Sony Continues Reference Standard DVD Legacy With Introduction Of New ES Series Player

21-Aug-02

Sony Electronics introduced its newest ES Series DVD player. The new DVP-NS999ES player offers a variety of advanced technical features, including Precision Cinema Progressive output and multichannel SACD playback, as well as Pixel-by-Pixel Active I/P Conversion and Audio-Video Alignment. ""As the market becomes increasingly cluttered with new models and features, home theatre lovers look for products that stand apart from the crowd,"" said Joseph Stinziano, Director of Marketing for Sony Electronics' Home Entertainment Products Division. ""Our new reference standard ES DVD player is an ideal player for people seeking outstanding technology and a simple, elegant design to complement their sophisticated home theatre systems."" Precision Cinema Progressive The DVP-NS999ES features Sony's proprietary Precision Cinema Progressive system, which incorporates Pixel-by-Pixel I/P Conversion technology to augment and balance DVD-Video elements. The conversion method removes distortion usually found in original formats. The Pixel-by-Pixel Active I/P Conversion process -- with still, slow, and motion modes -- sharpens both slow- and fast-moving video objects to maintain the integrity of the video's source material. The new DVD player features a 14-bit/108 MHz video D/A converter. Additional elements of the Precision Cinema Progressive system include the Super Sub Alias Filter and V-Edge Compensation, which is said to virtually eliminate jagged edges on diagonal lines. Also, the system's Noise Shaped Videoô (NSV) feature uses the Sigma-Delta modulation technique to reduce video noise. Audio Performance The DVP-NS999ES offers multichannel SACD playback. Also included are bass management and speaker distance adjustment via an on-screen graphic user interface. In addition, the player's Audio-Video (A-V) Alignment feature eliminates any time delay between picture and sound. Advanced FX Mechanism Sony's Frame and Beam construction for this DVD player is said to provide rigidity and an anti-resonant design, by utilizing high-strength vertical and horizontal beams. The model's spindle, motor, and optical pickup base are bolted to a sub-chassis to help avoid the possibility of distortion and feedback. In addition, the DVP-NS999ES player uses a unique loading method that allows enthusiasts to see through the tray window, where the disc not only moves laterally into the player, but where it also descends onto the spindle.The base unit is mounted on the sub-chassis called the mechanical deck. This is a self-contained box formed of Sony's Buck Molding Compound, which is claimed to resist vibration and resonance. The Precision Driveô 2 with Dynamic Tilt Compensation is Sony's second generation optical pickup, featured in this player. The DVP-NS999ES player will be available in October for about $1,200. For more information, visit www.sel.sony.com.

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