Sony DVP-NS999ES - Manual (Page 2)

ES Series DVD-Video/CD/SA-CD Players; Version 3.0 Page 2
Introduction
In 2002, the Sony DVP-NS999ES DVD player established an entirely new
Reference Standard for the category. It introduced new advancements in video
D/A conversion, new benchmarks in the coordination of audio and video signals
and new refinements in the purity and integrity of the digital video signal. Now
Sony extends these technological breakthroughs to two additional ES
components: the DVP-CX777ES Disc Explorer® 400-disc changer and the DVP-
NC555ES 5-disc changer.
It's no accident that these remarkable components come from Sony. And
it's no coincidence that they're part of Sony ES, the Elevated Standard in audio
and video. After all, Sony co-invented the technology that DVD is based upon—
the Compact Disc. We developed the error-correction and coding technology
inside every DVD disc and player. And we're involved in every link of the DVD
chain, from movie and music production to DVD authoring, mastering and
replication. No wonder Sony has consistently created top DVD players.
• DVP-S7000 (1997). Sony's first DVD player was quickly hailed by magazine
reviewers as the "Reference Standard." It became the centerpiece in the A/V
systems used to review DVD titles, televisions and other DVD players.
• DVP-S7700 (1998). A long list of audio, video and construction refinements
enabled enthusiasts to achieve even higher performance.
• DVP-S9000ES (2000). Sony's first DVD player with progressive scan 480P
output, this was also the first with Super Audio CD playback and the first to
wear the badge of Sony ES.
• DVP-NS900V (2001). Sony reinvented progressive scan DVD with pixel-by-
pixel I/P conversion and Sony extended Super Audio CD entertainment with
multi-channel playback.
• DVP-NS999ES (2002). Sony deployed Precision Cinema Progressive™
circuitry, along with a 14-bit/108 MHz video D/A converter, Speaker Time
Alignment and Audio-Video Alignment.
Sony's latest DVD-Video players bring this exalted technology to an even
broader range of potential customers.
Video Performance......................... Page 3
Audio Performance......................... Page 20
Construction Quality........................ Page 29
Convenience.............................. Page 37
At a Glance............................... Page 42
Appendix A: Progressive, Interlace and DVD....... Page 44
Appendix B: The Super Audio CD Format......... Page 50