Customer Reviews

Sony DMEX DMXDVD BRAVIA DVD Link

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Nice product and a solution to my problem. I needed to run an HDMI cable behind my fireplace and accompanying walls to hook up my DVD player to my 52" XBR5 LCD TV and was this putting the labor intensive process off. Then Sony released the Bravia Link DVD player that attaches behind the TV. That solved my problem!

Pros: Nice small form factor, not noticeable. Nice integration with the menu bar on the TV. Because of the integration it does not require you to deal with LED repeater that you may need if you have your components in another area. Nice remote, better than what came with the TV. It does a beautiful job with upscaling standard DVDs.

Cons: A little expensive for an upscaling DVD player that in component form cost $79 at most. If your TV is already mounted on the wall, it is difficult to attach the required mount. If you use a TV mounting bracket other than Sony's bracket you may run into problems like I did. I got it to work but it is not attached properly. The DVD auto selects the screen mode. Most DVDs default to wide screen which is fine, but it will not allow you select another screen size. I reduced it by a star because of the difficult mounting process if your TV is already mounted on the wall.

Over all, it saved me a weekend of work and aggravation!

I would have liked to know that it would work with my Sony TV. I would like to have received an instruction manuel with the product. There was an initial problem with the volume freezing and immediately had to consult on-line support to find it had to be reset to factory specs. Final review, a great size, picture and all around product once clear of bugs.

The DMXDVD Link module works seamlessly with my 40" Bravia TV. After a 10 minute installation, I was able to pop in a DVD and watch up-scaled movies on my TV.

I was disappointed when I discovered that the DVD unit has its own power supply and is not power by the DMex port. I now have an additional cord that runs from the TV to the wall outlet.

This unit is expensive for an integrating option. With less-expensive options available, you should weigh the importance of the integration for the price.

I was delighted to find that the DMXDVD comes with an additional remote control; perhaps Sony can eliminate this addition and reduce the price some.

Bought this for my 52" XBR9 just for "completist" sake. Pricey for an "ordinary" DVD player especially since I had a PS3 which of course has Blu-ray and up-conversion of DVD's as well as a Panasonic up-converting DVD player already, but the XMB integration was tempting enough that I had to try it. It does integrate rather nicely in the back of the TV, and even though it requires a USB, HDMI, and it's own power supply, it still is rather unobtrusive. The DVD link player appears in the Video portion of the XMB, but there is a problem of which I cannot seem to find a solution. The option for the player is at the bottom of all the Internet video links (Netflix, You Tube etc.) of which there are quite a bit to scroll through before you can get to the player. You can manually select the player through the HDMI input, but that will leave a message on the screen which cannot be dismissed that reads to select the DVD player from the video tab of the XMB which is the only way to get rid of the message. Kind of annoying.

Problem 2: The player will not display a 4:3 image if the DVD is recorded with one. It automatically stretches a 4:3 image to 16:9 Full. You cannot change this, in the player, or with the TV's settings. This is a deal breaker. My Panny DVD player, and the PS3 will display widescreen in widescreen, and 4:3 as it should be. I don't like when shows that were meant to be square become stretch-o-vision. This hampers the enjoyment of some of the 4:3 DVD TV shows I have. I simply couldn't believe the player was locked into this and cannot be changed (the manual even says this option is not available. I presume this is to fill the Bravia's real estate since many people stretch 4:3 material but, I am not one of them. Very disappointing, and it requires me to use my PS3 for any 4:3 DVD's.

Picture quality for Up conversion: Not bad, but not as good as my PS3 or my Panny DVD player. Audio: 2 channel only through the TV, no optical output for a receiver, but this isn't really the purpose of this unit. Remote: standard YM-023 Bravia TV remote but can be controlled through your model Bravia remote. Unit will power up once teh TV is on, and turn off when the TV is powered down. Bottom line is it's a slick unit, slim and hidden but it could have been so much better than this.

Overall, this is a fairly well designed add on, if not for the 2 issues I have with it of which one may not bother some people.

Cost more than it should but the placement on the back of the set sure gets it out of the way. Fully integrated into TV software and remote.

We had this unit come with our TV system when we first purchased it. We loved it! It is so convenient. You simply attach it directly to the TV, thus no extra space or shelving is required. Based on where we put the TV, this is a huge help. Our TV is mounted via a ceiling wall mount in our exercise room. The DVDs are great for certain workouts.

Unfortunately, there is no on/off switch, so our first unit burned out. When trying to replace it, this was the only DVD player we could find that hooked directly on to our TV in this manner. We purchased a second unit. We had a very difficult time finding the unit, as it was apparently no longer manufactured by Sony. We were happy to find it on Amazon. Though the price was a bit high, we are happy to have the unit again. We now keep it unplugged when not in use. Someday, we may install our own toggle switch so we do not have to unplug it everytime we're done.

I've owned two of them. The Hdmi connection never worked. The first one quit playing after two years. The second one will not play all DVD's. The second one is extremely noisy. They are over priced.

I'm sure more seasoned users understand that Bravia is a Sony brand, but I did not! After phone calls and emails to Sony it was clear that this DVD player only works correctly with a Sony TV. I'm sure this is a fine product, but, not having a Sony television, I never was able to find out, as the remote will only work with a Sony Bravia-compatible TV.