Sony DVP-CX995V DVD Player

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By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 24, 2009

Pros: holds all my dvds

Cons: hard to remove dvd's to clean

my wife bought me one of these 2 years ago now its having problems it keeps skipping even when the disc is new and clean it keeps ereasing the first dics title ours is allmost full 399 so im not sure if i will buy the new model or not

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Sony DVP-CX995V

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 27, 2007

Pros: Ability to still play SACD

Cons: Reliability

I was so excited when my player arrived. I really was looking forward to the HDMI connection feature to get the full use of the upconversion and picture quality. After spending the money for a high quality 40 ft DVI cable with an HDMI adapter on one end (connecting it to DVI on my projector) what I got was about 2 weeks before the HDMI output died. The HDMI section went by the wayside. To ensure the cable was not at fault I connected my player I replaced with the Sony 995 using the same cable with the HDMI adapter and it works. I sent the 995 back to Sony (I had to pay shipping) for warranty repair. They sent me a suppose to be repaired player. The paperwork inside showed it had been sent back for repair from Daisyland in Florida and was repaired. Well it didn't work either. HDMI does not even light up during initial power up. Hold time with Sony support sucks. I just got so frustrated I said F.... it. All the other features of the 995 still work but the one thing I bought it for does not. SACD's also have started to mistrack. I handle all my disc with care (have disc more than 15 yrs old and they still look new (no dirt, scratches or fingerprints). Sony will not get anymore of my money on it's players.

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Sony DVP-CX995V DVD Player

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 1, 2007 | 1 out of 2 found this Sony DVP-CX995V review helpful

Pros: Holds 400 Disc

Cons: Can't Program DVDs

I recently got this to house more of my ever expanding dvd collection. I already have a Sony 300 disc player and previously had a 200 disc for several years before it gave up the ghost. Both of them allowed you to program a playlist of dvd's but the the 995v doesn't. You can program a playlist of cd's but not dvd's - this is a really dumb thing to delete from a dvd carousel. I mean. who's going to use this thing primarily for cd's - you can get a cd only carousel much cheaper. Most people are going to use it exclusively for dvd's if they can fill it. Did they think they would promote less wear and tear on the unit by removing it's best feature? Anyway, I've already web chatted with a Sony rep and told them I definitely will not be purchasing another in the future unless I'm certain this playlist feature is part of the package.

Sony 400 Disc Player - Model for Next upgrade

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 6, 2007

Pros: Programmable Folders, Indexed System

Cons: Not idiot proof, and a system for someone who is savvy

I ordered my system from the basic premise of having a ton of DVD's that were from Series based shows, that I was tired of loading in and out of even my 5 disc changer when I wanted to watch marathon style on those boring weekends, and this was the perfect machine to accomplish that, cataloging the discs, and being able to call up one out of the 400 easily.
It does have it's faults, which HOPEFULLY Sony will learn from, being the disc to disc programmability, and even multi disc play options except when playing music.
Also, a USB interface would be nice, to d/l the directory, or edit the directory more easily than just a keyboard plug. Having a printout of the directory is always handier for friends than trying to page through the folder view. (Something I keep up to date, and a suggestion for anyone buying this unit.)
It interfaces well with HDMI, and even S-Video, and A/V outputs, as I have used it with all these systems. Plus, I have enjoyed the 5.1 surround now immensely now that I have that from it's output.
Set-up can be a bit lengthy at first, but I just moved, having to strip out all the discs, and place them all back in again, and reprogram the system, and the 255 discs took about 3 hours to load and program, but well worth the effort, as I can call up any disc now at the press of a button, and not be bothered with cases and the handling of the discs.

