Customer Reviews

Yamaha DVD5750 Progressive Scan DVD Player

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There aren't a lot of reviews out there for this player so I thought I would write one based on the my experience during the last couple of months. First of all there is nothing that hasn't played on this unit since I bought it and that includes multiple DivX formats, DVD's that my old player wouldn't play, etc. It also appears that the picture quality is actually improved making lower quality video like DivX look better than it is. I have not experienced syncing problems with audio or glitches in the video. All controls are easily adjusted via on-screen menus and therefore the face of the unit remains clean and basic. The sound quality of CD's is incredible using quality components to accompany it. I use a digital connection and have yet to try the upsampling function for analog sources. The bottom line is although you can buy cheaper DVD players that provide the same functions as this unit, in my research, you can'not get a better buy on a quality unit with solid components that are assured to last, and provide quality video and sound. Very pleased.

Sold my progressive scan PS2 that I used for DVD/CD playback and replaced it with this. Wow. WOW. Wow. I am cynical when it comes to product reviews regarding increased picture & sound quality simply by changing any particular component but no more.
VIDEO - hooked up via component (mid-priced cables) to my Toshiba 34HF85 CRT & set to progressive scan. Put on Return of the King EE.....And? The closest to film quality I've ever seen. Smooth, warm, no jaggies, no macroblocking or video noise to speak of. Elegant is not an odd word to describe the picture quality.
AUDIO - Even better results than the video. Using a mid-priced optical cable to my older Yamaha DTS receiver & playing several audio CDs I'm hearing increased sonic details in songs that I have never heard before. Again, words such as elegant, warm, vibrant, smooth, NATURAL are all choice words to describe the quality of sound. It's not a cold, nor digital/processed sound but more closer to, well REAL.
I have and always will be a huge fan of Yamaha products. There's no showing off with smokes & mirrors; no extraneous bells and whistles that most people even really need. Their prices may be a bit higher but you get what you pay for; the most accurate, natural warm sound & vision from machines that are digital, cold & processed; all 1 & 0s. What it's giving is something closer to us, REAL. And it is worth every cold penny. Highly Recommended.
P.S. - Make sure you keep the Black Level set to ON in the setup menu. It works.

Ever since I discovered this player in the summer of 2005, I have been highly impressed with how much it met both my normal and oddball demands. As a student of Musical Theatre, Opera, Classical vocal and choral literature, and Jazz and Classical piano, DVD-AUDIO capability is of great importance to me because there are a lot of titles especially in the Classical genre available in this format. One thing that sets this player apart from the other manufacturers' players is Yamaha's CD UpSampling feature. For those titles which are currently only available on CD and possibly will never be released on DVD-AUDIO and/or SACD, this option converts standard CDs to the quality of DVD-AUDIO. On the Musical Theatre, Opera, and choral side of things, this player is capable of playing both NTSC (North American) and PAL (European) DVDs on corresponding as well as opposite TVs. For certain titles in these genres, the North American editions are either four percent slower in tempo and picture movement and flatter in pitch than the European editions due to the method of PAL-to-NTSC conversion used by the distributors of such DVDs, or do not include as many bonus features as their original European counterparts. Sometimes, it can be the other way around, except the European editions might be four percent faster and sharper and have less bonus material than their original North American counterparts. On both ends of the spectrum, if the audio pitch is corrected without changing the audio speed to keep the picture and sound in synch, a subaudible breaking-up effect may be noticed as the result of slight artifacts from slightly bending or stretching the pitch in the conversion process. However, because of this player's bicompatibility with both color systems, I have the freedom to choose and purchase whatever editions are the best. Although it is not in the manual, this player can be made multi-region compatible including RCE DVDs. Turn on the DVD player. Make sure there are no discs loaded. With the tray open, using its supplied remote control, slowly press 99990. Wait for the 'Region 0' message to disappear. Close the tray. In conclusion, if you are looking for a DVD player with wide compatibility, you have come to the right place!

I bought this unit based on the price, brand, and the recommendations on this page. It has greatly improved the quality of my stereo sound system. This player has a CD/DVD upsampling function that further enhances quality. You can also forward DVDs as fast as 32x, which is much faster than my previous DVD player, and you can zoom in and out. You also don't have to change the sound cabling in the back if you only have a stereo and move from 2.0 to 5.1/7.1 sound on a DVD. I found the remote easy to use. Best of all, this unit required no reprogramming in order to play Region 4 DVDs (South America), despite being a Region 1 machine, and any reprogramming that would have been required is much easier to perform than on many other brands. As I have many Region 4 DVDs, this was a big plus. I would highly recommend this unit.

I bought this DVD Player for the reason that it can play DIVX encoded discs. I am totally satisfied with this player, sure I don't really can compare it to other DIVX rated players, since this is my first one of this kind, but the Sound and Picture Quality is excellent. I seriously doubt, that it can be beat by much from other players, especially if you use the upsampling feature. I can see no difference to other "normal" DVD's. Also this player can be programed to play Region Code "0" type DVD's. This is also outstanding, since I am from Europe and occasionally will have this kind of disc. All in all I don't regret my choice to buy this player and at a very decent price at that.

I bought this unit at Best Buy in San Francisco almost a month ago and WOW!Thank you Macrohn for your review of this product at Amazon. This player saved my life.

This unit surpasses my older TOSHIBA model SD-3750, although the Toshiba was great for the time I bought it(yes, the Toshiba lasted this long, about 5 years and still going.), the YAMAHA DVS 5750 plays all the dvds that I had some problems with playing on the Toshiba and Sony Players. Some import dvds from Asia would skip or freeze in my other players, but on the Yamaha, I never experienced the same problems even when my other units were new. This is a must for me since I buy a lot of IMPORTED Asian dvds. Also, this unit converts PAL to NTSC!! Plus, it can be converted to a multi-region player.

Picture quality far surpasses my expectations, I hooked it up to my Sony HDTV and to my Sony audio receiver hooked up by Component video and fiber optic cables and I was blown away! Make sure Black Level is turned on when playing on an HDTV. My HDTV has a HD wideband amplifier so I had to adjust the settings so it doesn't over-enhance the picture. As for Natural sound, I agree! I put in RETURN OF THE KING, STEALTH(this movie is mediocre, but the video/sound is great), WAR OF THE WORLDS, SPL, SHINOBI HEART UNDER BLADE and AZUMI with the DTS audio track and WHOA! It sound and looks amazing!! I put the same dvds on my friend's player hooked up with HDMI to a JVC HDTV, and well, let's just say, he said the movies looked much better in my system.

It costs around $ 145.00 for this dvd player, It is worth every penny!!

Pros: REAL NICE picture and sound. Decent construction.

Cons: Cheapy remote. Unit advertises screen fit. There is no
screen fit.

This item is a little old but, still have a lot of ability in terms of DVD playing. Its a very slim profile which is a plus and also works very well, I haven't experienced problems

I would never recommend this DVD player.
My biggest complaint is probably that it broke down in less than 2 years.
The buttons are confusing, the return scan impossible at times and worse of all the SOUND SYSTEM is very poor.
SHAME on YAMAHA!!!

Thing didn't work the first day I got it, I fixed it for a couple months.

Turns out the inside motor for the dvd was replaced with sony parts
I also found out this part from sony was a problem with several dvd players

Piece of *&$@# lasted 4 months

NICE