Sony DVPCX995V 400-Disc DVD Mega Changer/Player

Sony DVPCX995V 400-Disc DVD Mega Changer/Player
by Sony

Sony DVPCX995V 400-Disc DVD Mega Changer/Player
List Price: $399.99
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Digital product summary information

Manufacturer: Sony
Model: DVPCX995V
Color: Black
Product features:
  • 400-disc mega DVD and SACD changer; measures 17 x 7.8 x 21.1 inches (WxHxD)
  • Up-converts video to high-definition (1080i/720p) resolution
  • Compatible with SACD, DVD-RW/-R/+RW/+R, MP3, JPEG, CD-RW/-R, VCD and SVCD formats
  • Outputs: 1 HDMI, 1 component, 2 S-Video, 2 composite, 1 coaxial audio, 1 optical audio, 1 multi-channel
  • Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel output
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Digital camera reviews of Sony DVPCX995V 400-Disc DVD Mega Changer/Player

Digital camera Review: Works exactly as advertised!
Summary: 5 Stars

While researching this DVD changer I saw allot of good and not so good reviews and was a little bit hesitant about ordering it,but...for only $269.00 I figured if was no good it wouldn't be that much of a loss.
Well..all I can say is..what a great product.I've had it for over a month and not had a single glitch.
Picture quality is fine for SDVD,loading the disks was quick and easy
I highly recommend this product for anyone wanting a decent upscaling DVD player and needing to get rid of shelves full of DVDs :)

Summary of Sony DVPCX995V 400-Disc DVD Mega Changer/Player

Have you got a big collection of DVDs? Sony DVP-CX995V may be the answer for you. It stores up to 400 DVD - SACD(TM) and CD discs. It plays them too! The outstanding storage capacity of Sony's DVP-CX995V 400 Disc Progressive DVD/Super Audio CD Player is perfect for archiving your DVDs - especially in smaller spaces. For instant access to movies and music, select discs from your DVD and CD collection using the easy-to-use onscreen interface. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) streams uncompressed digital audio and video to your TV or home-theater system in one convenient cable. The 400-disc changer is also compatible with DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW media for enhanced use and flexibility. For amazingly clear Super Audio CD sound and Precision Cinema Progressive video, Sony's DVP-CX995V delivers more of your entertainment. Custom Parental Control- 400 Discs Multiple Disc Resume- 40 Discs Custom Picture Mode; Quick Setup Sound Mode - Dolby Digital and dts / 3D Surround / Stereo Disc Explorer On-Screen Graphical User Interface 400 Disc Player With Keyboard Input (IBM PS/2 type) for labeling Precision Cinema Progressive de-interlacer with 3-2 Pulldown Processing Front Panel Buttons, Child Lock, Dynamic Tilt Compensation TV Virtual Surround, Block Noise Reduction (BNR), Display Dimmer Connections - HDMI Connection Output - x1 (R); Component Video Output - 1 (R); S-Video outputs - x2 (R); Composite Video Outputs - x2 (R); Coaxial Audio Digital Output - x1 (R); Optical Audio Output - x1 (R); Multi-Channel Output - x1 (5.1 Channel Rear); RCA Audio Outputs - x2 (R); Unit Dimensions - 17 W x 7.4 H x 21.1 D / Weighs 18.5 lbs Includes Remote Control and Batteries
Conveniently store your entire DVD library (or all your favorite CDs and Super Audio CDs) in the Sony DVPCX995V 400-disc, progressive scan Mega Changer--the perfect tool for organizing your media library as well as providing extraodinary high definition sound and video to your home theater. It up-scales video to high-definition (1080i/720p) resolution and transmits high quality audio through a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI). It also features a redesigned Disc Explorer on-screen graphic interface, providing intuitive and easy access to the expansive disc library. With the ability to conveniently house and sort through 400 media discs, this cool player can eliminate the need for racks and racks of CD and DVD storage.

Picture of DVD-to-TV communication It features Sony's Precision Cinema Progressive circuitry, Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 channel outputs, and also offers coaxial and optical digital outputs. It's compatible with DVD-RW/-R/+RW/+R, MP3, JPEG, CD-RW/-R, VCD and SVCD formats--so it can play just about any disc you have from movies and video to music. Other convenience features include multi-disc resume (40 discs), custom parental controls (on all 400 discs), playback memory (400 discs), background graphics that display on your TV while music plays, and a multi-brand remote control.

Tech Talk
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface).
This is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link any audio/video source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver) with your TV or monitor.
Sony's Precision Cinema Progressive. This feature detects image changes at the pixel level versus other types that detect image changes at the scan line level. Separate algorithms are used to process the moving and still parts of an image to achieve sharper backgrounds and moving objects that are free from motion artifacts.
SACD (Super Audio CD). Super Audio CD is a high-quality audio disc standard in which music is recorded in the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format (where conventional CDs are recorded in the PCM format). Using a sampling frequency 64 times higher than PCM and with 1-bit quantization, the DSD format provides both a wide frequency range and a wide dynamic range across the audible frequency range, providing music reproduction that's extremely faithful to the original source.
Sony's 3:2 Reverse Pulldown

DVD mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 reverse 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.

Picture comparing film and video frames

Film and video use different numbers of frames
Conversion from 24 frames to 60 frames can cause motion blur, horizontal lines that flicker on and off, or an unnatural shimmer.

Picture showing standard 3-2 pulldown

3-2 pulldown
The traditional method for converting film images to video for television: Take one film frame and split it into three video frames. Then take another film frame and split it into two video frames. The video frames are classified as odd or even.

DVD players and other electronics then take the 60-frames-per-second video, and send it to a TV for viewing.

Picture showing Sony 3-2 reverse pulldown

3-2 reverse conversion
The process of converting 3-2 video back to movie-quality images at 24 frames per second. This allows the DVD player to combine the correct film frames, reproducing the film's original picture quality and texture.

Sony's Precision Cinema Progressive technology

Precision Cinema Progressive technology uses a 12-bit video DAC (digital-to-analog converter) with high-bandwidth, 108 MHz processing to detect image changes at the pixel level, rather than at the level of whole scan lines. That makes this player's picture more faithful to the source--whether film or video--because it uses separate, optimized algorithms to handle different pixel behaviors. 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.

Picture showing pixel-by-pixel conversion?????

Picture showing example of pixel-by-pixel conversion

What's in the Box
DVPCX995V DVD player, remote control, batteries, AV cord, printed instructions

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