Pioneer DV-220V-K HDMI 1080p Upscaling DVD Player
March 17th, 2010 Posted in Dvd Players
- HDMI 1080p Upscaling
- USB Input for Compressed Music Playback
- CD-to-MP3 ripping to a compatible USB Recording Device
- Advanced Graphical User Interface
- Ultra-compact Design – 14-3/16” (360mm) Wide
Product Description
Pioneer DVD player for For the home theater enthusiast that has an extensive library of DVD titles, our Pioneer DVD player encompasses both form and function. Spectacular video and audio playback combined. Ultra-compact … More >>
Pioneer DV-220V-K HDMI 1080p Upscaling DVD Player
March 17th, 2010 at 5:27 am
This player is really small, so it might not stack well with your other components.
The converted picture to 1080p is really amazing! (I don’t feel like I need to get a Blue-Ray player…)
One small complain: to change mode from 4:3 to 16:9 you need to stop watching, go into the setup menu and do it.
It would be nice to have a button on the remote to do this.
(We just finished watching a DVD that had been recorded in 4:3, so it looked squished on our HD TV until we figured out how to change that aspect ratio…)
Rating: 5 / 5
March 17th, 2010 at 7:03 am
The DV-220V-K is a great little machine in most respects. For simple commercial DVD’s the HDMI upscale sound and picture quality are impressive, as good as my HD satelite reception which, in my humble opinion, is excellent. Menu options for tweaking sound and picture are adequate and the size of the machine (14″ wide vs 17″ wide for most DVD players) is appreciated. I have two complaints. As stated in another review, I wish the player had more picture size options. It offers 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios in the initial setup and two zoom levels, both adequate for inspecting Johnny Depp’s nasal hair but not much else. I hate the letterbox effect and I would really like an incremental zoom control of some kind on the remote. I can’t compensate with my TV controls because my TV will stretch but it won’t zoom. My second complaint is the skimpy operating manual. It tells you almost nothing about what effect the various menu contols will have so trial and error are the order of the day (be sure to set the picture resolution to the highest your TV can handle). In conclusion, I have to say that this player is far better in almost every respect than my previous purchase which was a Samsung F-1080 (big disappointment) and the price is better than right.
Rating: 4 / 5
March 17th, 2010 at 8:32 am
The only problem is the zoom feature. I wish there was a fit to screen mode. When you hit zoom on this remote is zooms in too much. So you have to mess with your TV remove and other remotes to find the perfect median.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 17th, 2010 at 9:43 am
We bought this for the Audio side, but I am sure the video will be equally good. The quality of this player surpasses average hdmi player such as sony, lg, samsung. I have owned all four and the others are cheap feeling and lack any features and not even 24bit audio which is why we bought it.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 17th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Arrived quick and worked right out of the box. Has all the features I needed for a good price. Compatibility was a huge issue. I needed it to play .jpg slideshows, .avi collections and anything DivX. As long as it holds up to the test of time I will be incredibly grateful.
Rating: 5 / 5