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Summary: the best moderately priced dvd player out there
Review: A year ago, if you would have told me I could afford a DVD player I most likely would have laughed in your face. From the ads you see on tv, you're led to believe you can't get one for less than a grand. So when I was surfing Amazon.com last December, I was surprised to see highly rated models in [a moderate] price range. This particular one was on a great sale along with a few other bargain players.. I debated between this and the slightly less expensive Toshiba 1600 - but the fact that I can play CD-R/CD-RW's on the Pioneer DV-333 won me over. I've been extremely happy with this DVD player. The Dolby Surround Sound is superb.. especially considering the cheap TV I have this thing hooked up to. There was no set up; all cords and batteries included. You just put it on the shelf, plug it in and attach it to the TV. This machine also processes very quickly.. if this is supposedly a low-end model, I can't imagine how fast a [more expensive] model runs. We've never seen it skip or error in any way and we use it every day. Thanks to this handy player, we've become DVD junkies! The only drawbacks to this model is a slight hum of the disc that you hear while the DVD/CD-R is playing (you get used to it), the lack of lighting on the remote control and the fact that there's no 'zoom.' That really only means that you are going to watch everything on wide screen. Not a big deal.. and not worth [the] extra [money]. Overall, this is a great machine. I know a lot of people refer to it as a 'starter DVD player' just because it's cheap and lacks a couple toys machines five times more expensive offer.. but I am satisfied with it and don't plan to upgrade any time soon.
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Summary: Great DVD player for an old model
Review: Althought this DVD player doesn't have the progressive scan feature, the picture looks better than one that does. When compare to a new Panasonic, the image quality of Panasonic looks artificial and "digital". The Pioneer's picture is a lot warmer and realistic. This player is a bit picky about screatches on the media.
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Summary: Price/performance winner with brillant picture quality
Review: Altough there is no technical info provided here ( probably becasue it's a new player ), this box meets nearly everything the home-cinema beginner needs. +Twin-Wave Laser Pickup for CD/Video CD/CD-R playback, +96KHz/24-bit Audio DAC for superb sound quality, +10-bit Video Signal DAC for high-quality DVD pictures, +Dolby® Digital and dts® Digital Outputs, And several outs: +Component (Y, Cr, Cb) Output x 1, +S-Video Output x 1, +Composite Video Output x 1, +AC-3 Bit Stream/PCM Optical Output x 1, +AC-3 Bit Stream/PCM Coaxial Output x 1, +Analog Audio Output x 1 So, why not 5 stars? A DV333D ( built-in decoder for 5.1 outputs ) could beat this one; but Amazon price ($249) is fine to go with.
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Summary: beware the freeze problem...
Review: As described by users below, I too started having problems after a little over a year of very light use. the machine will turn on fine, and display the pioneer logo, but then will get hung up and not load the menu. if i retry repeatedly, up to a dozen times, sometimes i get lucky and it starts to play. pioneer claims there is no service bulletin on this model, so you are responsible for all repairs. it's a great unit, but considering that i could get a new dvd player for [money], i'm not sure that it's worth the money to repair this.
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Summary: Excellent Quality for Excellent Price Point
Review: First DVD player. I come from the school of "read the directions if all else fails" and found I did not need to read the directions. Have a very simple set up, not home theatre, and found it soooo simple to plug-n-play. Watched first film with no problems. ; - ) The other reviews here helped me make up my mind. Couldn't afford the high-end models and did not need to settle for the lowest-end. This will serve me well for many years to come. Thank you. BTW the supplied video cable was perfect for my set up. No need to buy s-vid cable, so am returning it.
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Summary: Incredible player!
Review: First, the picture is amazing. It is hard to believe that this thing is so good for the money. IT PLAYS CD-R's! It has optical and digital outputs, and it is quiet as hell. I first played some DVD's that I have had problems with on other players, and this thing played them flawlessly. I cant reccomend this player enough! It is just awesome.
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Summary: dvd-333
Review: Great DVD player. Great sound and picture quality. Quiet, Fast,and easy setup. All my movies have had perfect quality picture and sound. It starts up quick,and also has quick 3 second resume. Great value!
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Summary: A Disappointing Product
Review: I am very disappointed with my Pioneer DVD Player DV-333. After playing approximately 20 DVDs during a period of seven months it has failed. I called customer service 1-800-421-1404 and the representative told me where to take the unit for service. A call to the service people told me that it would take ten days to two weeks service if no parts were required and a month if service was required. Obviously the critical parts on this Pioneer system were not burned in. We got an early unnecessary failure. What a waste of money! As an engineer who has acquired over sixty patents and put a lot of products into production, I know this failure did not have to happen. Pioneer has disappointed me.
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Summary: A Disappointing Product
Review: I am very disappointed with my Pioneer DVD Player DV-333. After playing approximately 20 DVDs during a period of seven months it has failed. Not a motor or a mechanical part but an electronic part. I called customer service 1-800-421-1404 and the representative told me where to take the unit for service. A call to the service people told me that it would take ten days to two weeks service if no parts were required and a month if service was required. Obviously the critical parts on this Pioneer system were not burned in. We got an early unnecessary failure. What a waste of money! As an engineer who has acquired over sixty patents and put a lot of products into production, I know this failure did not have to happen. Pioneer has disappointed me.
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Summary: Good buy - good value - good player
Review: I am very happy with this unit. I have a Pioneer receiver with DTS and the 5.1 surround sound really delivers that heart thumpin' theater experience. The DVD's start playing within a second which is lot quicker than many other players I've seen in the same entry-level price range. I use it as CD player for my numerous CDR and the sound quality is superb. I use the optical digital out. Visuals - when I have to watch video cassettes on my VCR I can't believe the difference. The blacks are great and the 4 speeds are a nice feature. There is definately some pixelation on smaller objects but that you'll find on all players in the under $300 bracket. It plays The Matrix without problems...
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