Pioneer DV-414 DVD Player

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Summary: BE AWARE
Review: BUYERS, BE AWARE.
I had 2 DVD players made by Pioneer. They are nice machines... for a little over a year. Then the warranty expires. The problem these players seem to have has to do with poorly designed dual laser pick up (one - for DVDs, the other one - for CDs and Video CDs). The first player I had stopped playing CDs and Video CDs, I got the other one - this one stopped playing DVDs.
On the positive side - the picture is very good, so if you are after a short-term buy go ahead, otherwise look for another brand.

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Summary: Biggest bang for your buck.
Review: Excellent playback with just the right balance for a starter DVD. The player has all the basic needs covered for a DVD player at a great price. All this, not to mention that it is a Pioneer, a mainstream name brand that is trusted.

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Summary: Terrific player and a tremendous value
Review: For the money, this player can't be beat. With all of its audio and video outputs, it integrates beautifully into just about any system. The DV-414 has component, s-video, and composite video outputs, as well as coaxial and optical digital audio outputs. You might be tempted to believe that Pioneer would not be able to deliver great performance out of a player with this many features as such a low price point, but that isn't the case. Picture quality is astounding, and the audio is excellent, especially through the digital audio outputs. The DV-414 is an excellent addition to any home theater, from inexpensive shelf systems to the ultra high-end. Buy it, you won't be dissapointed.

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Summary: Great DVD Player.
Review: Got the player as a gift,eazy hook-up to my Sharp 27 in. T.V.. Purchased a optical cable to hook-in my Pioneer reciever,sound and picture can't be beat. I would have paid $379.00 for this player,a local eletronics store had in it's ad. It will play CD's also, one at a time.

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Summary: Best DVD player you can get and reasonable price!
Review: I absolutely love this DVD player! I've never had any problems with skipping, response time is very nice, nice features in letting you know when there's a second angle to view on DVDs. Written commands are not gaudy, simple and small in corner. When you pause the DVD, command doesn't even show up on screen (which I like). This is the first DVD player I bought and it is incredibly easy to use. Definitely worth your money!

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Summary: Best DVD player you can get and reasonable price!
Review: I absolutely love this DVD player! I've never had any problems with skipping, response time is very nice, nice features in letting you know when there's a second angle to view on DVDs. Written commands are not gaudy, simple and small in corner. When you pause the DVD, command doesn't even show up on screen (which I like). This is the first DVD player I bought and it is incredibly easy to use. Definitely worth your money!

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Summary: DV 525 is replacement for 414
Review: I bought 525 and it is as good as one can expect it to be. I short listed 525, 414 and toshiba 31xx model and finally went for 525. I heard some complaints on the net that it sometimes freezes/locks ans 414 has a lip-sync problem sometimes. 525 is a new model and we don't have sufficient time to find out its bugs yet LOL but it has been a good experience so far.

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Summary: I love this DVD Player.
Review: I bought one of these DVD players from Amazon.com. This is an awesome DVD player for a great price. I love my DVD player. Pioneer is awesome and so is Amazon.

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Summary: Ignore raving reviews
Review: I noticed the person who gave this player a bad review mentioned it was worst than his inexpensive VCR. That rang a bell. Because of the DVD's copyright protection mechanism, you can not run a DVD thru a VCR to a TV. Although this person didn't describe their setup, the mention of the comparison to an inexpensive VCR might imply that they also have a tv with only one video input. Most people with such a setup would be tempted to have both a VCR and DVD player connected at the same time. Going thru a VCR seems like it should work, but it won't. Any DVD player will outperform any VCR player. When someone says otherwise, there is an error somewhere.

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Summary: Video and Audio quality -- WORSE than your VCR!
Review: I rented 4 different DVD titles from Blockbuster and bought 1 brand new from Amazon. With all titles, the quality of the picture and the sound turned out to be worse and worse a lot than my $125 Sharp VCR does with new VSH tapes! The remote is pathetic too -- buttons are small and there are no hints of which is which. Returning this one immediately.