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The Sony® BDP-CX960 Blu-ray Disc™ MegaChanger can store and play 400 Blu-ray Disc™ movies, DVDs and CDs8, allowing you to free up valuable shelf space and relocate all your discs to one convenient, easy-to-access location.
Displays jacket art, title, & more
The Sony® BDP-CX960 Blu-ray Disc™ MegaChanger can take advantage of internet connectivity to download movie metadata such as jacket art, title, genre and cast information from the Gracenote™ service, and displays it in an intuitive, easy-to-navigate on-screen display.7
Sort and group your discs
Enjoy quick and easy navigation of your Blu-ray Disc™ movies, DVDs and CDs with the ability to search and sort by title, genre, director, cast, and more from your remote control.
Fully-featured Blu-ray Disc™ player
In addition to storing and playing up to 400 discs, the BDP-CX960 offers all the capabilities of a fully-featured Blu-ray Disc™ player, including Full HD 1080p video output1, HD audio support, BD-Live™ access2, and the ability to upscale standard DVDs to near HD quality over an HDMI™ connection.5
Rental slot for quick loading
Quickly insert and start watching a movie right away with the dedicated rental slot. In addition, a button on the player gives you one-touch access to the rental slot for quick loading or ejecting.
Full HD 1080p video output
Full HD 1080p video output provides high-resolution HD images so you can take full advantage of your HDTV and the detail of Blu-ray Disc™ video content. Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD compatibility lets you play your favorite Blu-ray Disc™ movies, DVDs, and audio CDs.8
DVD Upscaling via HDMI™
DVD upscaling via HDMI™ makes your existing standard DVDs look better on your HDTV by upscaling them to near HD quality via HDMI connection.5
BD-Live™ technology
BD-Live™ technology brings you the next generation of interactivity, allowing you to download and stream bonus content, such as additional scenes, shorts, trailers, movie-based games, and more. (BD-Live enabled Blu-ray Disc™, USB flash memory, and Internet connection are required.)2
Support for enhanced audio formats
The BDP-CX960 Blu-ray Disc™ player supports both internal decoding and bitstream output of enhanced audio codecs, including Dolby® TrueHD and dts®-HD Master Audio.6 These high definition audio formats delivers “lossless” surround sounds with 7.1 channels of discrete audio that is nearly identical to the master studio recording, allowing you to enjoy uncompromised sound from the comfort of your living room.
Product updates
Product software upgrades can be easily downloaded and installed on the CX960 through your internet connection.
xross media bar™
xross media bar™ user interface makes it simple and intuitive to browse and search for movies, as well as navigate menus, controls, and user settings
Ethernet port
Ethernet port provides connectivity to a home broadband connection for network updates, disc metadata downloads, and BD-Live™ access.2
Built-in USB port
Built-in USB port enables you to connect a portable USB storage device (sold separately) for additional storage capacity and lets you take advantage of specially created content from BD-Live™2 with compatible Blu-ray Disc™ media.
BRAVIA® Sync™
BRAVIA Sync capability utilizes the HDMI™ CEC function to easily turn on and control your compatible HDMI-connected components via a single remote.3
24p True Cinema™
24p True Cinema capable lets you watch films at their intended 24 fps (frames per second) -- the way movies are shot and mastered -- so you can enjoy more cinematic picture quality.4
Precision Cinema HD Upscale
Precision Cinema HD upscale uses advanced conversion and processing to detect image changes at the pixel level, rather than at the level of whole scan lines. Additionally, separate algorithms are used to process the moving and still parts of an image, resulting in sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are free from motion artifacts.5
Bonus View
Bonus View feature provides "picture-in-picture" capability with select Blu-ray Disc™ titles -- useful for viewing director or actor commentary while the movie plays.
Meets or Exceeds Energy Star® 3.0
The Sony® BDP-CX960 Blu-ray Disc™ MegaChanger meets or exceeds Energy Star® 3.0 requirements.
Footnotes:
1. 1080p playback requires HDMI connector (sold separately) and compatible HDTV with 1080p display capability.
2. BD-Live™ content viewing requires BD-Live enabled media, internet access (broadband recommended) and external USB memory (sold separately). Firmware update may be required.
