The Bottom Line
Pros
- Easy onscreen setup menu and rear panel connections.
- The built-in 5-channel amplifier is great for those that don't have a surround sound receiver.
- Extensive DVD and CD format playback options, MPEG4-Divx compatibility.
Cons
- The buttons and labeling on the remote control and front panel are too small.
- The power output of the built-in amplifier is not optimum for large rooms.
- No SACD or DVD-Audio playback capability.
Description
- DVD/CD player with DVD, CD, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW, MPEG4-Divx, MP3-CD, and JPG PhotoCD playback.
- Built in AM/FM radio and 5-channelx50 watt amp with Dolby Digital, DTS, and Pro Logic II decoders.
- Connections for five satellite speakers and a subwoofer line output.
- Digital optical output for connection to external home theater system, if desired.
- Composite, S-video, and Progressive scan output. SCART available on European version.
- Three analog audio inputs for additional components, such as audio from a VCR and television.
- Digital optical and digital coaxial input for connection of an external digital audio source.
- NTSC/PAL compatible with bi-directional conversion.
- Wireless remote control for on-screen setup, amplifier, and playback functions.
- The DP-470 is firmware upgradable.
Guide Review - Kiss Technology DP-470 DVD Receiver
Setting up the DP-470 was very easy using the unit's well-laid out and simple onscreen menu system. The setup options even include a test tone for adjusting the output levels of the amplifier.
In addition, the back panel hookup layout is also easy to decipher, with inputs, outputs, and speaker connections clearly labeled and logically placed.
However, the good ergonomics of the onscreen setup menu and rear panel connections did not carry over to the front panel and remote control, whose small buttons and labeling were hard for me to see at a reasonable distance without reading glasses.
I found the video performance of the DP-470 to be very good in the composite, S-Video, and Component (both interlaced and progressive) video output modes.
In addition, the built-in surround amplifier performed very well in terms of surround sound imaging, with slight roughness on high frequencies, but on par with many basic home theater-in-a-box systems.
The DP-470 allows input connections from other components and the connection of it to an external home theater system if being used as a standalone DVD player. This is preferred if using the unit in a large room.
I found the KISS DP-470 to be a good performing, flexible, DVD Receiver. The only feature I was not able to test was the MPEG-4 Divx playback.
