must be some sort of systemic problem with Sony players. For those of you that have recently bought one of these and can't understand what the rest of us are complaining about, your time will come.
Still kickin' after 5 years...
(5 out of 5) by Publius on Aug 20, 2009This Dvd player has served me well. I finally replaced it with a new one just for the upconversion, but it's still kickin. Although, about a year ago, it started skipping quite a bit. It was just a matter of cleaning the lens, and i was good to go again.
The NS725P is junk.
(1 out of 5) by MIKERUTH on May 9, 2009 (USA)After a few months, it starts to make noises and will say "Cannot Play Disc" on disks that play just fine in my other DVD player and on my desktop and laptop computers. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY. I would give it zero stars it I could.
SONY DVD
(4 out of 5) by Harold Goldfarb on Apr 24, 2009 (LOS ANGELES,CA.,USA)THE SONY DVD IS A VERY EXCELLANT MACHINE.THE PICTURE IT SENDS IS VERY SHARP AND CLEAR.I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE PRODUCT.