Advantages: Picture and build quality Disadvantages: Poor sound output from optical out
I have newly upgraded to the Pioneer PDP LX6090, having spent in the region of £15000 in the last six years, due to my satisfaction with the Pioneer products. My cinema system is fully connected with wireworld interconnects to maximise the capability of the Pioneer products. I did keep the Pioneer AX5Ai-S in the system, as although there are no HDMI connections, this AV receiver is more than capable for my needs. I did have to purchase a longer Wireworld Supernova optical cable, as the LX6090 has an inbuilt receiver, and this is where the LX6090 is a big let down, due to the volume of sound being greatly suppressed from the optical out, in the region of 40-50%. The sound from my PioneerDVRLX70D, via the Wireworld Starlight coaxial cable, to the AV receiver is perfect, making it a mystery why Pioneer have suppressed the Plasma optical ...
Advantages: Backs up 4.7GB of your important data Disadvantages: None as yet
On a never ending quest to improve my computer set up I decided I needed to purchase a DVD recorder drive of some sort. Backing up my important data using my CD-R drive was a time consuming operation which used four CD-R`s every time. I had been put off by the high price of DVD recorder drives while they remained fairly new but over the past few months prices have dropped to such an extent that a DVD recorder drive can now be bought for under £100. When I saw the PioneerDVR ? 106 drive available for £88 at Dabs.com I did not hesitate in ordering the drive which duly arrived just two days later.
Now a problem that faces consumers when they decide to buy a DVD recorder drive is that there is more than one type of blank DVD media that can be recorded upon, these are DVD-R and DVD+R. Many people have argued long and hard extolling ...
Advantages: Good sound quality, loads of features Disadvantages: Chrome effect peels from around volume control
Pioneer DEH-30 MP
I bought this car stereo around 2 years ago for my car as I wanted something that sounded better than the standard stereo. I bought mine from Motor-mania for around £150.LCD blue screen and reads out what ever it is playing at the time.
I think it has really good quality sound even when the volume is on high.
It plays any CDs including MP3 and even ones that are slightly scratched play just as well on this CD player.
Features
MP3/WMA Playback with ID3 Tag
CD-R/CD-RW Compatible
Aux Input
3 Band parametric equalizer
Selectable loudness feature
Dual Pre-outs
It also has traffic announcement features, preset channel memory and auto/manual frequency search.
It came with a handy remote control so that even passengers in the back can pick what to have on the stereo.
This stereo can also be ...
1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire/i.LINK) ( 4 PIN FireWire ) - front
1 x USB ( 4 PIN USB Type A ) - front
1 x composite video/audio input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - front
1 x S-Video input ( 4 PIN mini-DIN ) - front
1 x component video output ( RCA phono x 3 ) - rear
1 x composite video/audio input ( RCA phono x 3 ) - rear
1 x S-Video input ( 4 PIN mini-DIN ) - rear
1 x composite video/audio output ( RCA phono x 3 ) - rear
1 x S-Video output ( 4 PIN mini-DIN ) - rear
2 x SCART ( 21 PIN SCART ) - rear
1 x HDMI ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) - rear
1 x SPDIF output ( RCA phono ) - rear
2 x RF input ( IEC connector ) - rear
2 x RF output ( IEC connector ) - rear
1 x G-Link Interface - rear
1 x remote control - rear
Power
Type
Internal
Voltage Required
AC 230V ( 50/60 Hz )
Power Consumption Operational
60 Watt
Manufacturer's product description
The DVR-LX70D is at the high-end of Pioneer's DVD Recorder line-up. It has a large 500GB hard disk drive; which is enough to hold more than 1,422 hours of your favorite recordings, whether this is film, music or your digital photographs. The multi-media functions of the DVR-LX70D goes far beyond simply playing back films, music and images. Simply hook up a portable audio player and enjoy your music played back directly through the recorder. Naturally, you can also copy your favorite tracks quickly and easily to the hard disc for archiving purposes. And if you have music stored on your PC, you can connect it directly and use Windows Media Player to copy all of your MP3 or Windows Media Audio tracks to the recorder's hard disk. The DVR-LX70D offers the Gracenote database, which automatically inserts the relevant track and artist names, too. Your digital photo's saved on a memory stick or digital camera can also be viewed directly via the recorder, or copied at high speed onto the hard disk. You can print your pictures directly using a PictBridge-compatible printer. Of course, you can also connect a USB keyboard - offering an extremely convenient way of editing titles or navigating the menus if required. It's a swift, simple way of integrating your PC into your living room. TheDVR- LX70D offers HDMI output with Deep Color. This means that all color transitions and gradients are reproduced with the highest level of precision. Colors are displayed in 36-bit depth, so what you see is as natural and lifelike as possible. The DVR-LX70D has an integrated DVB-T tuner, which gives you access to a wide range of local digital terrestrial television and radio stations. If you use pay TV, you can plug your smart card directly into the CI slot; the benefit is that you no longer require an additional decoder box. And if you're watching TV, time becomes less of a challenge, too. You can pause live TV, or use Chase Play - which allows you to playback the program you're recording, while you're recording it. And above all, the system is easy to use; one straightforward remote gives you quick and easy access to all the functions you need.