Very Frustrating - Loses Title Information

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 16, 2006 | 1 out of 1 found this Sony DVP-CX995V review helpful

Pros: 400 DVD/CDs in one place

Cons: Keeps losing manually entered title information

We purchased the Sony 400 DVD player in August 2005 and had no problems for several months. However, in early 2006 we lost all the title information we had manually entered. Essentially, the machine “reloaded” all the discs, wiping out all the information. We reentered the information a few times and it kept doing it. We called Sony and they suggested that our power wasn’t “clean” enough, so we purchased an expensive power conditioning unit, retyped all the information and had the problem again. We contacted Sony for a replacement unit. We had the same problem, and the unit was replaced a second time. With our third unit, we haven’t taken the time to reenter the information. Instead we are using printed spreadsheet to keep track of our CDs/DVDs. Sony says they have no record of anyone else experiencing this problem. It’s been very frustrating.

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 21, 2006

Great DVD Player

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 11, 2006

Pros: Holds and hides all your DVD's

Cons: Kinda Big

When I built my house I hid all my equipment in the den closet to keep it out of site and away from the kids. The only bad thing was going back and forth to change DVD's. The remote I have works through the walls so that is not a problem.

I finally got sick of doing that so I bought this unit. I found a DVD Profiler program online where you just input your UPC number off the back of the DVD Case and it will enter it into your library. It is great. I made a custom report where the kids can see the photo of the DVD and a brief discription. All I have to do is pick the DVD number and hit play. The player comes with an on screen menu, but I have found that only about 10% of my DVD's actually filled in thier title automaticaly. The rest you have to hook up a key board to and do it yourself. What a pain. The DVD profiler I use allows me to add a DVD after I buy it and then when I print out a new report I sort it alphabeticaly and it is easy to find.

The Profiler I use is by InterVocative Software.

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By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 21, 2006

Great but not that great

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 18, 2006 | 5 out of 5 found this Sony DVP-CX995V review helpful

Pros: Best way of indexing 400 DVDs

Cons: slow access, painful interface

I got mine shipped for $299. I think that's a very fair price for this machine. I wouldn't have paid more for it. For $299 and free shipping, this machine is a great value.

The Sony came well packed. Instructions were clear, however, it came with the cheapest cables money could not buy.

Loading 400 DVDs is easy, open the main port and just start sliding them in. Once loaded, the machine needs to "LOAD" them and identify what you've loaded in it - music, videos, etc....

Now comes the painful part. Labeling and then filing them.

The UI of the Sony player is like all home consumer products - they suck. The process is slow and tedious. However, it does work - just very slowly. With a PS/2 keyboard, it goes much faster.

Sony should get a clue and know that no one owns a PS/2 keyboard - everyone has a USB these days!!!!!

Sony needs a user interface that mirror the quality by Replay or TIVO. Put a USB port on it so the user can upload all that info quickly via a application that they run on their PC/Mac. It would be so much nicer if it did.

Disk access as with any of these mega-changes is slow. It takes about 40 seconds to play a movie. Also, it keeps playing where it left off which is annoying.

Good Product " If the Price is Right"

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 17, 2006 | 4 out of 4 found this Sony DVP-CX995V review helpful

Pros: Excellent HDMI "Up-Conversion" SACD is outstanding! is

Cons: Set-up is time consuming and difficult. Manual is poorly written.

If you are not computer literate, do not buy this product! A solid understanding of audio and video is required to set-up and operate this product. Patience, will be your best attribute during set-up. If you are willing to spend 2 to 3 days programming,loading,
and typing, you will be pleased with the results.
Look for sales on this item. Paid $199 for mine,
Reg.$399. For that price you can stand the aggravation.

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 16, 2006

Slight improvement on the previous model.

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 10, 2006 | 2 out of 2 found this Sony DVP-CX995V review helpful

Pros: Convenient access to 400 discs.

Cons: SACD and HDMI are a problem for me...

