Sony DVPSR510H DVD Player, with HDMI port (Upscaling)

The media could not be loaded. I purchased this DVD to play movies on DVDs attached to a high definition SONY TV via HDMI cable. I was looking for basic functionality that works well at a good price, and this is exactly what I got in this unit.I am attaching a collage of three photos that I will be referencing in this review.Photo #1 shows everything that came in the package: the DVD player, instructions, 3-RCA component video coax cable, remote and batteries. NOTE: HDMI cable is NOT included.I placed the unit next to the rulers so you can see the dimensions of the unit: 10.5 inches long x 8 inches wide x 1.5 inch high. The power cord is 58 inches long.The top of the DVD player is flat, so I was able to stack other things on top of it. The unit has no display, other than a green light next to the power button which tells you when the unit is on.Photo #2 shows the DVD on a digital scale. It is very light weighing in at 2 pound and 1.4 ozPhoto #3 shows the back panel and the HDMI cable (not included). HDMI (High definition Multimedia Interface) delivers audio and high def video over the same cable. When you use HDMI cable you don't need to use the RCA cables that came with the DVD. I am showing the shape of the HDMI connector in case someone will find it helpful as it needs to be purchased separately. Amazon sells them at a really good price DVI Gear HDMI Cable 2M 6 feet.HDMI cable is not required. I prefer it. Why? DVD will do upscaling with either cable but the quality of the output is likely to be better with HDMI. Using HDMI the signal remains digital. Using RCA the video has to go from Digital (source) to analog (signal) to digital (display). Each conversion results in a loss of quality.UP-SCALING-----------This unit provides good up-scaling. Up-scaling is the ability to play standard definition DVDs on a high definition TV. Standard definition TV set and regular DVDs have a maximum resolution of 720x576. The high definition sets have higher resolution. If you play a standard definition DVD on a high resolution TV the video without up-scaling feature the video will look pixelated. Up-scaling adds pixels to the video to smooth out the pixelated images. The final image is not as good as tru Blu-Ray DVD, but I find it completely acceptable. I am watching the movies on LCD TV. Up-scaling works best on LCD and Plasma TVs, and not as well on CRT-based high definition TVs.The default HDMI output from HDMI OUT output is set to 1920x1080p. This can be changed if needed, and is controlled by the TV/projector settings.SUBTITLES and FAST/SLOW SPEED CONTROLS (Section added based on an interesting comment question)--------------------------------------------The DVD player supports 5 speeds: 0.6x, 0.8x, 1x (normal), 1.2x, and 1.4x. The speed is changed by repeatedly clicking on the fast/slow speed button on the remote. There are two ways to turn on subtitles: at the start of the DVD and at any time via remote. The sound is very good at each speed, however the subtitles are only shown at normal speed. When I tried forcing them on at another speed via remote control the player generates a message "operation not possible". As soon as I return to 1x speed the subtitles are shown again.DVD player supports the following file formats:-----------------------------------------------1. Video: MPEG-12. Photo: JPEG3. Music: MP3Supported extensions:--------------------.mpg, .mpeg, .jpg, .mp3, .wma, .m4a, .wav,Supported disks:-------------------DVD, DVD+-RW/+-R/+-R DL, Music CD/Super VCD, CD-R/-RWRESTRICTIONS:--------------Files with copyright protection (digital Rights Management) cannot be playedLossless files cannot be playedThe player cannot play images in DVD-VR mode with CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable Media)The player is designed to play disks with Compact Disk (CD) standard. DualDisks and music disks encoded with copyright protection do not conform to CD standard and may not be compatible with this unit.WARNINGS from the manual:-------------------------1. To play a complex hierarchy of folders may take some time. Create albums with no more than two hierarchies.2. The player will recognize a maximum of 200 albums and 600 filesIt can recognize 300 photo and 300 music files if Photo(Music) is selected3. The player cannot play a video file of size more than (720 width x 576 height)/2 GBThe remote is compatible with the following TVs:------------------------------------------------Sony (default)HitachiLG/Goldstar/NECMGA/MitsibishiPanasonicPhilipsPioneerRCASamsungSharpToshibaINSTALLATION:---------------1. Plug in HDMI cable2. If you are using HDMI cable ignore RCA cables enclosed in the box3. Plug in DVD into power and attach HDMI cable to the TV4. Now you need to configure your TV to recognize the new HDMI componentFor my SONY TV there were three steps4a. Under components menu - Label Video inputsThis option tells TV which HDMI input to use and which one to skip. My TV has four HDMI connections, one already used and three were available. I was not sure which one I used for DVD so I enabled them all in this step4b. I went to the list of all inputs where I saw all 4 HDMI connections I tried each one. Two of them generated an error that there was no input, one was my old connection (DVR) and one was the new DVD. This told me which inputs I should disable.4c. I went back into "label video inputs" and set the label to "skip" for the two HDMI connections that told me "no input"Overall, DVD player works well. The tray operations smoothly, the quality of the display is good, the remote works well. The only thing I don't like that the DVD turns off itself in 30 minutes if I put it on pause. I would have liked the ability to control this manually, or alternatively have the automatic power off be 2 hours. The unit does not shut off if it is being used. The auto shut off happens if the unit is in pause or stopped.Ali Julia review

