Pioneer DV-578A-S DVD Player

Pioneer DV-578A-S DVD Player
alaScore 71

27 reviews

May, 2013

We have collected and analyzed 27 user reviews from international sources. Users rate it 73/100. The average review date is Mar 14, 2005. We have compared these reviews to 104378 reviews from other DVD Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 71/100 = Good. Last update: May 25, 2013.

Review analysis

(Based on 27 reviews)

User Reviews  

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Our $40.00 unit was more reliable

 

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Great player...if it worked!

 

Great player...if it worked!

I bought this because I wanted an inexpensive player that could play both DVD-A and SACD. There are maybe two or three players that fall in that category. At first, it seemed this player was the answer to my prayers. But then I started having issues...

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Voice stopped working on DVD

 

Voice stopped working on DVD

I've had this for only a couple of years. The surround sound still works, but the voice stopped functioning.

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Nice Universal Player for the price

 

Nice Universal Player for the price

Pretty much everything that could be said about this player has been said in some of the other reviews; however, I noticed some innacuracies. First, the SACD does play in 5.1. I had a bit of confusion playing Michael Jackson's Thriller album. Without...

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Great universal player.

 

Great universal player.

Got this model for its SACD/DVD-Audio capabilities. Great sound, great picture. Only wish this was a 5-disc player like the Toshiba it replaced.

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Review of a Ne I bw Pioneer DVD player.

 

Review of a Ne I bw Pioneer DVD player.

The product proved easy to hook up. I also had very little trouble operating it. The DVD player is connected to a Hitachi television that is not a high definition TV. The picture that this combination produces greatly surpoasses the sharpness...

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Doesn't deliver SACD quality playback

 

Doesn't deliver SACD quality playback

I bought this after reading a review that it sounded about as good as a Denon SACD player with 4x the price. However, I find it to be unacceptable as an audiophile SACD player. I did an A/B comparison with my 3 year old Sony DVP-NS500V player (which...

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Bad item out of the box

 

Bad item out of the box

Well, after reading all the raving reviews, I bought one sealed box from Circuit City. It powered on, but I could not get it to open th etray to accept any media. That was so disappointing. I did multiple factory resets according to the manual but no...

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Perfect player

 

Perfect player

I purchased the Pioneer DV578A player as an upgrading to my old Pioneer dv515. The main cause of upgrading is to play DVD audio and SACD formats. The player does it all perfectly. About the DVD video, the picture is surely more vivid and clear than my...

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Perfect player

 

Perfect player

I purchased the Pioneer DV578A player as an upgrading to my old Pioneer dv515. The main cause of upgrading is to play DVD audio and SACD formats. The player does it all perfectly. About the DVD video, the picture is surely more vivid and clear than my...

Product Specifications

The DVD-578A-S is a high-performance movie and music machine. In addition to DVD movies, the slim DV-578A-S plays multi-channel, high-resolution DVD-Audio and SACD discs, plus all of your recordings on DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW, MP3, and WMA. It even has a PhotoViewer feature for viewing JPEG still photos. For sensationally great video, the DV-578A-S features virtually twice the video processing power of previous models with a 12-bit/108MHz Video D-A converter, Pioneer's PureCinema 2: 3 Progressive Scan, and a component video output plus 7 video adjustments for maximum versatility and performance. For great audio, the DV-578A-S has builtin Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 decoders. Coaxial and Optical Digital Ouputs for Dolby Digital and DTS surround allow for digital output to an A/V Receiver. A high-end 24-bit / 192kHz D/A converter ensures superb audio performance.

Audio System

Sound Output Mode:Surround Sound

CE System

Parental Lock: Yes

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:9.6in
Height:2.2in
Weight:4.6lbs
Width:16.5in

Display (Projector)

Type:None.

DVD

Built-in Audio Decoders:Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital / DTS decoder / MPEG
Form Factor:Tabletop
Media Load Type:Tray
Media Type:CD / CD-R / CD-RW / DVD / DVD-R / DVD-RW / SACD / SVCD / Video CD/CD / CD-R / CD-RW / DVD / DVD-R / DVD-RW / SACD / Video CD
Supported Digital Audio Standards:MP3 / WMA
Type:DVD player

DVD Features

Picture Zoom: Yes

Header

Manufacturer:Pioneer
Model:578A-S
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:Pioneer DV

Miscellaneous

Color:Silver
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