Linking Multiple Changers? Sony DVPCX995V 400-Disc DVD Mega Changer/Player I have a Sony 400 DVD changer and am looking into a multiple changer for our growning blu-ray collection. One feature of the DVPCX995V was multiple units could be linked. Has anyone had any experience with the multiple blu-ray unit linked to another Sony mutliple dvd changer? If so, were you successful? Linking Multiple Changers? Sony DVPCX995V 400-Disc DVD Mega Changer/Player I have a Sony 400 DVD changer and am looking into a multiple changer for our growning blu-ray collection. One feature of... » Read More Linking Multiple Changers? Sony DVPCX995V 400-Disc DVD Mega Changer/Player I have a Sony 400 DVD changer and am looking into a multiple changer for our growning blu-ray collection. One feature of the DVPCX995V was multiple units could be linked. Has anyone had any experience with the multiple blu-ray unit linked to another Sony mutliple dvd changer? If so, were you successful? « Show Less
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Oops - please ignore my post about this. I didn't read your second post before I jumped in.
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You can't link them but there are three distinct remote codes so you can have up to three of them and control them independently. I have 2 of the older Sony 400 disc mega changers and 1 of the new Blu-ray changers, all in the same room. You could get an excellent and inexpensive HDMI switch at monoprice.com.
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The DVPCX995V has no such capability that I'm aware of, and I specifically looked for that feature when I bought mine. I also see no information in the manual, nor any copnnector(s) on the rear panel that suggest this capability.My Pioneer DV-F727 has that capability, and even comes with the necessary cable to link them up. I've seriously considered this, since the Sony is miserably slow at everything. The only reason I put up with it is the 400-disc capacity.
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Yes multiple for both DVD and blu ray. Manual switching yes. Instructions included.
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My suggestion would be to buy a Sherwood BDP-5004 Blu-ray Disc Player (Black) which is a Momitsu 899 under the skin, and which, with a remote code, can be switched from BD A to BD B and to all regions of DVD, or any one region of DVD. Yes, the Brit BD player would be a problem because SD elements on a Region B BD are often SD PAL. Also some BDs are 1080i/50 Hz ("Super PAL") rather than the US 1080i/60 Hz. The Sherwood/Momitsu can be set for NTSC output through the HDMI cable and will play ANY European BD of any type. All for cheap. Buy two!
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I have this same issue with an earlier model (BDP-S350). For me the problem began when my blu-ray player automatically updated its firmware last spring. Even blu-ray disks that played fine earlier stopped playing, although many of the new disks that I've tried work fine. Sony appears to be oblivious to this issue not providing any meaningful customer support. There are several possible solutions posted on the SONY website and on various discussion forums for other models (e.g, turn off the Internet access, clear the USB jump drive memory, unplug the unit from the AC power for a minute or two). None of them worked in my case. I finally gave up and bought a new Panasonic player; out of principle I persisted in trying to 'fix' my Sony blu-ray player for quite a while and eventually decided to pay a few buck to buy my way out of the aggravation). Bye, bye Sony products, hello Panasonic (They also burned me years ago for discontinuing support [e.g., driver updates] for one of their expensive Vaio computers.).
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Thank you kindly for your advice. I'll go to Sears and speak to a salesperson, since I know this combo is sold there. I'm trying to buy 2 VCR's (one for me and the other for my cousin who has over 800 VHS tapes} The VCR will soon be history if it is not already and people like my cousin, do not want to spend more money in upgrading from tapes to discs.Ricardo
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Mine does 5 discs at a time. It looks as though they are using the same reviews for both the 5 disc duplicator and the 7 disc duplicator.
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I currently use 3 different models constantly (for hours everyday) and my favourite is Magnavox MDR533H/F7 Hard Disc Drive and DVD Recorder (2013 Model), with it you can record to an internal hard disk drive or onto a dvd ( I use the rerecordable DVDs over and over so I never miss a thing) you can also dub between drives in either direction and watch a drive while recording at the same time. Maybe the most impressive thing to me about this is that one SUNDAY afternoon I had a problem with the unit after a power outage and I called the 800 number which is prominently displayed on the manual and remote, actually expecting to get a recording if anything at all, instead I got a live technician that lived in the USA, spoke perfect English and understood the product enough to perfectly resolve the issue.. ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON!! I'll definitely get another one. The Iview that you apparently are looking at is ok too but rudimentary in odd ways and you must supply your own USB HDD and not sure if you can rig it to record on a DVD Haven't tried that yet, but the tuner is fast when flipping through channels. Good Luck!!
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I also found a hepful link to help you understand specifically what a dvd multi-recorder does: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080806052710AAhD5qj
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Hey, I just checked mine out and you are able to switch the inputs with the button on the unit. I have mine hooked up to my PS3 and X-Box 360, so I generally only have one running at a time so it's not really an issue for me. But, I just turned them both on and it will default to the device plugged into input 1, but you can press the button on the unit and it will cycle through to input 2 and input 3. The only downside would be that you'd have to manually do it on the unit as this doesn't come with a remote. But, unless you're switching between them fairly often I don't see that it would really be an issue.
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My multi cd changer is not a stand alone unit. Work in conjunction with. They provide the cables and a cd for updating the unit as a combo. Works and sounds great.
