Sony DVP-NS999ES ES DVD Players Technical Background - Page 2

Introduction In 2002, the Sony DVP-NS999ES DVD player established an entirely new Reference Standard for the category. It introduced new advancements in video D/A conversion, new benchmarks in the coordination of audio and video signals and new refinements in the purity and integrity of the digital video signal. Now Sony extends these technological breakthroughs to two additional ES components: the DVP-CX777ES Disc Explorer® 400-disc changer and the DVPNC555ES 5-disc changer. It's no accident that these remarkable components come from Sony. And it's no coincidence that they're part of Sony ES, the Elevated Standard in audio and video. After all, Sony co-invented the technology that DVD is based upon- the Compact Disc. We developed the error-correction and coding technology inside every DVD disc and player. And we're involved in every link of the DVD chain, from movie and music production to DVD authoring, mastering and replication. No wonder Sony has consistently created top DVD players. • DVP-S7000 (1997). Sony's first DVD player was quickly hailed by magazine reviewers as the "Reference Standard." It became the centerpiece in the A/V systems used to review DVD titles, televisions and other DVD players. • DVP-S7700 (1998). A long list of audio, video and construction refinements enabled enthusiasts to achieve even higher performance. • DVP-S9000ES (2000). Sony's first DVD player with progressive scan 480P output, this was also the first with Super Audio CD playback and the first to wear the badge of Sony ES. • DVP-NS900V (2001). Sony reinvented progressive scan DVD with pixel-bypixel I/P conversion and Sony extended Super Audio CD entertainment with multi-channel playback. • DVP-NS999ES (2002). Sony deployed Precision Cinema Progressive™ circuitry, along with a 14-bit/108 MHz video D/A converter, Speaker Time Alignment and Audio-Video Alignment. Sony's latest DVD-Video players bring this exalted technology to an even broader range of potential customers. Video Performance Audio Performance Construction Quality Convenience At a Glance Appendix A: Progressive, Interlace and DVD....... Appendix B: The Super Audio CD Format......... Page 3 Page 20 Page 29 Page 37 Page 42 Page 44 Page 50 ES Series DVD-Video/CD/SA-CD Players; Version 3.0 Page 2