KiSS DP-450 Progressive Scan DVD Player, with DivX Certified

by KiSS

Product Details

Product Manual [3.49mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 20 x 3 x 17 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00009YFXQ
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #340,855 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Whether you're looking for a stylish, progressive-scan DVD player for your high-definition-ready TV or a multiformat player to bring your MP3 files and JPEG images right to your living room, the DP-450 DVD player from the Denmark-based KiSS (Keep it Simple Solutions) fits the bill. This player even goes further by reading discs encoded in a number of relatively obscure video formats, broadening the range of content you can import from the Internet to your home theater.

The player reads DVD-Video (PAL and NTSC) as well as DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. Among the video-compression formats the DP-450 supports are DivX (3.11, 4, and 5), ISO MPEG-4, and XviD. This means you can download full-screen, full-motion videos from the Internet that actually look and sound close in quality to what you get from your television or DVD player. Audio compatibility extends to the open-source Ogg Vorbis format for music compression (slightly higher quality than MP3 for a same-sized file).

Visually, the silver-and-black DP-450 was designed to reflect its Scandinavian origins. When you plug the player in for the first time, a user-friendly graphic interface prompts you to select language, video connection type, screen size, and audio connection, a four-step quick setup that ensures ease of use.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the DP-450 stands ready to deliver the full potential of your DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

The player uses the French-developed SCART connection for its component-video (progressive) signal, and a supplied cable provides an interface for use with the standard RCA-tipped jacks on associated equipment. This output allows the player to channel video signals in a manner consonant with not only PAL (European) and NTSC (North American) video systems, but with RGB computer monitors as well (RGB adapter cable not included).

Other outputs include standard composite- and S-video connections, a coaxial digital-audio jack (for passing Dolby Digital and DTS surround signals to a compatible audio/video receiver), and even analog RCA outputs for decoded Dolby Digital surround (in case your AV receiver offers multichannel analog inputs but no digital processing).

Even after you've bought your player, the DP-450's software and technology will continue to develop. Its firmware will keep pace with the latest research and development, and the latest firmware is available directly from the KiSS Web site (in the support section).

What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control, remote batteries, user's manual, stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, SCART-to-RCA component-video cable, and AC power cord.

Product Description

Launched in the fall of 2002 the KiSS DP-450 is the first DVD-player in the world which supports DivX 3.11, 4 and 5 files thus making it possible to play back movies in DVD quality from a normal CD. In addition, the Dp-450 offers progressive scan technology which enhances the visual experience, ISO MPEG-4 support, a unique MP3 playback and user interface and a photo album feature for digital photo collections. Manufactured and designed in Scandinavia, it's designed to provide consumers with the highest possible quality in picture and sound.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice player, lots of extras, but..., March 26, 2004

By 

GEORGE LIAKOPOULOS (Athens, Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KiSS DP-450 Progressive Scan DVD Player, with DivX Certified (Electronics)

I was surprised at the player's speed. It's fast enough when starting playing a dvd, or a DivX formated film.
fast forward, reverse on dvd is 8x,16x,32x,48x, the same for divX. when playing divX films seeking is a bit slow(you wait app. 10seconds or so).

As for the subtitles in the divX format, they are automaticaly selected -nice, but ONLY if they are in the same folder with the film file (you don't have the honour to locate and select the file yourself), and ONLY if they are in microdvd subtitle format.

The player is firmware upgadeble, so there's chance this issue can be resolved.

My digital camera's .avi (AIPTEK 3200) or .quicktime (KODAK 3.2M) format video clips ARE NOT SUPPORTED.
That's very disappointing, since i have cd's with pics (.jpg) and video clips and i can only see the pictures.
It plays some .avi format clips but not all and i can find nowhere in the manual OR the web page EXACTLY what formats are supported.

Some pausing was observed when playing a divx 3.11 low motion film at 1015kbit/s video and 127kb/s audio, 1 in 120 films i have seen.it's annoying, but hopefully only 1 in 120!!!!

multiple content cd's are supported, very nice...

cd's with lots of pics, video, and mp3 will make you wait a lot untill the player makes up it's mind and decides to show you the screen where you select what you want to do... see, hear...

THE GENERAL IDEA IS THAT IT WORTHS THE MONEY SPENT. SOME THINGS STILL CAN BE IMPROVED, OTHERS ARE FINE JUST AS THEY ARE.
RECOMMEND ONLY IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A DIVX COLLECTION OF FILMS.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST VERSATILE PLAYER-EVER!, July 28, 2004

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W. L RICHARDSON "contender" (BALTIMORE, MARYLAND United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KiSS DP-450 Progressive Scan DVD Player, with DivX Certified (Electronics)

THIS DVD PLAYER TAKES VIDEOS AND MOVIES TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL!

1-IT'S A TOP OF THE LINE DVD PLAYER W/PRO.SCAN-PLAYS ALL DVD's.

2-THIS ALSO PLAYS A FULL LENGTH MOVIE ENCODED IN DIVX AVI FILE

FORMAT ON A COMPACT DISC.

USING A REASONABLY FAST COMPUTOR,AND THE PROPER DIVX BRAND

SOFTWARE-DR.DIVX,AMIGO DVD MAGIC,YOU CAN INEXPENSIVELY CONVERT

DVD DISCS,MOST VIDEO FILE TYPES INTO DIVX FILES AND THEN BURN

THE DIVX FILE ONTO CD.

HERE'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF MY DIVX CD's:

A 1 HOUR,40 MINUTE DIVX MOVIE FILE IS RECORDED ON ONE CD.

THE VIDEO QUALITY IS COMPARABLE TO A 2HOUR-MODE VHF TAPE-

GET THE PICTURE?

THIS DIVX PLAYER PAYS FOR IT SELF IN THE VERY LONG RUN.

ONE LAST BUG,THESE DIVX MOVIES ALSO PLAY ON COMPUTORS WITH

CD-ROM ONLY DRIVES.

I HAVE 28 DIVX MOVIES ON CDs AND THEY ALL PLAYED WELL,SOME WITH

ZOOMING MODE ON.