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To add to your question, you should Google different areas. here is one I found. http://reviews.cnet.com/blu-ray-players/sony-bdp-s185/4505-9991_7-35069566.html
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Apparently you cannot create multiple disc on this Sony Express DVD writer. You can only create one disc at a time. -Ely
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This is not a feature (or lack thereof) of the player. It is authored into the disks. Rather, it is NOT authored into HD-DVD's, though I have read that some new releases of Universal and Studio Canal have it. Use the bookmark feature; it's just like resume. If you doubt it, pop a standard dvd into your HD-DVD player and try it with that. You'll see it works just like it did on your old player. For the person that found the opposite thing in Blu-Ray, that's news to me. I think if you Google it you'll find it doesn't work for anyone else. Though as before, there may be some disks that have it.
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I don't think so...there's 1 input & 4 outputs...so you can switch between AV components 1, 2, 3 or 4 but not all at the same time. I use mine for my DVD player which doesn't have an HDMI plug. I bought my switchbox when I had a 2nd component (an older Tivo) that wasn't HD and I needed a way to easily switch between them since there was only one set of Component AV inputs on the back of my Vizio TV. This switchbox worked great for that. I've since upgraded my Tivo to Tivo HD using an HDMI cable, so now I only have the DVD player on the switchbox but I'm keeping that config in case I add any other AV components to my setup in the future. Hopefully, this info has been helpful for you. I don't think so...there's 1 input & 4 outputs...so you can switch between AV components 1, 2, 3 or 4 but not all at the same time. I use mine for my DVD player which doesn't have an HDMI plug. I bought my switchbox when I had a 2nd component (an older Tivo) that wasn't HD and I needed a way to easily switch between them since there was only one set of Component AV inputs on the back of my Vizio TV. This switchbox worked great for that. I've since upgraded my Tivo to Tivo HD using an HDMI cable, so now I only have the DVD player on the switchbox but I'm keeping that config in case I add any... » Read More I don't think so...there's 1 input & 4 outputs...so you can switch between AV components 1, 2, 3 or 4 but not all at the same time. I use mine for my DVD player which doesn't have an HDMI plug. I bought my switchbox when I had a 2nd component (an older Tivo) that wasn't HD and I needed a way to easily switch between them since there was only one set of Component AV inputs on the back of my Vizio TV. This switchbox worked great for that. I've since upgraded my Tivo to Tivo HD using an HDMI cable, so now I only have the DVD player on the switchbox but I'm keeping that config in case I add any other AV components to my setup in the future. Hopefully, this info has been helpful for you. « Show Less
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I also own a BDP-N460 blu-ray player. At the original setup, after "activating enhanced features", a "registration code" was shown on the screen. Not knowing any better, I did not write down the number, now I wish I had. As was mentioned in an earlier post, this number does not appear again after the initial setup. The first internet service I linked with was Netflix. This has worked very well and has given me no problems. But when I tried to link with Amazon, I found that it was necessary to have the "registration code" that was now unavailable for viewing. I have talked with the techs at Amazon and everything on their side of the "link" is correctly in place for my account to make the link work. I have spent approxiamately 4-5 hours on the phone with Sony to try and find the code that I need, with no result. I have tried numerous things to find this "code" and to get it to show itself, but no luck. Note that the "registration number" (not code) can be found easily under system info as well as MAC address and other information, but this is not the number I need. I am continuing to work this issue but I seem to be at a point that without further information and help from Sony, I feel I'm at a deadend. I have talked to at least six different "techs" at Sony who have tried, but have been unable to help. I hope this can be resolved, as I would very much like to use Amazon as a rental movie supplier. Thanks.
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The unit itself only comes with one DVD player that links to the 2nd monitor. So out of the box, no you can't watch two different DVDs at once. However you can hook up a 2nd portable DVD player to the 2nd monitor (not included in the original purchase) and then play a 2nd DVD. Hopefully that helps.
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Thanks. I always wanted a Delorean--wouldn't have guessed it would come in this format, or via Amazon!My (older, though HD) tv does have component outputs, which I currently use. But if what you say is correct for this and other blu-ray players, it doesn't seem to make much sense to purchase a blu-ray player (I have a large collection of standard DVDs, including lots of Criterion Collection, which would benefit from upconversion; I'm not much for the blow it up movies that have so far dominated blu-ray production) unless and until we replace our tv with one equipped with HDMI inputs. That day will eventually come, but maybe not so soon. Thanks. I always wanted a Delorean--wouldn't have guessed it would come in this format, or via Amazon!My (older, though HD) tv does have component outputs, which I currently use. But if what you say is correct for this and other blu-ray players, it doesn't seem to make much sense to purchase a blu-ray player (I have a large collection of standard DVDs, including lots of Criterion Collection, which would benefit from upconversion; I'm not much for the blow it up movies that have so far dominated blu-ray production) unless and until we replace our tv with one equipped with HDMI inputs.... » Read More Thanks. I always wanted a Delorean--wouldn't have guessed it would come in this format, or via Amazon!My (older, though HD) tv does have component outputs, which I currently use. But if what you say is correct for this and other blu-ray players, it doesn't seem to make much sense to purchase a blu-ray player (I have a large collection of standard DVDs, including lots of Criterion Collection, which would benefit from upconversion; I'm not much for the blow it up movies that have so far dominated blu-ray production) unless and until we replace our tv with one equipped with HDMI inputs. That day will eventually come, but maybe not so soon. « Show Less