Pioneer DV-275-S Progressive Scan DVD Player Slim. Silver. Stylish. The new DV-275 looks great, and delivers exceptional video and audio performance. It plays DVDs, DVD-R/RWs, CD/CD-R/RWs, WMAs, and MP3s, plus its new Disc Navigator feature makes it easier to browse and view JPEG picture files. For smooth, high-resolution video imagery, it features a 12-bit/54MHz Video D-A converter and our PureCinema 2:3 Progressive Scan system. For great audio, the DV-275 offers provides digital outputs for Dolby Digital and DTS® surround, plus a high-end 192kHz/24-bit D-A converter for superb musical performance.
1 Out, out brief DVD player!
I know it's not entirely fair to judge a product line according to one defective unit, but this has happened twice in the past 4 months. A Sony DVD player I bought in the same price range died after one week, and now this Pioneer gave up the ghost in less than 10 minutes. Really. It froze up the very first time I used it and would no longer read discs. The local electronics shop said it needed a new optical thingy-ma-bob which would cost more than the DVD player is worth. The moral of this tale is simple and can be applied to many things, including wine: Do not buy from the low end of the price spectrum; spend half again as much and get something of quality. If only I'd learned my lesson the first time.
2 Excellent sound quality for the money...
I came across this DVD player while auditioning a friend's speakers. In his den, he had a one thousand dollar obscure-audiophile-brand CD player and a Sony 300CD carousel player, there was a huge improvement in sound with the audiophile CD player. In his media room he had this Pioneer and I found the sound quality to be fairly close to the audiophile CD player...we tested them side by side!
So for those of you who plan on using your DVD player that can deliver excellent musical performance, this would be a solid choice among the mass market stuff.
For movies it's no slouch either.
3 Great Quality and a Great Deal!
I had this DVD player for quite some time now and initially I was a bit suspicious because of the low price. But I'm very happy with this Pioneer DVD/CD player -- it functions perfectly and it does virtually everything I need it for. I just bought this DVD player because my $600+ Sony DVD player which was a few years old had something with the sound quality and I wanted to see if an inexpensive DVD player from a popular consumer brand like Pioneer would do the job, and I'm to say it does and it's even a lot better than my Sony which I've given to my kids for their small TVs.
As we watch DVDs several times a week and a lot on the weekends, this DVD player has proven to be a workhorse. If it would break I would definitely buy the same one right away.
