Pioneer PDA-V100HD AV Converter

[panovision]

Just bought one of these for £123.00 inc vat from oyyy.co.uk These retail for £300 or more.

The following retailers also have this at a very good price, they are stuff-uk.net and dscplc.co.uk

I was a bit worried it may be an import or refurb model. Arrived next day on Saturday delivery and was Brand New UK Model.

[bxd]

Hi,

Well spotted _ I've just ordered one.

I did a bit of a search and found one or two a pound or two cheaper, but I couldn't get onto the site that I tried.

I looked at these at the Bristol Hi-Fi show last February (~£250) and I've thought about getting one for a while. Last week i purchased a new dvd-recorder so I now need a hdmi switcher .... just the job.

Thanks again.

Brian

[bxd]

Hi,

My unit has just arrived. Item was double boxed and looks like a new UK model. I might have to go home early today to install it.

Brian

[panovision]

Been running mine sine 16th Aug with no issues. Connected PS3, Denon DVD, Sky HD, Wii Console (Component) all to a Panny TH42PV500.

[Filbert]

http://www.oyyy.co.uk/product.php/56...d-av-converter Seems like they've upped their price to £413.59 on the Pioneer PDA-V100HD how wierd!?

[lupinthe4th]

Just got mine in time yesterday for the cheap price after thinking about it since the bargain first appeared.

[mikehb]

Originally Posted by lupinthe4th

Just got mine in time yesterday for the cheap price after thinking about it since the bargain first appeared.

Please advise

If i was to buy 1 of these am i right in thinking that i would be able to connect my analog dvd recorder thru scart to this box without connecting it to the t.v. and output it thru the hdmi output on my display. I assume that i will still need to connect the arial pass thru to the tv for recording purposes.

[bxd]

Hi Mikehb,

Yes the unit has a scart input, so you can connect your dvd-recorders rgb output to that. I've got a Pioneer Freeview box connected to the scart input on mine.

I'm not quite sure what you mean about the arial "pass-through".

You still need to connect an antenna to the dvd-r. If you have a digital tv you may well have an analog (antenna) output from your tv to feed the dvd-r.
Otherwise an analog (antenna) feed should go to the dvd-r first and then onto the tv.

The unit has NO antenna connections - it's a HDMI, component, scart, s-video & composite switcher which upscales standard def to 1080i.

Mine is installed and i use it to switch HD-dvd, DVD-Recorder and PS3 (via HDMI) as well as upscaling freeview (via scart) to my Panasonic HD-8 plasma which only has 1 HDMI input.

I'm glad I picked mine up when I did _ £413 is a bit scary, although I'm sure I found some at prices ~£130 when I did a search.

Brian

[panovision]

Filbert, have just been back to oyyy and price is £108 + vat. It must have been a short term typo on website maybe. They are now showing out of stock.

[wiltsteve]

Back in stock for £400!!!!

Looks like I was too late for this one.

[bxd]

Yup...

Months too late!!

Actually, I did a google search and found some of these at other companies (other than oyyy) for similar prices. I'm sure I've seen them advertised for around £200.

Brian

[wiltsteve]

Some companies (selling through amazon) are doing it for about £200 but I'm kicking myself for not getting it when it was £150 Delivered!

Damn me and my 'Waitnsee' policy!

:D

[Henry]

Quite late to come to the party and possibly of no use to anyone, but I've just picked one up from Hi-Fi Confidential for £119.99.

[teclis]

Even cheaper here Pioneer PDAV100HD from Hughes Direct

[INDIE]

Hi teclis,

Many thanks for this, looks like its going to be £ 100.00 including postage.

Although I'm meant to be a member of the Which Association !

Cheers

Indie.