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Pioneer Introduces 3-Spot Front Surround Sound To Home Entertainment (14/5/2004)

Pioneer brings a new generation of surround sound to the homes of entertainment enthusiasts with the launch of two new DVD Home Cinema Systems. The Pioneer DCS-424 and DCS-323 uniquely feature an innovative 3-Spot Front Surround setting, allowing the rear surround satellite speakers to be moved to the front, removing unsightly wiring crossing the lounge. With easy room set-up, users can adjust the system according to the size of the room and their listening position, ensuring maximum benefit of all audio features.

In addition to superior sound, flexibility is key with a choice of using speakers in either a 3-Spot Front Surround setting or as a regular 5.1 surround system.Ê Depending on room size and layout, users can also chose either the floor-standing tallboy speakers of the DCS-424 or the compact satellite speakers of the DCS-323.

These new Pioneer DVD Home Cinema Systems not only boast a ground-breaking 600W RMS power but also showcase a new intelligent design, gracing any living room with a touch of style and class.

Jim Catcheside, Product Manager, Home Electronics and Multimedia Division, Pioneer GB Ltd, comments: "Flexibility in offering sound quality has become an increasingly important focus for Pioneer. Consumers are sophisticated in their demands for systems that not only perform to the highest level, but look the part too. With these two new introductions Pioneer continues to provide innovative technology that delivers surround sound in a stylish and flexible multimedia environment."

Sleek lines for modern living

Today's consumers are demanding home cinema systems that are empathetic with living space surroundings; flexibility and space-saving being of priority importance. Pioneer's new 3 Spot Front Surround DVD Home Cinema Systems comprise of a sleek, integrated DVD player plus receiver with RDS tuner, ultra slim subwoofer and speakers. So now the user's total entertainment needs are all covered in style!

Putting you right amongst the action

Pioneer's new DCS-323 and DCS-424 offer an amazingly realistic home cinema experience:

* Hear even the quietest of whispers with Pioneer's Dialogue Enhancement feature

* Using the left/right front speakers in addition to the centre speaker this dialogue enhancement mode ensures you can hear every line during a loud action scene.

* With the easy room set-up function users can set the system according to the size and layout of the room and their positioning, ensuring maximum benefit of all audio features

* Combine DSP and Direct Diffuse technology for 3 Spot Front Surround set-up, where the rear speakers are positioned on top of the front speakers to provide a wider sweet-spot

* Chose either Pioneerâs DCS-424 3-Spot Front Surround with tall boy front speakers or the DCS-323 3-Spot Front Surround with compact front speakers.

In the line of visual fire

The DVD home cinema experience is also dependent on the viewing clarity it provides. Pioneer continues to set the benchmark in this arena:

* Pioneer's Video Adjustment function provides easy adjustment of picture quality settings, including contrast, brightness and colours. Memory mode allows users to create their own presets, which can be dedicated to favourite films or genres, and can be recalled at any time, eliminating the need for adjusting the TV when switching between watching a DVD and a regular broadcast

* Both DVD Home Cinema Systems use RGB Video Output via Euro-SCART to create pure, high quality images

Playback Compatibility

Pioneer's DCS-424 and DCS-323 allow users to playback, besides DVD-Video, many additional types of disc formats, including VideoCD, SVCD, MP3, WMA and JPEG files on CD discs In addition these new DVD Home Cinema Systems also feature RW Compatibility, handling not only standard DVD Video mode home recorded DVD-R and DVD-RW discs, but equally well DVD-RW discs recorded in DVD Video Recording Mode with play list edits.

Availability

The Pioneer DCS-323 and DCS-424 will be available from June 2004.

www.pioneer.co.uk