Pioneer DV-414 DVD Player

• Twin-laser DVD mechanism capable of reading DVD-Video, VCD, audio CD-R, and audio CD-RW
• Optical and coaxial digital-audio outputs pass Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround formats (for use with compatible AV receivers/speakers)
• Pioneer Viter-Bi error correction and high-end digital-to-analog conversion (96 kHz/24-bit audio DAC)
• Component-, composite-, and S-video outputs accommodate a range of TVs and monitors
• Measures 16.6 x 4 x 11.3 inches (W x H x D)

PROS: Full featured for a home theatre system (96KHz 24 bit D/A converter, Dolby Digital, DTS, optical output, component video output), nice price, EXCELLENT image and sound quality, beats other DVDs I've seen on these fields, nice face, LED panel can be turned off, lots of programming possibilities for those addicted to this (not my case, I'm confortable with viewing and hearing its quality). CONS: Remote doesn't have the best layout, may not be compatible with Pioneer's DVD R/RW. With the DV 414, Pioneer has proven that although quality has a price, it doesn't need to be above US$ 300. Bought mine on December 1999 and couldn't be happier, specially considering its price/features/performance/quality. If you like movies and are budget conscious, I can only but recommend the DV 414.

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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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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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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.