Pioneer DV575A

My old dvd player finally died in a shower of sparks and a nasty clicking noise from the power supply - my brush with death via the medium of dvd meant that I was in the market for a new player! (this review uses common terms and acronyms for some of the features/settings - if you are confused by any then I've written a small glossary at the bottom of this review which will hopefully help you if you get stuck!) I settled on a few features that I needed, basically: - it had to have *great* picture quality (otherwise, what's the point!) - it had to have optical out (my Technics Amp only supports ... more

Prior to purchasing the Pioneer DV-575AS I was watching DVDs on either my 15" laptop screen or via my TV using my Playstation 2. At the time I was renting DVDs at a phenomenal rate and I was finding a few that wouldn't play through my Playstation. I didn't have 5.1 surround sound from my laptop, so what was I to do? I decided I wanted the Pioneer DV-565. It was due to be replaced soon, so I thought I'd be able to get it cheap. I found it online for £125. Bizarrely it's replacement was available from the same online store (Richer Sounds), in multi-region format, for £118! By all accounts the ... more

Although this DVD player has been around for a while now there are not many players that can live up to that of the Pioneer DV-575A-S. I have the 565A as the living room DVD Player and I was so impressed with it I went out and bought the 575A-S for my bedroom. At a lower price, around £100, and the same great performance it was hard not to. This little DVD player packs a powerful punch as plays all manner of discs, including DVD-Audio and SACD (Super Audio CD). With a heap of connections on the back such as 5.1 audio out, component video out and s-video you will be hard pushed to find a device ... more

My 6 year old Sony player is wearing out and a local home cinema specialist Worcester HiFI had a special offer on the 575 £110 Anyway I now have a Pioneer DV575. This player can play lots of different formats DVD-Video DVD-Video of course, it can output Dolby Digital and DTS via digital out, or decode with the built in decoder. Recordable discs It can also play DVD-Rs fautlessly, and VR mode DVD-RW. DIVX The 575 can play MPEG4 files burnt onto CD-R - this is a common format for internet downloads CD VIdeo The 575 is compatible with both VCD and SVCD, however this format is not that popular now ... more