Pioneer DV-420V-K Multi-Format 1080p Upscaling DVD Player

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 15.6 x 1.9 inches ; 4.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00264GMOG
• Item model number: DV-420V-K
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,125 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 1, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer With advanced upscaling, the Pioneer DV-420V-K Upscaling DVD player will elevate the sharpness, color and contrast of your DVD movies for better viewing on your HDTV. And with HD JPEG playback, and features such as a USB Input for Compressed Music Playback and integrated CD-to-MP3 ripping abilities, the DV-420V-K is much more than a DVD player.

DV-420V-K DVD Player Integrated Technologies:

A built-in USB port lets you rip MP3s directly from a CD to a memory stick without the need for a computer. View larger.

An HDMI output lets you connect the DV-420V to an HDTV for 1080p output. View larger.

Improve DVD Picture Quality to Match Your HDTV
The DV-420V-K features HDMI® 1080p upscaling, so you can experience your DVDs in the full glory of your HDTV. With the Video Adjust Function, you can fine-tune various settings-- such as Sharpness, Contrast, and Hue-- to get the picture just right.

Amazing Sound from Movies and Music
To get the best experience from fast-paced and loud action sequences, the DV-420V-K's dialogue enhancement feature helps dialogue stand out from other background sounds so that every word is clearly heard.

Other features include Virtual Surround that enables surround sound effects from just two speakers, putting you in the middle of the action, and Dolby® Digital decoding to bring the movie-theater experience to your home cinema.

More than a DVD Player
The DV-420V-K is much more than a DVD player. The CD-to-USB recording feature lets you rip CD tracks into MP3 files. Simply select the CD tracks you want, choose the quality for conversion to MP3 format, and the DVD player will record everything onto a USB stick that you connect via the player's USB port.

The DV-420V-K can also be used to play back your other digital content. The player is compatible with Windows Media® Audio (WMA) files and can show slide shows with incredible clarity, thanks to its HD JPEG playback feature. And you can really wow friends and family when you use the Photo+Music Mix feature to show off your photos complete with a custom soundtrack. Even Windows Media Video (WMV) files can be enjoyed!

The DV-420V-K is compatible with a range of DVD and CD formats, including DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVR-R/+R DL (Video mode), DVD-R/-RW (VR mode, CPRM), SVCD, VCD, and CD-R/-RW, and even DivX video.

The DV-420V-K 1080p Upscaling DVD Player is covered by a 1 year warranty.

What's in the Box
Pioneer DV-420V-K 1080p Upscaling DVD Player, remote control, 2 AA batteries, A/V cord, power cord, warranty card, and instruction manual.

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Product Description

DV-420V-K Multi-Format DVD Player Featuring HDMI, 1080p Upscaling, USB, and ivX/WMV Playback VIDEO FEATURES - Dual-Layer DVD-R/DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/ DVD+RW Compatible SVCD/VCD/CD/CD-R/CD-RW Compatible HDMI Terminal for Digital Audio/Video Out HDMI Upscaling (to view on a 1080p display) WMV (Windows Media Video) Compatible Official DivX Certified Product Compatible with All Versions of DivX Video (including DivX 6) with Standard Playback of DivX Media Files 108 MHz/12-bit Video DAC PureCinema 2:3 Progressive Scan I/P Simultaneous Output USB Input for Compressed Video (DivX/WMV) and JPEG HD JPEG Playback JPEG PhotoViewer (Fujicolor CD) Video Adjust Function with Sharpness/Brightness/Contrast/Gamma/Hue/Chroma Level Control Zoom Function AUDIO FEATURES 96 kHz/24-bit Audio DAC USB Input for Compressed Music Playback WMA (Windows Media Audio)/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC Compressed Music Playback Compatible Dolby Digital Output Dialogue Enhancer Virtual Surround Sound Equalizer (Rock/Pop/Live/Dance/Techno/Classic/Soft) CONVENIENCE FEATURES KURO LINK CD ➝ USB Recording Photo + Music Mix (JPEG Slideshow with Music) Advanced GUI Disc Navigator for Easy Browsing Last (Position) Memory: 5 DVD Discs/1 VCD Disc Resume Function Screen Saver Auto Power Off TERMINALS 1 HDMI Terminal 1 USB Input 1 Coaxial Digital Output 1 S-Video Output 1 Audio/1 Video Output Component Video Output (DVD, Video CD)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best yet in the price range, July 5, 2009

