Movies and Music Come to Life With New Universal Pioneer DVD Player

Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. began shipping a new multimedia DVD player, the DV-563A, a full-featured single-play universal DVD player that offers both DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD) playback and plays MP3 compressed music format. In addition, it features PureCinema progressive scan and a photo viewer for digital images.

DVD-Audio/SACD: The DV-563A plays back DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD) titles, which offer a resounding multi-channel audio experience. Both DVD- Audio and SACD are growing in popularity with more than 1000 titles currently available and many more scheduled for release this year.

Compressed Audio: The unit has the ability to play MP3 compressed audio files. Fans of compressed audio will appreciate the on-screen menu that enables simple navigation and song selection from the remote control or the front-panel of the DVD player.

Digital Photos: A photo viewer is built into the player, enabling users to create an ongoing slide show of digital images. This feature allows the entire family to view photos on the television screen instead of hunching over a small computer monitor.

Image Quality: Pioneer's PureCinema progressive scan circuitry is engineered into the player for ultimate image quality.

"DVD players have quickly evolved into complete multimedia tools and must- have staples of home entertainment systems everywhere," said Russ Johnston, senior vice president of marketing for home entertainment at Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. "The DV-563A enables our consumers to do it all, from playing movies and high quality audio to viewing digital photos, while maintaining the level of quality for which Pioneer is recognized."

Performance features of the DV-563A include:

• DVD-Audio
• SACD Multi-channel
• Bass management
• Analog 5.1 output
• MP3 playback
• DVD-R/RW playback compatible
• Separate audio and video circuits for ultra-clean, noise-free images
• 10-bit video signal processing for superior quality images
• Twin-Wave Laser Pickup for CD, CD-Video, CD-R, and CD-RW playback
• Dolby Digital and DTS outputs
• Component and S-Video output
• Pioneer-exclusive Viterbi Error Correction for superior reading accuracy
• Slow motion playback

The DV-563A is now available at major retailers at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $249.

Source: Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
Web site: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com