Sony DVP-NC85H/B HDMI/CD Progressive Scan 5-Disc DVD Changer, Black
Good value, BUT does NOT play SACDs
Video and stereo sound is great from this unit. No complaints there. BUT if you are looking for a SACD player this is not it.<br /><br />This player does NOT play SACDs as they are intended to be played. It plays them techincally as a simple two-channel CD. However, almost all regular CD/DVD players will play SACD in this manner and they do not mislead the consumer by advertising it plays SACDs.<br /><br />Unfortunately, this unit does not access the information from the HD layer of the SACD which is what includes the 5 channel sound mix. So yes this is a great system that I would recommend if you want it for movie watching and/or stereo CD listening (and even without SACD playability it is a good value as priced now). BUT do not get this expecting to play your new collection of SACD in multi channel format as they were intended to be listened to. The manual only mention of SACDs is that it explicitly states that the unit does not play the HD layer of Super Audio CDs. No where on the unit, box nor manual does it present the SACD-compatible logo. Shame on Sony for their marketing (sonystyle has the same listing as Amazon). I have contacted Amazon to change the technical specs and title of unit.