By	bookworm (Hawaii, United States) - See all my reviews

We originally tried the Samsung DVD-1080P9 after moving up from an old 480i Sony, but the 9P had trouble reading some of the more scratched up DVDs. Also, the Sony would remember your last play spot for the last 6 DVDs that you played, which the Samsung didn't. Not quite satisfied with the Samsung we decided to try out the Pioneer DV-420V-K and after one night of fiddling we're returning the Samsung.

As other's have said, it has all the important remote buttons on the face of the player, it has a high quality video output, and I have had no problems yet reading scratched up DVDs. As a bonus it remembers at least the last two DVD's play spots which is very handy if you have kids and want to swap out parent's material for the kidstuff. I also like the setup menu and manual better on the Pioneer.

Highly recommended.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great. Some need to do their research before buying., September 18, 2009

By	OWEN (OVERLAND PARK, KS) - See all my reviews

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I looked a long time before purchasing this player. Not all of the features are listed here, but are on other sites. First is, it plays the Euro standard PAL, which was one reason for buying this. Many of my burned disc are PAL and dual layer disc, which brings me to the second reason. DVD-DL. While I can split a disc into two DVD-R's, I don't need two discs laying around when one will do. Also plays every region I can throw at it too.

Some other positives. I'm able to change from 5:1 to 3:2 on the remote without going to the main menu which always irked me on my Sony stuff. I don't have an HD set yet, but I'm set for 1080P up scaling when I do get one. I wish this unit had an optical out in addition to the digital coax, but it's not a deal breaker.

Also, instead of just blindly buying this unit, I downloaded the manual, so I wouldn't start whining after I received the unit and found out that some desired features wouldn't work.

Manual link:

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Discs I've used successfully.

Windata DVD +R DL
Verbatim DVD -R
Windata DVD -R
Sony DVD +RW


Highly Recommended.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best DVD players left on the market, September 16, 2009

By	Jeffrey Morse (Oroville CA USA) - See all my reviews

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I recently bought a 37" HDTV and promptly bought one of the new sub-$200 Blu-Ray players (a Vizio). I wasn't particularly impressed with the Blu-Ray picture quality (it was good, but didn't bowl me over). The DVD upscaling was slightly worse and the DVD audio was very weak.

I sent it back and purchased the Pioneer DV-420-K. I'm very pleased with it. The construction seems solid, the picture quality using an HDMI and set to 1080P is just awesome and the audio is strong and crystal clear. I especially appreciate the various audio options for increasing the volume of dialog in movies, evening out the loudest and softest portions of the audio (Audio DRC for Dolby Digital). I haven't had the opportunity (or need) for adjusting the picture quality, but there are a number of options there for color, contrast and sharpness.

All in all its a great player and definitely worth the $89. It struck me that I can get a "top of the line" upscaling DVD player like the Pioneer for half the price of a cheapish Blu-Ray player. That quality gets me an excellent upscaled picture over HDMI (tops in Consumer Reports testing) and clear, beautiful sound. It rivals the cheaper Blu-Ray players BR disc image quality on a mid-sized TV like mine (and beats them on upscaling DVDs). If you have a larger TV I can see getting a Blu-Ray player, but at this point its just not worth it for a smaller set (like 37" on down). Plus there's just a lot less trouble with mature technology like this (less disc incompatibility problems, no constant updating of firmware like with Blu-Ray). That's something I forgot to mention - this player is very forgiving of damaged or scratched discs. And speaking of the discs, there are still about 10 times more DVDs available for rent vs. Blu-Ray. Plus they are half the price or less when purchasing them.

I'll eventually get a Blu-Ray player (and it'll be a good Pioneer model!), but until that standard matures I'll be very happy with my Pioneer DVD player.