Sony DVP-NS400D Review

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Sony DVP-NS400D
3.9 stars
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mikekirkland's Review of Sony DVP-NS400D

24th Jan 2006

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    3 stars
  • Image Quality
    4.5 stars
  • Features
    4 stars
  • Time DVD Player Owned
    Over 1 Year
  • Sound Quality
    4.5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    3.5 stars
Good Points

It works very well with my Sony RXD10AV Hi-Fi Dolby Pro-logic w 5.1 inputs
Excellent VCD 2.0 playback


Bad Points

Low audio play for 5.1 (even when the settings are changed)
No mp3 playback
Pauses when going to the second layer of the DVD


General Comments

I got my Sony RXD10AV a long time ago, and a few years later I was on the hunt for a DVD player, one with analog 5.1 output, thus the DVP-NS400D appeared.

It took about 3 weeks of changing the settings to get it right, but I did.

I highly enjoy having 5.1 audio (even if it is not optical). The VCD playback is amazing, supporting a picture menu for videos (you need the software to make VCD 2.0).

After a while I added a sub-woofer to spice it up, and it did, big time.

The biggest drawback is the slight 1.5 second pause watching a movie. I assume it is when it goes to the second layer of the DVD. And there is no MP3 playback, but the player is older, and most DVD player's back then didn't have that feature. Besides that, the player is great, the menus are fairly simple, and I love the audio display as it shows the audio play back of the DVD.

Overall, the DVP-NS400D is a must buy if you have other Sony equipment.

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  • mikekirkland Rank: Lance Corporal on 2nd Feb 2006

    One thing I forgot to mention, in the settings; the speakers distance is a must to be set right. And also the audio DRC, I recommend, should be set to wide. This really kicks up the dynamics, for superior sound.