- Progressive-scan DVD player, compatible with DVD-RW/-R, DVD+RW/+R, SACD (Super Audio CD), and CD-R/RW discs with CD and MP3 audio
- 400-disc changer holds your entire movie and music library; find your favorites with DiscExplorer onscreen management
- Connections include component, composite, optical, and coaxial
- High-speed 108MHz/12-bit video D/A converter; Dolby Digital and DTS output
- Measures 17 x 7.4 x 21.1 inches (W x H x D)
Product Description
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Store your collection of DVD movies and audio CDs in Sony’s DVP-CX985V progressive-scan DVD/SACD player, and they’ll just be ready for playback at a moment’s notice. The DVP-CX985V multiformat mega-changer stores 400 discs and is compatible with DVD-RW/-R, DVD+RW/+R, SACD (Super Audio CD) multichannel discs, and CD-R/RW discs with CD and MP3 audio.
Other DVD players detect image changes at the scan line level–Sony’s Precision Cinema Progressive (PCP) system detects them at the pixel level. The picture is more faithful to the source–whether film or video–because separate, optimized algorithms are used to handle the differing pixel behavior. Separate algorithms are also used to process the moving and still parts of an image, resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are free from motion artifacts.
The high-speed 108MHz/12-bit video D/A converter employs 4X oversampling for much more effective noise filtering.
In addition to standard 2-channel CD playback, the DVP-CX985V plays 2-channel and multichannel Super Audio CDs. It reads the disc information of all the discs and loads the information into memory so that disc type, titles, and other text information can be displayed on the TV screen.
It has the following video output options (with number of ports): component video (x1), S-Video (x1), composite video (x1), coaxial digital (x1), and optical digital (x1). It also has the following audio output options: analog audio (x1) and 5.1 channel (x1).
Other features include:
- Included remote operates the DVP-CX985V as well as a number of functions on select brands of televisions and receivers; its keys glow in the dark.
- Instant Replay feature enables you to go back 10 seconds to review a scene with a single press of a button.
- TV Virtual Surround feature generates a convincing surround-sound effect using only 2 stereo speakers.
- Dolby Digital and DTS output.
Tech Talk
- SACD: Super Audio CD (SACD) is a high-resolution digital audio format that promises vast sonic improvements over the current audio CD format. SACD discs can be played back on dedicated SACD players or combination SACD/DVD-Video players. Certain SACD discs feature a conventional audio CD layer (hybrid SACDs) which can be played back by any CD player or computer with a CD-ROM drive.
- Progressive scan: Also called sequential scanning, a progressive-scan system displays the entire image–providing all the horizontal lines per frame, rather than every other line–once every 60th of a second. This method reduces flicker and increases stability. Progressive-scan viewing requires a compatible digital TV.
- Component video: Unlike a single video input, component video maintains the video signal as three separate signals through these three jacks. This connection provides optimum quality. To ensure maximum picture quality, use three video-grade cables for the Y, Pb, and Pr connections.
What’s in the Box
Sony DVP-CX985V DVD/SACD player/changer, remote control (RM-DX500), 2 AA batteries, RCA cable (57 inches), and operating instructions.
Sony DVP-CX985V 400 Disc Progressive DVD / SACD Player
5 Comments to 'Sony DVP-CX985V 400 Disc Progressive DVD / SACD Player'
December 22, 2009
perfect for holding and repeated viewing of various dvds.. no more swapping in and out… what a pain it is!
great features… i love the search feature… fast forward and then release the button to continue playing….
Rating: 5 / 5
December 22, 2009
Just bought my second Sony 400 disc player because the first one is nearing capacity. Works great no problems. Other reviewers have not liked the disc explorer. It works very well for me. Plug in a computer keyboard and enter titles and a still picture from the movie, use the up and down buttons on the remote to scroll quickly through index. I like it.
Rating: 5 / 5
December 22, 2009
I’ve had this player since August and have had nothing but pleasure from it. It comes close to being as essential as my Tivo for me, and it wasn’t even my idea to get it — it was my husband who wanted this gadget. One caveat — I almost never use the Sony menu system. We have a Harmony 688 remote so we use the Media button there to store and select our titles. Love it!
Rating: 5 / 5
December 22, 2009
This player is great! I bought mine years ago and I have been extremely happy with it.
The Remote: it has a lot of buttons. Most of them you don’t use. has 4 sets of ‘Forward/backward’ buttons that have different uses (Next/previous chapter, Fast-forward/Rewind (hold-down), fast-forward/rewind (toggle), Skip forward/replay). The ‘folder’ button brings the list of DvDs in your player, plus the normal expected buttons (play, pause, stop, language, etc) are the only buttons I really use.
The System: One nifty feature is that most (if not all) of the buttons you need on the remote, is on the front of the player!
The DvD Menu: Yes it takes time to load each picture… But you don’t need pictures if you don’t want them… And you can page up/down in (skipping the load time) by holding down the up/down button.
The nitpicks..
The BIG problem I have (lost a star for this) is… it sometimes ‘Forgets’ DvDs you put in it. If I go to a DvD that is fully labeled and has a thumbnail… there is a chance it will think it’s a new disc and delete the title and thumbnail! This was a much bigger problem before moved my old wireless keyboard to the DvD player (Having a Keyboard plugged in is GREAT! Typing titles in with the remote is a pain.)
My other Nit-pick is: It sometimes has trouble playing recordable DvDs. I have some TV shows recorded on DvDs and the player sometimes has trouble playing the last episode I record on the disc (but it works fine on my computer and other DvD player). This is a bit of a rare problem tho.
Rating: 4 / 5
December 22, 2009
This player is perfect for taking that stack of DVD’s & CD’s (neat or otherwise) and putting them in one place, away from fingerprints and dust, and makes them easy to view and/or listen to. If you read other reviews of this product you’ll hear all about how hard it is to enter title and track info, or how the cover art isn’t always there, or whatever.
The bottom line is that most of the complaints are rooted in the fact that the discs very often don’t have the info engrained into them, making manual entry a necessity. Not the player’s fault.
My solution? Create a simple spreadsheet on the computer and enter in the basic info (title, genre, format, slot location number) and put it in a plastic sleeve inside a thin binder or presentation folder and leave it next to the TV or the remotes. Scan the list, pick your title, enter the number, press play…done!
Worrying about all the things that this unit supposedly “can’t” do is like being upset that the remote for your car audio deck doesn’t work. Burn off a half a calorie and just lean forward and press the button for pete’s sake.
Maybe my only complaint (and I’m not alone in this regard) is that the remote control stinks. There’s no flow or sense of order with it. You basically have to memorize the buttons (and only if you live and breathe learning the remote). And my word of caution is to make sure you measure the space where this unit is to be placed BEFORE you purchase it. It’s very large (depth, especially) and just barely fits into my entertainment cabinet. I paid around $225 for it last year. So I’m sure it has dropped some, or had more features and improvements added for the same price. If you can find a used one for less than $200, buy it. You won’t be disappointed.
Rating: 5 / 5
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