Specifications
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PHOTO - VIDEO - PRO AUDIO
DVD PLAYERS & RECORDERS
PIONEER
DV-285-S • DV-588A-S
116
DVD and DVD-Audio/Video Player
Slim and stylish, the DV-285-S and DV-588A-S
look great, play everything, and deliver
exceptional video and audio performance.
They play DVDs, DVD-R/RWs, and
CD-R/RWs with WMAs and MP3 files, while
the Disc Navigator feature makes it easier
to browse and view JPEG picture files. For smooth, high-resolution video imagery, they feature a 12-bit/108MHz Video D-A
converter, and offer Pioneer’s PureCinema 2:3 Progressive Scan system. For great audio they are equipped with high-end
192kHz/24-bit D-A converters. For convenience Video Adjust Menu lets you fine tune the video image with adjustments to
sharpness, brightness, and four other levels.
A high-performance movie and music
machine, the DV-588A-S steps-up
with
built-in Dolby Digital and DTS
encoders, and
with the ability to play
multi-channel, high-resolution DVD-Audio
and SACD discs channel music, as well as the DivX format for viewing Internet video material.
◆ 24-bit/192kHz DAC means they are capable
of delivering exceptional sound quality in
terms of dynamic range, low-level
resolution and high-frequency detail.
◆ Pure Cinema progressive scan video output
for extremely stable, flicker free images,
with the same frame refresh rate as the
original movie.
◆ They are compatible with DVD-Video,
CD-R/RW, Video CD, DVD-R/RW, WMA, MP3
and JPEG embedded discs.
◆ JPEG PhotoViewer enables you to create an
ongoing slide show of digital images.
◆ Video Adjust Menu makes it easy to fine-
tune picture settings, including Sharpness,
Brightness, Contrast, Gamma (for picture
‘warmth’), Hue (for red/green balance), and
Chroma Level (for color saturation).
◆ Disc Navigator with moving pictures
enables you play the first few seconds of
each title ot chapter in a thumbnail image
on screen.
◆ Enjoy surround sound effects from just two
speakers. Virtual surround can produce
realistic 3D sound from a pair of stereo
speakers using any source.
◆ When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low
volume, it’s easy to lose the quieter sounds
completely—including some of the dialog.
Audio DRC (Dynamic Range) with High,
Medium, Low and Off settings help by
bringing up the quieter sounds, while
controlling loud peaks.
◆ Using the zoom feature you can magnify a
part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while
watching a DVD or playing a JPEG disc.
◆ Dialog Enhancer lets you set how much you
want dialog to stand out from background
sound in the soundtrack. Choose from High,
Medium, Low or Off.
◆ Resume (bookmark) function memorizes
the position you stopped playing a DVD and
will resume playback at that position (up to
30 discs).
◆ Component video output (DVD), composite
and S-Video output and audio output (RCA)
◆ Dolby Digital and DTS output
◆ Advanced GUI (Graphical User Interface)
with Set-up Navigator makes operation fun
and simple
◆ Zoom function (still picture)
◆ Random/Slow Play
◆ 10-key direct search and play (chapter/track)
◆ Title, Track/Time Search
◆ Screen Saver and Auto Power Off
◆ Slim design with cursor key on the front
panel
DV-588A-S Only
◆ Built-in Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1encoders
◆ Coaxial and optical digital output for Dolby
Digital and DTS surround5.1-ch. output
◆ Fl Dimmer/Off (3 steps)
◆ Compatible with discs using DivX, the video
compression technology that’s the video
equivalent of MP3 audio. Just create a DivX
movie on your computer, burn it to DVD,
and play it on the DV-588A-S.
◆ Can play DVD-Audio (DVD-A) and Super
Audio CD (SACD) discs. These advanced
formats represent the highest level of audio
on disc: high-density, high resolution music
miles ahead of regular CD. Recordings are
bigger, more detailed, and more open.
FEATURES
DV-285-S
DV-588A-S