I love this DVD player. I own a Sony top-of-the-line blue-ray and this Pioneer player has more features and (in my opinion) has a better overall picture and more features than that Sony at one third the price. The CD features are great and the MP3 conversion and playback are flawless. I did a side by side comparison of the blu-ray with blu-ray disk vs. Pioneer with reg. DVD with up-conversion comparison. The results simply are that I couldn't tell any significant difference. (I have a high-end HDTV for comparison) and I didn't see anywhere close to enough difference between these players to justify paying extra for a blu-ray disks.
In my opinion, blu-ray is going to have to show me a whole lot more to get me to pony up the extra money for disks when I have my Pioneer and reg. DVDs.

Pioneer Dv610av-k Black Multi Region Code Free Hdmi Upconverting 1080p DVD Player

This DVD player is BlueRay quality all the way. It plays your regular dvd's but it is by no means "regular". A side by side comparison w/ my PS3's BlueRay playback makes me wish I hadn't bought a PS3 for the soul reason it had BlueRay capability. Another big plus is that this is Region Free straight out of the box. I travel a lot to Europe and being able to play dvd's back here in the states that I have purchased in France or Germany is awesome. Purchasing from All Region World as an Amazon seller is the way to go.

If you are looking for:
1080p HD upconvert of standard DVD's - Awesome
Multi-Region Capability - Awesome
Sound Quality - Awesome
A great price - Awesome
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The Pioneer dvd610av-k black multi region code free hdmi dvd player that i purchased has made me so happy. Since i had this now i can buy and play all my dvds purchased from region 2, 3, 4 areas that can not be purchased here in the usa. The picture and sound quality is crystal clear. This is a very slim device that makes it so easy to place anywhere without a problem. This was so easy to convert this to muti region code free. It plays real good on my regular television set. Before I bought this I made sure I read all specifications and glad I made the right choice. I highly recommend this item to all consumers to get this attractive dvd player.