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Summary: This is a must have
Review: i have had this player for over 2 yearsit plays EVERYTHING i have thrown at it mostly used for CDR and DVD+R a great piece of equipment, 10/10!
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Summary: DVD players - there IS a difference in picture quality...
Review: I have the Pioneer DV-333 connected to my modest Sony 27" TV via s-video cable. I bought it to replace the Pioneer DV-505 which recently died after 3 years. The picture is very clear and clean without digital noise/artifacts on my TV. In fact, I tried two other players before this, the Toshiba 2700 (briefly) and the Sony Vega DVS-570D. The picture on the Toshiba was the worst of the 3 -- not bad mind you (better than the average VHS), but it wasn't able to resolve fine details without "noise". Also the picture seemed to have more jitter than the others. The Toshiba does have a zoom feature, but I don't find it very useful for me. I'd rather have a larger TV! The Sony produced a smooth rock solid picture, but the colors were way too strong. I had to adjust the color/tint controls on my TV and on the player itself (to it's credit - the player does have these controls) and still couldn't get it quite right. Also it seemed to add noise to softly focused objects and scenes with dimly lit details - noticeable to me! Maybe the Sony player would work better with a Vega TV. The Pioneer worked great right out of the box. Feature wise, it doesn't have picture zoom or the HDCD decoding like the Toshiba. It doesn't have all the nice GUI menus or the Dolby Digital Decoder (which I don't want anyway) or the large amount of disc memory capabilty of the Sony. But I thought it had the best picture of the 3 players - and with a good DVD the movies looked most like the original film. Compare for yourself! I just hope it lasts a bit longer then my last unit.
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Summary: DVD players - there IS a difference in picture quality...
Review: I have the Pioneer DV-333 connected to my modest Sony 27" TV via s-video cable. I bought it to replace the Pioneer DV-505 which recently died after 3 years. The picture is very clear and clean without digital noise/artifacts on my TV. In fact, I tried two other players before this, the Toshiba 2700 (briefly) and the Sony Vega DVS-570D. The picture on the Toshiba was the worst of the 3 -- not bad mind you (better than the average VHS), but it wasn't able to resolve fine details without "noise". Also the picture seemed to have more jitter than the others. The Toshiba does have a zoom feature, but I don't find it very useful for me. I'd rather have a larger TV! The Sony produced a smooth rock solid picture, but the colors were way too strong. I had to adjust the color/tint controls on my TV and on the player itself (to it's credit - the player does have these controls) and still couldn't get it quite right. Also it seemed to add noise to softly focused objects and scenes with dimly lit details - noticeable to me! Maybe the Sony player would work better with a Vega TV. The Pioneer worked great right out of the box. Feature wise, it doesn't have picture zoom or the HDCD decoding like the Toshiba. It doesn't have all the nice GUI menus or the Dolby Digital Decoder (which I don't want anyway) or the large amount of disc memory capabilty of the Sony. But I thought it had the best picture of the 3 players - and with a good DVD the movies looked most like the original film. Compare for yourself! I just hope it lasts a bit longer then my last unit.
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Summary: This DVD Player RULES!
Review: I have used many DVD players and have pretty much been disappointed! This one ended all of that! First of all, DVD players have an annoying tendency to fade in and out IF you connect them to play THROUGH your VCR, this is an attempt to stop people from recording them, there is a quick fix for this at Radio Shack! The BEST thing about this player is, you can actually PLAY VCD's on this player. They all say they can, but they dont mention to tell you that they will NOT play VCD's or SVCD'd that were created on CD-R's CD-RW's or any other of the media us computer nuts use to burn CD's, well this is just stupid, since VCD's are so simple to create by yourself at home (see vcdhelp.com). After getting completely disgusted over the RCA so called "top of the line" DVD player I had, which was indeed better than most but still VCD non-compliant, I took a chance and purchased this unit which comes so highly recommened. Besides the fact that it is about $200 cheaper than the other "top of the line" models, it is just a WONDERFUL unit! It played all of my DVD's without a hitch! Better yet? It played my VCD's even when I TRIED to make them incompatible! You could actually just burn the MPEGs to the CD's in complete non-compliance to VCD requirements and this unit played it WITHOUT even a stall. Popped it in, 3 seconds later, my family home video was playing! It was remarkable! One would think you could stick a rock in there and it would play it (not recommended :) ) This is a must have for those who digitize videos on their computer, edit them, then burn them to VCD to tape! This machine is a MUST HAVE!!!! A+++
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Summary: A great player for a great price.
Review: I just purchased this DVD player from Best Buy. I got it for $..., which looks like a great price from what I have seen so far on the net and in "brick and mortar" outlets. The player was a breeze to set up, and the on screen easy set up guide was very easy to use. Picture quality is great, and I really liked the fast start up when you hit the play button. What it lacks of certain features, such as zoom etc. It gives back ten fold in terms of the great picture quality and sound. The remote was easy to use, even so the buttons are a little small and it lacks a back light feature. The only thing I wished that would come bundled with this player was a S-Video cable. That one I had to buy separately from Best Buy. So, if you are looking into getting a basic "work horse" of a DVD player, do not hesitate, the Pioneer DVD 333 is a great buy!
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Summary: A great player for a great price.
