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Pioneer DV-400-VS DVD Player with HDMI Output and USB Host - Silver | 
 enlarge | Brand: Pioneer
Category: CE
Buy New: $98.99
New (8) Used (1) from $73.95
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 37724
MPN: DV-400-VS
Model: DV-400VS
UPC: 012562856841
EAN: 0012562856841
ASIN: B000WB0JDK
Availability: Usually ships in 3-4 business days
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| Features:
| • | DSP Modes - Rock, Pop, Live, Dance, Techno, Classic, Default | | • | Total Harmonic Distortion - 0.0065% | | • | Frequency Response - 4 Hz to 44 kHz | | • | Signal-to-Noise Ratio - 115 dB | | • | Dynamic Range - 88 dB |
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Product Description
The DV-400V-S is a DVD player that has an HDMI output with 1080p upscaling, ensuring that what you see is of the highest possible quality, regardless of the source. The 400V also has a USB front-in host, which means that you can also play content on your USB audio player or memory stick. You can even play digital photographs while simultaneously listening to music. Video Signal D/A Converter - 108MHz / 12-bit I/P Simultaneous Output Video Adjust Input Terminals - 1x USB (front-in) Output Terminals - 1x HDMI (scaling to 1080p), 1x component video, 1x RGB Euro-SCART, 1x coaxial and 1x S-video Playback Formats - DVD-Video, DVD-R/-R, DL/-RW, DVD+R/+R, DL/+RW SVCD, VCD, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, MPEG4 AAC, JPEG Playback, JPEG + MP3/WMA simultaneous Play Dimensions - Width 420mm x Height 49.5mm x Depth 215mm Weight - 1.8 kg This version does not carry a Pioneer USA Warranty
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| Customer Reviews:
Best Value August 21, 2008
Pros:
Plays all my divx collection from FAT32 formatted 360 GB HDD
Plays Home movies from movie maker from HDD through USB
Plays music/mp3/CD/DVD (+/-R)
Upconverts decently
Cons:
Does not play DVD's saved on HDD
Limit of 1000 files on HDD through USB
Limit of 256 folders on HDD through USB
High quality home video playback is not smooth
Does not show full file name on USB-HDD
Hopefully a firmware upgrade can fix the cons making it a perfect media center :-)
Nice DivX player March 16, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
First, you should know that the USUAL price for this unit is approximately one hundred USD. However, it can be found for about eighty USD during sales or online.
I've tried out several different 1080p upconverting dvd/divx players - and this one is my favorite. I've returned: Philips 5982, LG DivX player, and a Toshiba player (the Toshiba was the cheapest feeling with a very annoying bright blue light). Anyways, only the Philips 5982 had a USB input as well, so it could play from a USB drive. However, the Philips had trouble reading from my external hard drive - and although it worked fine from a USB flash drive, I wanted it to work from my hard drive as well. Furthermore, the Philips can only display short file names 8.3 - so that was very very annoying too.
About the Pioneer DV-400:
Pros:
- Adjustable the video output: (brightness, gama, hue, contrast)
- High quality video output (better than the Toshiba, Philips and LG)
- YES it can play from an external hard drive. Note that the hard drive must be formatted in FAT32 file system. Windows 2k/XP has a limitation that won't allow formatting FAT32 partitions greater than 32gb. You can get around this by using any utility to format the partition.
- Plays XviD/DivX just fine without skips (the Philips occasionally skips. The Toshiba was good with DivX play back. The LG was terrible)
- Sturdy and well built
- USB flash drives work perfectly
Cons:
- Pricier than competition (at the usual price of approximately one hundred USD).
- Not region free? (I think)
Notes:
- Required HDMI cable to upconvert to 1080p. No player will upconvert to 1080p over component cables.
 Love this DVD player March 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased the DV-400S in a military exchange overseas. One of the main reasons I purchased it was the USB interface. I download Divx shows and wanted the ability to watch them on my big screen as opposed to just my computer. And I must say that this DVD player exceeded my expectations. I have a 42" Sony Bravia 1080P and the upscaling of DVD's, not to mention my Divx content that is streamed from the USB stick, is exceptional. I've had only a few problems and most of those were because of the way the source files were encoded.
I should also mention the version I got was dual voltage as I'm in Europe. However, no matter where you are, the ability to throw Divx content onto a USB thumb drive (I'm using a 4g Kingston) and watch it on your TV is worth the price of this unit. I wish I had bought more as gifts as they are impossible to find here now.
Excellent DVD/XVID Player November 25, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This DVD player is a lot better than I was expecting. Overall it provides an excellent picture, with punchy, accurate colors, true blacks, and very good sound. The only drawback is that its USB port will only power RAM devices (not hard drive devices) and the menu system is slow and less than enjoyable to maneuver through.
Pros
-- Excellent DVD playback; very good colors and true blacks; good 3:2 pulldown
-- Excellent XVID/DIVX playback; digital broadcast quality playback
-- Clean audio (either stereo, Dolby Digital, or DTS); I haven't tried the SACD
-- The unit physically looks good; most other DVDs in this price range look cheap or cheesy
Cons
-- USB input will only accept RAM devices; hard drive devices (powered or not) will not play; but you can use re-writable DVDs
-- The unit's menu is very basic and painfully slow to move through
Although I haven't tested the upscaling I'm sure that it is good too. And, I want to make it clear that in spite of the cons, the player offers great value and quality for the money (I payed $80).
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