I recently purchased the Sony DVP-CX995V to replace our older DVP-CX985V. For us, the main differences between the two were the reasons for upgrading to the newer model; digital HDMI video output with upscaling of DVD movies to high-definition, the new version of Sony's Disc Explorer, and 192kHz/24-bit audio D/A converter (the same specification as the DVP-CX777ES model) for SACD playback. The new Disc Explorer is faster, mainly because it does not display the jacket cover pictures for each disc in the main menu as did the previous versions. Other than that the two players are fairly similar. Video and digital audio quality is very good (I'm using an HDMI-DVI cable for the video and a high quality DH Labs D-75 coaxial cable for the digital audio). The player also plays back JPEG pictures and MP3 audio (burnt onto CD-R discs in this case). MP3 audio is output as 44.1 kHz PCM. The DVP-CX995V does not have any external control ports (such as Sony Control S or Control A1II). A few general points to note about previous and current Sony DVD/SACD changers: SACD (Super Audio Compact Disc) playback is analog output only. DVD-audio discs cannot be played. This model, like most others, cannot play the second side of a dual-sided DVD disc (the only model which did this was the now discontinued DVP-CX875P). The majority of DVD video discs do not have title information (which is displayed in the Disc Explorer menu). For this you will have to type in the information by attaching a keyboard to the player. This can be tedious if you have a large number of DVD movies, but it works very well. I have never experienced loosing the title information which I have entered. All of the SACD discs we own already have title information on the disc. For discs which do contain title information, the text cannot be edited. Actually, out of the four Sony DVD magachangers we have owned, I by far preferred the design of the DVP-CX875P to the other models. There are two problems I am experiencing with the DVP-CX995V: SACD playback. For reasons unknown, I experience random audio dropouts when listening to SACDs. I have over 30 titles, all of which are brand new, with no scratches/
dust/
fingerprints. The DVP-CX995V is installed on an isolation platform (using four isolation bearings for vibration dampening), is supplied with clean power (as is all of the other AV equipment), and is connected to my preamplifier using two high quality DH Labs analog interconnect cables with locking RCA connectors. I have tried cleaning the lens of the DVP-CX995V several times, but I still get random audio dropouts regardless of which SACD title I play... I have never experienced any problems with digital audio from the player. Also, I can't get SACD surround sound, as the analog inputs on my preamplifier are two channel (stereo) only. (5.1 surround output needs six inputs).
I really wish Sony would get their act together and make digital output standard for all SACD playback. Currently a few of the ES receivers have iLink inputs for digital SACD playback, and only a few ES models of single disc players have iLink output. Having to use analog audio connections between components is far from ideal, and vastly limits the potential of this audio format.
HDMI upscaling. The HDMI upscaling on my DVP-CX995V does not work, period. The reason why ? Because it is connected to a Sony high definition screen (PFM-42X1/B) using HDMI output from the player into a DVI input on the display. The player recognizes an HDMI connection, but will only output 640p. Even the Disk Explorer menu is displayed as 4:3 on a 16:9 screen (automatically switching between 16:9 and 4:3 for DVD movie playback does work).
Calling Sony support didn't provide a solution.
The thing that really worries me is that Sony are moving towards HDMI output on all of their consumer video products, and it is highly likely that they won't work with DVI either.

Major Shortcoming

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 26, 2006 | 17 out of 17 found this Sony DVP-CX995V review helpful

Pros: Holds 400 Disc

Cons: Can't Program DVDs

I recently got this to house more of my ever expanding dvd collection. I already have a Sony 300 disc player and previously had a 200 disc for several years before it gave up the ghost. Both of them allowed you to program a playlist of dvd's but the the 995v doesn't. You can program a playlist of cd's but not dvd's - this is a really dumb thing to delete from a dvd carousel. I mean. who's going to use this thing primarily for cd's - you can get a cd only carousel much cheaper. Most people are going to use it exclusively for dvd's if they can fill it. Did they think they would promote less wear and tear on the unit by removing it's best feature? Anyway, I've already web chatted with a Sony rep and told them I definitely will not be purchasing another in the future unless I'm certain this playlist feature is part of the package.

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 14, 2005