| Pioneer DV868AVi-S Universal DVD Player |
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 Average Rating: 4 out of 5 No. of Reviews: 3 RRP: £799.99 Year: 2004 Description: HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface); direct device-to-device digital audio transfers happen via the i.LINK Digital Audio Interface. Extras include the Two-Dimensional Resolution Expander Video Scaler that converts compressed DVD information to high definition video standards. DVD-Audio Bass Management, Gain and Delay Adjustment . Playback options: DVD-Audio, SACD, SACD Multi-Channel, DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-RW*, CD-R, CD-RW, CD, VideoCD, Super VCD and MP3.
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 | | Posted: 20/08/04 |
| 'GOOD AT EVERYTHING, MASTER OF NONE, PERHAPS..' | | Strengths:
Everthing it does it does well. Both picture & audio are impressive but I would have to say perhaps slightly less than wow!
This machine is extremely flexible though & iLink does make a big difference to the sound in all formats, the timing is spot on & tracks just race along.
Both DVD-A & SACD are both very enjoyable, especially via iLink, very solid & spacial. Pink Floyds the wall is very good & listning to Billy Joel on SACD is fantastic if not a tad false (drums behind you, hmmm). I'm swinging towards DVD-A as my prefered format. I also have to mention that 2 channel stereo, via the ilink is also not too bad for DVD player, I mainly listen to music in PL2 if via a DVD player but not this one. | | Weaknesses:
Picture quality isn't top, top notch & it struggled through the opening scenes in Master & Commander (the fog scene). This could of been my plasma (Pani PWD6)so forgive me but I did make quite a few adjustments (which you have many to chose from). I'm not 100% convinced yet by HDMI as I'm seeing just as good a picture via component in most discs, in some discs component looks better although I'm viewing this all on a Pani plasma with a DVI connection that doesn't accept higher res PAL pictures (something about refresh rates 60 or 50 Hz?) | | Overall:
I would have to rate this machine somewhere between good & great.
The great thing about the player is it's flexibility & ilink, everything else it does is good. |
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| | | Performance | | 60% | | Build | | 80% | | Value | | 60% |
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