PIONEER DV-220V-K 1080p HDMI UPSCALING REGION FREE DVD PLAYER w/ USB Input

by Pioneer

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002ONSRA6
• Item model number: DV-220V-K
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (143 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,043 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 10, 2009

Product Description

High definition in compact form. With a width of just 360mm, the DV-220V-K is a compact addition to any home entertainment system. Its advanced upscaling adds a new dimension to your DVDs by elevating sharpness, colour and contrast to create 1080p levels of detail. A 1.4x quick scan mode increases convenience in searching scenes or re-viewing disc sections. Fitted with a high-quality 108 MHz/12-bit digital to analogue converter, the DV-220V-K offers dynamic and extremely sensitive video. A front USB port will allow you to play back your music, videos and high resolution photos. You can even rip your favourite CDs directly to MP3 files on a USB memory device. The Sound Retriever will enhance your compressed music files to such a degree that the richness of the uncompressed original is approached.. Plays DVD-Video, SVCD, VCD, CD CD-R/-RW DVD-R/-RW (VR mode, CPRM) DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVR-R DL (Video mode) DivX, MP3, WMA and JPEG . Terminals 1 x HDMI (1080p upscaling), 1 x USB (front), 1 x Coaxial out, 1 x Video out, 1 x Audio out, 1 x Component out. KURO LINK (+) Yes . Put simply, KURO LINK means that you are able to control basic functions of compatible Pioneer Audio/Visual devices* (such as your Blu-ray player, amplifier or DVD recorder), with your KURO flat-screen TV remote control.

Customer Reviews

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129 of 132 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great, February 23, 2010

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Linard7 (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

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I will only buy region free DVD players. This is super easy to use, weighs next to nothing, and doesn't take up much space in my cabinet. I plays DVD's from Germany, the U.S. and just ordered a DVD from Amazon UK. I have a few DVD's that are slightly scratched and haven't had any skipping with this player like I did with my older player. If you ever think you might be purchasing a DVD outside of the U.S. this is the economical player for you.

91 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic all-region DVD player!, June 5, 2010

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Stephen W. Moore (New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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I have several region "0" DVDs which will NOT play on my older Toshiba DVD player plus a few region 2 which won't. After reading the reviews on this product I purchased it from World Wide Distributors. It arrived in 2 days complete with an HDMI cable (you DON'T need to buy it separately if purchasing from this company) which is of no use to me as I have a SONY WEGA TV, before HD days. Simply pluggged the included red-white-yellow leads into the player and the TV, powered it up, and immediately without any adjusting it played a region 0 which would not play on the Toshiba player, a region 1 of course played fine, and then a region 2 played as well. A friend has a recent model player from another company, much more expensive, in which you must enter a variety of codes to make it play the various regions. Not so with the Pioneer - insert the DVD and the player figures out what to do to make it play. It will also play my photo CDs - a nice bonus. What more could you ask for in this price range! Fantastic, highly recommended!

144 of 152 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get the "K" Version!, April 16, 2011

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Billy - See all my reviews

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There are actually 2 different models of this Pioneer DVD Player, it's a bit confusing, but let me try and clarify...

There's the DV-220V-K (US Version) and the DV-220KV-K (European/Asia Version) aka "K" Version. Please note, the extra "K" in the second model stands for Karaoke and will come with a microphone Jack and echo effects knob in the front for optional karaoke. For whatever reason they are both listed as just the DV-220V-K on the title page, but if you double check on the product details & model number below, the region free one should indicate DV-220"K"V-K.

Here's where it gets a bit technical...

Some of the "K" versions from Europe (Region 2) were originally designed to handle 220v-240v (this is not what you want for use in the US). But most "K" Versions from Asia like Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia or Singapore should indicate on the back of the unit that it will handle voltages ranging from 110v-240v just like most laptop adapters do, making them more suitable for international usage. The K Versions comes standard with a European/Asia Pin type Power Cord, but the sellers should give you a U.S. Prong adapter Plug to fit into U.S. Socket Outlets, because it was not originally intended for the USA. Also note, The US version (Region 1) can only handle 110V.

Tech Bonus...

The "K" Version also has a twin wave laser pick up system,(which reduces noise and increases the units durability, since 1 laser is dedicated to playing CDs and the other laser is dedicated to playing just DVDs) and it's the only "TRUE" Region Free Player, because it has the Dual system Playback ability to handle both NTSC (USA Dvds) and PAL (European & Asia Dvds) disc formats. The US Version can only handle NTSC, but not PAL format.

This would explain why some buyers who purchased the player and got the US Region Free version, complained that it wouldn't play some of their discs, b/c it's probably a PAL formatted disc and you need a region free that handles both NTSC& PAL, so be sure to check the seller's note to make sure you're getting the region free K Version, aka DV-220"K"V-K.