Review: I just purchased this DVD player from Best Buy. I got it for $..., which looks like a great price from what I have seen so far on the net and in "brick and mortar" outlets. The player was a breeze to set up, and the on screen easy set up guide was very easy to use. Picture quality is great, and I really liked the fast start up when you hit the play button. What it lacks of certain features, such as zoom etc. It gives back ten fold in terms of the great picture quality and sound. The remote was easy to use, even so the buttons are a little small and it lacks a back light feature. The only thing I wished that would come bundled with this player was a S-Video cable. That one I had to buy separately from Best Buy. So, if you are looking into getting a basic "work horse" of a DVD player, do not hesitate, the Pioneer DVD 333 is a great buy!
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Summary: Best DVD Player for your budget!
Review: I received this DVD player as a gift over a year ago. It is one of the best DVD players I've seen or heard of. It plays virtually any format, VCD's and regular CD's included and its quite simple to use. It may not have as many features as some of the high models, but its the best DVD player for the...price range. It's reliable, stable, and simple to set up and play.
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Summary: Best DVD Player for your budget!
Review: I received this DVD player as a gift over a year ago. It is one of the best DVD players I've seen or heard of. It plays virtually any format, VCD's and regular CD's included and its quite simple to use. It may not have as many features as some of the high models, but its the best DVD player for the...price range. It's reliable, stable, and simple to set up and play.
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Summary: Poor Picture, and Poor Remote
Review: I recieved my dvd player only a couple of days ago, and already I am considering taking it back. When I watch DVDs on it the pictures goes dim then gets real bright, repeatly through the hole movie, it is very annoying. To see if it was just my DVD player I played the same movies on a neighbors player and it was perfectly fine. Also the remote has very tiny buttons, and it would help if it was backlit or the buttons glowed in the dark. I found myself getting up, turning the lights on, and missing parts of the movie just to perform a simple task though the remote. There were many features that I liked on it, but I am sure that I can find the same features on any DVD player. I give this a thumbs down.
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Summary: More useful features than the Toshiba 1600
Review: I've owned the Pioneer dv-333 for about a month now and I researched it for months prior to that; basically I came down to it and the Toshiba 1600 which is $25-30 cheaper. Both have excellent reviews and there are only a few differences worth noting in making a decision between the two. Most people agree that the remote for both the pioneer and the toshiba 'sucks' and having used many remotes in-store demonstrations I can say they arent that bad. My friends Rca dvd player remote was universal but the remote stank. I actually prefer the pioneer remote and even if you hit the wrong button, which will happen on badly spaced remotes, its unlikely to eject the disc or stop it as those buttons arent in confusing areas. You can buy a nice universal rem0te at radio shack but I prefer to use the original because of its simplicity. I decided to go with the pioneer because of the optical and coaxial digital outputs(toshiba 1600 has only coaxial). I already had an optical cable (go with accoustics research, excellent and not as expensive as monster) and I used it many times when I borrowed my friends Rca dvd player. I went out and bought a coaxial cable anyway to compare the difference in sound. Though you may not have a digital reciever yet or do and dont care which output you use I think it is best to be able to chose which one you want to use instead of being forced to use the coaxial. Its all about personal preference. A couple of other differences worth noting are the 'zoom' feature in the toshiba and the ability to play CD-R and CD-RW on the pioneer. I havent seen the zoom feature and even on my 32 inch tv it is annoying to watch movies in widescreen. My understanding is that the zoom feature, while cool enough, is more of a gimick and it is unlikely you will reguarly use it. It reminds me of my old zenith tv which has a zoom feature(that tv is older than I am). The CD-r and RW playback wasnt a must for me even though I regularly burn cds and now love playing them on the pioneer. I found that the cd-r brand 'Cursor" worked on many dvd players that did not support cd-r playback so it is possible this could work on the toshiba, this is common so check it out before hand by testing it out at the stores if possible. This player is definately quieter than people give it credit for. Although in a wall unit (glass encased) even with the glass door open the player is relatively quiet. I have a small room so I sit less than 6 feet away and I simply cant notice any noise even during lower volume scenes during a film. Also the advertised feature of faster loading and resume is very much true. A few seconds doesnt matter much to me but it is convenient none the less. I used to like it when I would put the disc in on the rca and be able to sit down and get comfortable before it loaded but now on the pioneer it loads so fast I have to press stop so I can go sit down first. Dv-333 also plays Vcd's (whatever they are!) but really I think most people care about dvd and cd playback and this player delivers. The only difference between this and say a high end model would be progressive scan ,which, if you dont know what it is you likely cant take advantage of it (ie you need a High definition tv). I have a decent home theatre with a subwoofer and I cant complain about this players compatibility with my setup. I even like how you can hookup the analog stereo jacks to your tv while still getting Dolby digital/dts out of your reciever. This is nice if your center speaker sounds bad or if you dont have one and are watching dvds with just two speakers. Really, I dont think you can go wrong with either the toshiba 1600 or the Pioneer dv-333 so I wouldnt feel any apprehension about your purchase afterwards no matter what you go with. This player simply has more useful extras that you may need soon enough and I believe its best to have that option. Also I recommend you buy a good s-video cable and even if your tv is 7-8 years old it should have the input for this. I recommend Accoustics Research but they were sold out here and I had to go with a higher end Rca because Monster was simply way overpriced for what it delivers. Also when you first use this player there is a switch on the back to select either s-video or the regular analog (yellow color coded cable) and I know of a few people who were frustrated because they didnt read the manual (like me) and thought there was a problem with the player when they could not get any picture. Have fun with whatever you decide to purchase!
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