3. Works with other BRAVIA® Sync™ or Theater Sync™ labeled home A/V products when connected via HDMI™ cable (sold separately).
4. Deep Color and x.v. Color™ technology are supported only when source product, media and HDTV all support those features. 24p capable HDTV and HDMI™ cables required (sold separately).
5. Upscaling requires HDMI connector (sold separately) and HDTV with equivalent display capability. Image quality will vary.
6. Dolby® TrueHD and dts®-HD Master Audio decoding requires HDMI™ cable and receiver with HDMI input and LPCM capabilities (both sold separately).
7. Some disc titles may not be supported by the Gracenote™ service.
8. Certain circumstances may limit/prevent Blu-ray Disc™ media or DVD playback.
9. Proof of purchase and a valid credit card are required to utilize this program. Your credit card will be charged only if the defective unit is not returned to Sony.
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
from Three Mile Bay, NY on 1/25/2010
Comments about Sony BDP-CX960 400-Disc Blu-ray Player/Changer:
The machine works flawlessly. My only complaints are that it always could be a bit faster and there should be a USB connection. Would mention that the transaction with Onecall was smooth and efficient.
from Poughkeepsie,N.Y. on 12/28/2009
Comments about Sony BDP-CX960 400-Disc Blu-ray Player/Changer:
It is a complete library when done and performs beautifully.My only regret is the few movies it's not able to identify, the input via the remote is cumbersome.In the past they gave you a port to plug in a PC Keyboard to input the information which worked well.But I recommend this product as five stars for it's quality,ability to play Blue-Ray disks,and being user friendly!
from Westchester NY on 12/21/2009
Comments about Sony BDP-CX960 400-Disc Blu-ray Player/Changer:
Sony damaged 85% of my dvds with the prior model, however they did reimburse me without a problem. So far so good with this new model. With the Gracenote Database Sony has,it makes it very easy to have all my dvds recognized. It was a nightmare with the older model having to type in manually, all the information for each dvd. Good going Sony...you brought me back as a consumer!!
[7 of 7 customers found this review helpful]
from Greater Chicago Area on 11/19/2009
Comments about Sony BDP-CX960 400-Disc Blu-ray Player/Changer:
Pros: 400 discs. Reasonable seek/load/play speeds. Not as fast as our PS3 to start playing a loaded disc, but way faster than previous generation BR players. Flashdrive USB port for caching BD content is nice. Decent interface, similar to the PS3. Good abilities to categorize and organize your titles the way you would like them.Cons: one word - Gracenote. If I were Sony, and I had invented this format, I'd be embarrassed. "Hitch", "I Am Legend", one of the "Harry Potter" movies, and "National Treasure 2" have no icons, just the generic silver BD-ROM one. Several of my Harry Potters' info thumbs loaded in German. "The Departed" thumb loaded in Spanish. I have some of the new BR James Bond movies. They load as part of the new James Bond box sets, not as individual titles. I had to edit all of these. "Red Heat" just came up as "BD ROM" and nothing more. These are all mainstream Blu-Ray titles, not obscure indie films. I bought them at [...], so they are legit and not incorrectly region coded, etc. Sony should offer some choices other than a silver disc as their generic icon as well.Also, most Disney titles I loaded won't let me stop the player while the endless plugs and previews are playing. I have to skip through all those, get to the main menu of the movie, and then I am accorded the privilege of stopping the movie. That's innexcusable as well, in my opinion. You also better get used to not being able to start back where you left off on a movie, even if is in the play slot. You have to start over from the beginning, go through the warnings and previews, etc. Some titles left me with a blank screen and I had to hit "play" or "skip" several times to get them to play. Maybe they were grabbing BD content. Would have been nice to know if that was the case.This player is highly restrictive. I can certainly understand why the PC world has a market for software hacks that negate these things on PC's playing DVD and BR titles. It's a shame this player is really the only game in town at this price point. Once you get it set up it's fine, but it's still restrictive, inconsistent, and undenpendable in its ability to accurately download title info. You should plan on recoding about 10% of your titles, at the very least.