My husband and I recently purchased a new flat panel television, which was not compatible with our old dvd player. We wanted a basic model DVD player that could be connected through a HDMI cable to our new television. Although we only wanted a basic model, I still wanted to purchase a brand that I knew was backed by quality. This sony DVD player perfectly fits our needs. It steps you through the setup. It took me less than 5 minutes to set it up and less than 3 minutes to connect it to the television. The picture quality is crisp. The connectivity to the remote is flawless. We have not experienced any lag or distortion when playing DVDs. We have been very pleased with this purchase.

Very good unit for basic Blue-Ray/DVD/CD player. Nice small profile, will git in even the small cabinets. Super easy to install. Great value at this price point.If you use discs, particularly if you have saved your home videos to DVD, this is a smooth play, and very easy to operate.

I bought this DVD player to upscale my large DVD collection to modern TV's. Your dvd collection is going to look great on you new tv due to the upscaling to 1080p or 1080i. I highly recommend this dvd player👍

Works wonderful and with remote. Very small and compact to fit almost anywhere.plays all my old home dvd's also.

Love this DVD player! Bought it again to replace the same one that was over a decade old and wasn’t working well anymore. Quality product/ plays great!

Great product. As described. Quick and easy to set up. I haven't had any problems with it.

Sony DVPSR510H DVD Player -- I purchased it five months ago in March 2024, and I installed it just three months ago (end of May 2024 -- I didn’t install it immediately, because I didn’t suspect any problems), and I only played seven movies on this DVD player so far -- so it's still like new. But MOST of those 7 movies, I never got to view them to the end. I gave up because of the player's repetitive PAUSING defect.My DVD player's problems are similar to the many other 1-Star Reviews -- it's surprising to me how MANY other customers have the same problems that my player has. It's just a piece of (brand new) junk that I have to throw in the trash. WASTE OF MONEY. What ever happened to Sony quality?PROBLEM #1 -- LOADING & PLAYING -- But when I insert a disk and close the loading tray, the player just shows "loading" on the TV screen for a minute or two, then the TV screen goes black and stays black -- nothing happens. The DVD discs I'm talking about are brand new, perfectly clean, and no smudges, no scratches, and no discoloration on the playing surface (and they play perfectly OK on my OTHER DVD player). Then the only way to get a DVD to play is to eject the disk and then reload it again, and HOPE for it to play. Then after 2 or 3 reloads, THEN it plays. Weird.PROBLEM #2 -- it PAUSES randomly - you're just sitting there watching and it just pauses, sometimes over and over during a single DVD, it's so annoying.After suffering through 7 movies' stuttering and pausing, I played a 3M disk laser lens cleaner (with the tiny spinning brushes) in case there might have been some dust on the player's reading optic lens -- but it did NOT fix the loading & pausing problems.I tried phoning Sony, but I could not get past its very lengthy and extremely frustrating automated telephone maze and gauntlet that they waste your time and exhaust your patience to make you TRY to get through. No customer support. Pathetic. Really bad.And exactly like several other 1-Star buyer ratings reported: it won’t even read a brand new DVD. Don’t buy this product. Customer support is a website that doesn’t have any options for the issue I have. If it turns on and takes the DVD, it only loads and loads and loads and never gets any further. I am very disappointed.