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Summary: Also plays DVD +R
Review: Fantastic Video, excellent audio, heavy feature set, and looks great...but that's not why I bought it.In the past, if you wanted max format compatibility, you had to sacrifice video quality. Sure, you can stick a slice of pizza in a Sony DVP-NS725P and it will play a Little Caesars commercial, but the video quality is horrendous. I searched high and low looking for a player that can read a wide range of formats, including DVD +R, without having to sacrifice quality...and just when I was about to give up, someone turned on a Grail shaped beacon. Enter the Pioneer DV-563A. I dropped in every +R that I have and it played them flawlessly. No skipping, no laser chirping. It even played disks on lower quality media that were burned right to the edge. Absolutely awesome. By the way, the specs do not advertise +R and I am using a recorder that supports bit setting so your mileage may vary.
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Summary: Also plays DVD +R
Review: Fantastic Video, excellent audio, heavy feature set, and looks great...but that's not why I bought it. In the past, if you wanted max format compatibility, you had to sacrifice video quality. Sure, you can stick a slice of pizza in a Sony DVP-NS725P and it will play a Little Caesars commercial, but the video quality is horrendous. I searched high and low looking for a player that can read a wide range of formats, including DVD +R, without having to sacrifice quality...and just when I was about to give up, someone turned on a Grail shaped beacon. Enter the Pioneer DV-563A. I dropped in every +R that I have and it played them flawlessly. No skipping, no laser chirping. It even played disks on lower quality media that were burned right to the edge. Absolutely awesome. By the way, the specs do not advertise +R and I am using a recorder that supports bit setting so your mileage may vary.
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Summary: Excellent player, with only one baffling element..
Review: I have had this player for some months now, and am very pleased with the performance all round. Video always looks good, no problems there. Every existing audio and video connection is available on the back, very nice indeed.
What makes this player truly great though is that it is a universal player - apart from the usual video, mp3, etc capabilities it also plays DVD Audio and SACD (super audio cd) - and it does so smashingly. The new formats are played back beautifully. It also gives you the best that your regular cds have to offer.
I would really give this player the full five stars, except that it has one baffling, and extremely irritating feature - while it actually does PAL to NTSC conversion (very nicely I might add), it is not region free, nor can it be rendered so easily.
I ask you, how many region 1 PAL discs have YOU seen on the market?
Because of this I have to keep a second player (one of those no name brand bargain basement ones - does an excellent job by the way) for the sole purpose of playing my region 2 PAL discs (expensive legitimately purchased discs of material that simply is not available in a region 1 version).
Of course if you do not own any other region discs (nor plan on ever getting any) then this will be irrelevant to you.
In conclusion, an excellent player all around, I fully recommend it - but with that one glaring error in design (Pioneer really let down their customers with that one).
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Summary: Where is everybody?
Review: I wonder why there isn't more interest in this player that has the unique ability to play both of the new formats. I bought mine for my mid level surround system and couldn't be more pleased.
I don't know it may compare with the $$$ players, but I find
the aural experience of SACD and DVD-A very nice for this price.
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Summary: Where is everybody?
Review: I wonder why there isn't more interest in this player that has the unique ability to play both of the new formats. I bought mine for my mid level surround system and couldn't be more pleased.
I don't know it may compare with the $$$ players, but I find
the aural experience of SACD and DVD-A very nice for this price.
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Summary: Oh My Rod, This thing is Awesome!
Review: I'll keep this short and sweet because so many people have already sung the praises. I have logged numerous hours with this DVD/Universal Player and have not seen any problems. Picture quality is amazing and the High Resolution Audio Capability is superb. SACD and DVD-Audio have never sounded so good. This is a true giant-killer and worth its weight in gold.
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Summary: Great Player
Review: This is a great multi format player. So far I've been playing a lot of DVD-R's with excellent results. I was having a lot of problems with my previous JVC player.
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Summary: Great Player
Review: This is a great multi format player. So far I've been playing a lot of DVD-R's with excellent results. I was having a lot of problems with my previous JVC player.
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Summary: Terrific player for the money
Review: This player is a very good player for a very cheap price. It not only plays regular DVD's with great results, it also plays both DVD-audio discs and SACD's with ease. The sound is great and setup is very easy. I had mine up and running within 10 minutes, and that includes connecting the cables to my receiver. The only reason I did not give this player a 5 is because I think it loads the disc a bit slowly, otherwise it's a terrific play. The outside is attractive and the player has a very small footprint. Buy this! It's worth the money.
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