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Disk in and out are slow than my old Poineer. USB only support real USD driver, not my mp3 or hard disk. Support mp4? no! It should say, some of the mp4 format, NOT all mp4.

Not worth the money.

This DVD player is a disappointment: it takes more than 3 seconds before showing you that it received power-on command from the remote control; it's a region 1 player, so it cannot play discs from other regions, fair enough; HOWEVER, it cannot even play all the region 1 discs. Avoid this one!

I don't really know much about these things, but I just bought two of them because Consumer Reports rated them highly. I hooked up the first one and it worked great for about 30 minutes, then it stopped working until it cooled down. I hooked up the other in another room and it works, but the HDMI connection seems a little loose. It still works, but I have to get the cable in just the right position. It does the same thing on two different brand new cables, so it's definitly the box. Maybe I just got two lemons, but I won't buy Pioneer again. Good luck.

I bought this model to improve my upconverting performance for my legacy DVDs. I had been using my Xbox360 to play DVDs into my 1080P 40" Samsung LCD TV. After reading a review comparing the Xbox unfavorably to a high-end Denon upconverting DVD player, I decided to look for a better player. I brought home the Pioneer and discovered the Xbox360 performs this task better. Note to self, sales staff typically know NOTHING.

This player cannot recognize any mpg/mpeg files on DVD+R and -R. I read the manual very carefully and found that it never mentions that it can play MPEG.

I tried to burn one mpg, one avi, and one divx file on a DVD-R. The player can play avi and divx without any problems. However, the mpg file just never shows up. It's a shame that a DivX certified player cannot recognize MPEG. What a joke!

Besides, the manual also mentions some restriction on DVD+R disc. This player would play +R disc only when it's a DVD Video (backup DVD movies).