DVD-Video Player

DVD-557

DVD Video/CD Player features HDMI scaling

DVD-557 is a DVD player includes HDMI output connections for HD displays and also features HD scaling

up to 1080i. Constructed with reputable build-quality, DVD557 not only provided exceptional DVD performance, but it is also extremely affordable to meet all your home theater requirements,

■HDMI output (480P/720P/1080i Scaling)

HDMI is the only interface in consumer electronics that can carry both uncompressed high-definition (HD) video and uncompressed multi-channel audio in all HD formats including 720p, 1080i and even 1080p. An all-digital, uncompressed signal translates into the highest quality video and audio, seen and heard, direct from the source. DVD557 scaling circuit supports up to 1080i.

■Progressive Scan

Progressive Scan technology represents a cast improvement over the interlaced scanning method used in TV broadcasts and other conventional applications, as it can process around twice as much video data to produce a sharper, noise-free picture with finer details. High-definition video images are faithfully displayed with optimum naturalness and beauty.

The DVD-557 has a feature of manual IP detection mode selection. Even if a DVD-Video disc was mastered with wrong progressive flag or without a flag, the user can select a mode (Auto1, Auto2 or Video) to enjoy higher performance of picture quality.

■Picture Adjustment function Brightness/Contrast/Colour/Gamma Correction/Sharpness

■DVD-R/RW Playback *1)

With the spread of DVD recorders, consumers are increasingly recording

TV programs onto DVD discs. These discs can be played back on the DVD-557.

■MP3 playback (*2)

DVD-557 supports MP3 playback recorded on CD-R/-RW disc. The navigation shows you artist names and track name, and easily find favourite tracks. Variable bit rate files, Multi session disc are available.

■WMA playback (Supports WMA version 9)

WMA (Windows Media Audio) is an audio compression format developed with Microsoft technology. It claims to offer the highest quality sound available in the industry. If WMA is used to compress a music CD on a PC, for instance, using the Encoder 9, the quality of sound at 64 kbps is said to be equivalent to that of the origi- nal CD. WMA is now becoming a standard audio compression format rivalling

the popularity of MP3.

■JPEG slide show

■VSS (Virtual Surround Sound)

Enjoy enveloping surround sound using just one pair of speakers.

■Discrete Remote Control commands for Power On/Off

■Display Dimmer Key

■Picture Zooming (x2 or x4)

During play, when you press the Zoom button on the remote controller, you can enlarge the picture by 2x or 4x. Use the cursor to move the enlarged viewing area up, down, to the left, or to the right.

■PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Output

■24/96 PCM Digital Output Capability

■Icon Based On-screen Display

A simple press of the Display button on the remote controller lets you see the current operating status of the DVD-557 within an easy-to-read display on screen. The various operations and settings are easily changed using the remote controller while monitoring the screen display.

■A Wealth of Playback Functions

The DVD-557 includes a wide variety of playback functions, such as Resume Play, for returning to the Pause position on the disc after the playback was restarted; Slow Play; Repeat Play (A-B, Chapter, Track, Disc); Random Play and Program Play.

■2 MB Buffer Memory

This unit is equipped with a 2 MB buffer memory to ensure that both picture and sound are played without interruption when the DVD disc shifts from layer 1 to layer 2, or in the rare event of a pickup dropout.

■Auto Power OFF

■Marker Function

■Dialog Speed Control

■KODAK picture CD compatible

*1) Discs that have been poorly finalized following recording may be only partially playable or not playable at all.

■24-bit, 192-kHz High Resolution Audio D/A Converters