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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.

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.

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.