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| zambi Senior Member 1451 Posts 3/10 |  Posted - Sep 18 2010 : 11:20PMMy Sony DVP-NC800H (5 disc) dvd changer stopped working. This is the 2nd one I've owned that went bad. Sony used to have great quality now they suck. I'm looking for a replacement and don't see too many options. Does anybody still make a decent DVD changer? I've started converting my DVD collection to hard drive and looking at digital media players but I still have a lot of DVDs I'd like to just load up in a changer. [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 2:37PM Edited by - randomprecision on 9/21/2010 2:40:09 PM [Link] |
Bill  All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Sep 22 2010 : 9:45PM Pioneer still makes a 300 disc DVD mega changer. But at $529 msrp, unless you can find it at a discount (which the few retailers that claim to have it don't seem to be doing), the Sony Blu-ray version seems to make more sense. [Link] |
| cubesnake Senior Member 3858 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 8:21AM DVD Changers ... o yeah ... good idea .. but ... "the problem" is the mechanical storage of the discs within such a device. Not every disc is exact in its diameter thus when the "table" turns they sometimes get stuck ... and then you will hear a sound that may have your heart stop beating. Not to mention "the fun" getting the discs out and not breaking your player. Unless they changed the way the discs are stored it´s not as much fun as one might think. I can´t speak for the BD Changers but the ones i have (Kennwood 400+3 discs DVD/CD mega-changer with progressive scan, CD-R/CD-RW and MP3 compatibility) do not have a usable PC Interface and the key allignment on the remote control is simply mfs (motherfuckingstupid) The reason i got the Kenwood was being able to "Daisychain" them ... meaning "one remote control" for 3 of those DVD Changers. So you can access 1200 Discs at once ! http://manual.kenwood.com/files/B60-5105-00.pdf I´ve given up on this topic. I use my changers as long as they play and then good bye Cube Edited by - cubesnake on 9/23/2010 8:28:10 AM [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 9:20PM Although it wasn't possible to daisy chain the Sony's, they did have the ability to set 3 different remote control codes on them. So it was possible to control 3 of them individually. That, along with an HDMI switch box allowed the Sony's to work for me in the same way that I had hoped that the Kenwoods would work. The only difference is that, since each Sony runs independently of one another, the disc list isn't consolidated across all of the players. I've had absolutely no problems with the Sony 400 disc changers. I also own two of the Pioneer DV727 300 disc changers. Aside from one $75 repair about 7 or 8 years ago, I haven't had any problems with these changers either. Unlike the Kenwoods, neither the Sony's nor the Pioneers required any type of PC interface. They both have a PS2 Keyboard jack on the front panel for the direct entry of disc information and use on-screen guides for the selection of discs. When I bought the Kenwoods, the plan was for them to replace the Pioneers (1200 dics vs. 600 and component video vs. S-video). However, when I got the Kenwoods, they were too big to fit in the armoire that the Pioneers had been in. So, I had to put them in a closet behind the TV. Since that freed up space, I decided to keep the Pioneers as well. Based on my own experience with the Sony DVD changer, I have no qualms about suggesting the Sony Blu-ray changer to someone who is looking for a changer. I hesitate to use the word recommend, only because I have never seen the Sony Blu-ray player and can't personally vouch for it's picture and build quality. However, I'd be surprised if the build quality doesn't match the quality of the DVD changers that I own and the picture quality doesn't match the Sony Blu-ray players that I've owned. Edited by - Bill on 9/23/2010 9:36:31 PM [Link] |
| cubesnake Senior Member 3858 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Sep 24 2010 : 6:02AM What i dream about is a Giga Changer (400, 500, 600+) with Network Interface and CDDB like query and remotecontrol via BrowserThat´s another thing ... even if everything is still ok and "just" the Laserpickup may be broken ... you ain´t gettin´a new one. With this detail in mind i often ask myself "do i really need all those expensive gimmiks ? that make those companies rich and richer ?"Well, the Kenwood did not requier a pc interface. It has a PS2 Keyboard jack also ... but i never used itWhat keeps me away from Sony for ages now is ... as soon as you got home from the Shop which you bought your new "high-end-one-of-a-kind" device they already built V2.0 of your device :( Cube [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Sep 24 2010 : 10:30PM But it was the reason why Kenwood never made any improvements to (or even fixed the huge bugs in) the PC based controller software that was initially written for the Kenwood changers. Edited by - Bill on 9/24/2010 10:32:14 PM [Link] |
| cubesnake Senior Member 3858 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Sep 25 2010 : 4:11AM I tried to find something about that Entree controller but i failed Cube [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Sep 25 2010 : 10:38AM There was actually an ebay auction last night for a jammed Kenwood mega-changer and an Entre that ended up selling for less than a dollar (but about $30 Shipping). There's currently a used Entre on ebay with a $75 starting bid. Edited by - Bill on 9/25/2010 10:40:39 AM [Link] |
| cubesnake Senior Member 3858 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Sep 25 2010 : 3:52PM If i could i would have build my own device but that will remain a dream like so many other things in life. Cube [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Sep 25 2010 : 10:38PM [Link] |
| cubesnake Senior Member 3858 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Sep 26 2010 : 4:28AM I wonder if there are products for people like me sometimes   Cube Edited by - cubesnake on 9/26/2010 4:29:23 AM [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Sep 26 2010 : 5:00PM Today's components do too many things for there to be a separate key for each of them on the remote. So, the manufacturers build menu systems in the components to allow for execution of all functions. With the complexity of today's home entertainment systems, a quality programmable remote is a component that most people should own. [Link] |
| zambi Senior Member 1451 Posts 3/10 | Posted - Oct 16 2010 : 8:39PM Definitely not looking for a "jukebox" that hold hundreds of discs. I want a 5 or 6 discs changer that can play dvds. I believe all Blu-ray players can also play DVDs. So I guess what I'm really looking for is a Blu-Ray changer. Again not a "jukebox" but something that can handle 5-6 discs. It appears they are only making single disc Blu-Ray players. Probably because of the push towards streaming. That's why I'm transferring all my DVDs to hard drive. Then you can buy a digital media player for about $100. The newer boxes can even play Blu-Ray from hard drive at output HD. Still would be nice to have a Blu-Ray disc changer though. [Link] |
| cubesnake Senior Member 3858 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Oct 17 2010 : 4:10AM Cube [Link] |
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| zambi Senior Member 1451 Posts 3/10 | Posted - Oct 17 2010 : 11:33PM It's illegal to distribute that copy. No in order to do the rip to hard drive you might have to strip or crack the DRM or copy protection. But I doubt you will be prosecuted if you don't distribute the copy. It's legal to make a backup copy. But I think the content guys are trying to get congress to pass new laws for media that instead of selling you a copy you own they will grant you a license to play that on a certain device? Meaning you would no longer own that disc etc. I think they recently tried to slip this in a few weeks ago and guys like EFF caught it and killed it. [Link] |
| cubesnake Senior Member 3858 Posts 10/02 | Posted - Oct 18 2010 : 11:04AM Cube [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - Oct 19 2010 : 11:22PM [Link] |
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