Compare Pioneer DVL-919 DVD Player to Pioneer DV-420 DVD Player

Pioneer Electronics, the acknowledged leader in optical disc technology, introduces a third generation DVD/LD player - DVL-919, which proves to be the perfect transition product for movie enthusiasts everywhere.??The DVL-919's new video circuitry, boasts improved video performance for DVD, due to a 10-bit video processing LSI (Large Scale Integrated Circuit). The DVD format's 8-Bit video information is requantized into 10 bits for more accurate processing - resulting in fewer digital artifacts. This Pioneer-developed video LSI combines, on a single chip, the MPEG2 decoder, 10-bit video processor, 10-bit DAC, NTSC encoder and audio decoder. Finally, to further the video clarity, the DVL-919 also features component video outputs, which provide the purest form of video available in any consumer video product to date. To compensate for physical flaws in the software, such as disc flatness and hole centering, Pioneer has developed a "ViterBi" decoding circuit. This proprietary circuit enables reading accuracy t... Less

Immerse yourself in high-quality digital video and audio. The DV-420V’s advanced upscaling adds a new dimension to your DVDs by elevating sharpness, colour and contrast to create 1080p levels of detail.Play back music, DivX video and high resolution photo files stored on a USB memory device: the DV-420V has a front USB port.Create MP3s from your CD collection; the DV-420V includes an MP3 encoder, making CD ripping to your USB device quick and easy. Less