KISS DP-558

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. Specifications
3. Installation - Page 1
4. Installation - Page 2
5. Installation - Page 3
6. The Menus - Page 1
7. The Menus - Page 2
8. Online Functions - Page 1
9. Online Functions - Page 2
10. Online Functions - Page 3
11. Online Functions - Page 4
12. Recording
13. FTP Link
14. PC Link
15. The Tests - Page 1
16. Playback Tests - Page 2
17. Playback Tests - Page 3
18. Playback Tests - Page 4
19. Playback Tests - Page 5
20. Conclusion

Disc compatibility

Format	Content	Booktype	Playback
DVD-R	DVD-Video	-	Yes
DVD-R DL			No
DVD-RW			Yes
DVD+R		DVD+R	Yes
DVD+R		DVD-ROM	Yes
DVD+RW		DVD+RW	Yes
DVD+RW		DVD-ROM	Yes
DVD+R DL		DVD+R DL	No
DVD+R DL		DVD-ROM	No

The above tests were performed with the stock CD/DVD loader installed on the DP-558. The KISS DP-558 couldn't recognize ±R9 media with either DVD-ROM or DVD+R DL booktype set.

Playback Tests

In order to test the KISS DP-558, we used several encoded files with the latest versions of XVid, DivX, x264 Mpeg4 codecs, along with several Mpeg1 and Mpeg2 clips. You will find further details regarding all encoded files in this PDF. The tests were performed with the player's CD/DVD loader. In short, the device supports the following audio/video/picture extension file types:

Audio: .AC3, .MP2, .MP3, .WMA, .OGG
Video: .AVI, .MPG, .MP4, .DIVX
Pictures: .JPG

Audio Tests

We used several audio formats covering almost all current compressed/uncompressed music file types:

Format	Details	Result
MP4 (.MP4 & .AAC)	CBR (32~192Kbit)	Yes
	VBR (30~300Kbit)
	HE/LC VBR 2.0
	HE/LC VBR 5.1	No sound
AC3 (.AC3)	5.1	Yes
ACE (.AC3)	2.0	Yes
DTS (.DTS)	5.1	No
MP2 (.MP2)	2.0	Yes
MP3 (Layer 3) (.MP3)	ABR (32~320Kbit)	Yes
	CBR (32~320Kbit)	Yes
	VBR (32~320Kbit)	Yes
MP3 (Layer2) (.MP3)	CBR (8~160Kbit)	Yes
MP3 (Layer 2.5) (.MP3)	CBR (8~160Kbit)	Yes
MP3 Pro (.MP3)	CBR (18~ 96Kbit)	Yes
MP3 Pro (.MP3)	VBR (Lowest-Highest)	Yes
OGG (.OGG)	CBR (45~500Kbit)	Jerky playback
	VBR (25~100 Quality)	Jerky playback
	VBR 5.1	Unsupported codec
WAV (.WAV)	PCM 44.1 /48Khz 2.0	Doesn't recognize the file format (.WAV)
	PCM 48Khz 5.1
	DTS_CD_5.1
WMA (.WMA)	CBR (5~320Kbits)	Yes
WMA (.WMA)	VBR (48~192Kbits)	Yes
WMA Pro	5.1	No

The KISS DP-558 with 1.1.2 firmware doesn't support the AAC, WAV and DTS file formats. We didn't notice any problem with MP3 playback or WMA. However, the OGG format which uses a lot of CPU time, produced some jerky playback with almost of the used test files.