Sony DVP-NS700P Progressive-Scan DVD Player
A Step Backward
I had high hopes when I bought this unit to replace my four-year-old Sony S3000 DVD player.  However, I was very disappointed with the 700P's interlaced picture (regular TV) compared to my older unit (I didn't have a HDTV to test the progressive scan feature).  The colors from this unit were washed out and bled, and there was an overall lack of clarity and crispness to the picture.  A weekend of tweaking the many picture adjustments made little difference.  So I took back the unit and exchanged it for the new JVC XVS65GD: great interlaced picture, more features, more solidly built -- and $75 cheaper!