Customer Reviews

Pioneer DV270S Progressive Scan DVD Player with MP3

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For those that need a simple dvd player, this is a very good choice. It plays DVD, DVD-R/W, DVD+R/W, VCD, JPEG CD's, and MP3/WMA. The outputs consist of the typical analog (Red, White, yellow cord), the better S-video (weird 5-pin circular hole), and the superior Component (Red, Green, Blue cord). The DVD player also comes with the digital audio DTS and Dolby Digital decoders allowing for those 5.1 and above sound systems; Not to mention the virtual surround option for those nasty cheap DVD's that only have 2.0 sound, which actually helps the sound created by recievers with the Neo:6 and Prologic II(x) options.

The only limitation to the product is the lack of a Toslink optical out. Yeah you are stuck with a coaxial, but honestly, quality doesn't change with the optical cables. You might even be better off as toslink connectors are reported to be delicate, but it is still a limiting factor.

As far as system menus go, I enjoy the ease of use this one particularly offers. Those of us that are picky enjoy the ability to tweak the image to our liking, as well as changing the sound to hear dialogue better.

In our living room, we have gone through DVD players left and right for skipping problems, or complete failure to recognize any DVD, but the Pioneer DV-270 in my room has gone strong for almost two years. In short, the player prooves to be a good value with all the necessities, and no problems.

We bought one of these about two years ago, and my wife loves it because it plays all her Chinese and Korean VCDs, as well as more common DVDs.
We've bought other DVD players for our bedroom, but none of them play the wide variety of formats that this one does.