Sony DVP-NS70H HDMI Single Disc DVD Player
Very good upscaling DVD player
First of all I must clarify what some people are saying about having an inch above/below the picture when watching DVDs at 720p/1080i. The issue is NOT with the player. 16:9 TVs have a 1.7777:1 ratio (16 divided by 9). If you read the BACK of your \\"Widescreen enhanced DVDs\\" you will notice they are 1.85:1 what is 16:8.648. So the bars you are seeing are there BECAUSE they MUST be there. The issue is on the TV. Some people will not see the problem with their High-Definition sets because of OVERSCAN. The Sony is perfect in this aspect and it is sending what is supposed to be seen. For more information on overscan read this article.  [...]  Back to the player.  If you have an HDTV set, try to find the native resolution of the set (for example most EDTV plasmas are 480p). In this case the best signal to be sent to the TV is 480p. If you are using a projector or a DLP TV with a 1280x720 resolution (720p) set the player to use 720p. If you have a native 1920x1080 display (like the Sony Ruby) set it to 1080i (note that 720p MAY look better in some 1080p displays).  The picture in this player is very nice and extremely decent when using the HDMI connector. No noise or artifacts that I could notice. A great improvement in picture when comparing it to my old Pioneer 480p player. Giving its price I would say it is a bargain! The remote is ok (some buttons are too small for me I guess) and their menus are not as good/easy as the pioneer (plus it has less control over the picture). But still a very capable player.