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Ok it works fairly well and plays upconverted DVDS in 1080P. Its a real good match for your new Sony big screen TV as well, and YES it has HDMI output. As far as I could tell the 1080P output ONLY PRODUCES UPCONVERSION IF YOU use the HDMI output. If your like me you will play around with the settings to make sure your upconverting. Thats probably why you bought this player right? You wanted some kind of a 1080P input for the new big screen and your not about to spring for a Blue Ray player yet right? at least until your local Blockbuster rents Blue Ray movies right? Oh and by the way forget about HD-DVD its NOT happening. Buy HD-DVD only if you want to display it next to your Beta MAX machine from the 70s. Yeah I know its a great technology....so was Beta. Its your money however so have a good time. This is a small player with plenty of features most of which you will never use. If your pumping this units output into a 19 inch tabletop set you wont probably know the difference so save your money and keep the old non progressive 2 year old DVD player. You wont even know the differnce. If however, youve got a big screen home theater system and sound processor dont hesitate to pick it up for around $100. You will like the picture and sound no problem. It works particularly well with Sony Bravia so go for it. I gave it a "good' not excellent because the book that comes with it sucks. You gotta read the whole thing to get the simplest things set up. Oh and by the way SONY PLEASE SHIP THESE DEVICES SET UP TO PLAY DOLBY DIGITAL OUT OF THE BOX. DONT MAKE US DIG INTO THE SETUP TO GET DOLBY GOING. NEWSFLASH SONY most people have sound processors! Dont ship defaulted players that run only two channel audio. And as an aside, WHO did you hire to do the onscreen graphics? My last Sony player had a great background graphic that was admirable to view along with its SONY logo. I hope you guys saved some money on graphic arts because it very UN impressive now. All in ALL Sony did a good job on this player, but look out for some shortcomings in operator book and onscreen graphics.Read full review
This product upgrades DVDs as well as any other 'better' dvd upconverter. A previous review told users that "its not worth the price because the hdmi worked just as well as component". HDMI vs component video usually do not make that much of a difference, and for almost everyobody out there, you will NOT notice a difference. You are paying 100 for this vs 70 bucks because of the additioanl features. This DVD player has sony's Prescission Cinema Progressive output technology which makes the image a little better. It also has 1080p where as alot of players only have 1080i. It can play a few different formats and HD Jpeg slideshows. Most importantly, it can output a DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 audio output and DOLBY DTS through HDMI and/or Optical digital. VERY FEW PLAYERS AT THIS PRICE LEVEL CAN DO THAT. Most say 'dolby digital' but only output a 2.1 signal. If you have a 5.1 reciever and a different dvd player with only the 2.1, the audio will not be converted to 5.1 digital and instead it will be converted using the prologic II. This means the sounds will not be sent to the correct speakers. Other players 'blend' the sounds through most the speakers and its noticiably much worse. THIS PLAYER IS ONE OF THE ONLY AT THIS PRICE RANGE WITH DOLBY 5.1!!! Audio is Crystal Clear Definitly a good buy.Read full review
This upscaling DVD player works as advertised. Sometimes the :real thing: is not as wonderful as the manufacturer would lead one to believe. In this case all of the manufacturers hype is true. I am very VERY impressed.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is a very good unit. It works well and the picture and sound are good. Some buttons on the remote do not work. This is OK since it's a used unit but I wish I had known before I got it. however, it's a Sony, and performs as one, so I'm happy with it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Not willing to pay the current price for Blu-ray and wanting to match a DVD player to my new Sony HDTV I was fortunate enough to find this 2007 model at an excellent price. Its only function in our house is to deliver to the TV and it does that flawlessly. The most noteworthy thing is its ability to read far better than my older VCR/DVD combo from another manufacturer. The current Sony player is the 700 and probably hasn't changed much other than model # and pricing.
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