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This is my first ever DVD player at home. I was impressed with how light and slim line the unit was. The remote, whilst functional, it not the most intuitive and it very light and plasticy. The machine worked superbly. The initial start up and set up process took seconds and got me going immediately without hassle. The basic operation of the DVD player is easy to follow, however to did find the onscreen menus somewhat cluttered and hard to read at times. Picture and sound wise, the unit delivers a good level of quality. The zoom function is nice and the sounds output is good. It's a shame there's only one SCART at the back but I can live with that.

For the money I paid, I have no major complaints for this Pioneer DVD player. If someone was going to buy this and pay the asking price, I'd say you've done well with this purchase. It's not the best player on the market, but it's not the worst either. It'll do your movies justice but at the same time it won't blow your mind. It's a safe buy and I think I'll enjoy a long and reliable service from it. Highly recommended to all. Go buy it.

This is the first DVD player I've ever brought and I have to say that it is highly impressive. I did extensive research into DVD players before buying one as I needed a player that was multi region, and that is compatable with DVD-R DVD+R SVCD, etc. This player has played everything so far and played it well. Despite the manual claiming that the player only supports DVD-R/W i have used DVD+R in and it ran like a charm.

Looks wise the player is excellent nothing that can be faulted really. I actually like the remote control, some claim it's to light and plasticy I think it strikes the right balance personally, but then each to their own.

My only major grips with the player is that it doesn't come with a scart lead, this meant that i couldn't play NTSC format DVD's in colour until i purchased one. I ended up picking a JVC one up from Dixons and it works fine now. Another slight annoyance really is that when you play Audio CD's through the player you can only see a black screen, a little colour or visualisations wouldn't have gone a miss, but then who cares that's what you stereo's for anyway!

Overall an excellent player at a brilliant price and the red dwarf and office episode on the free dvd were the icing on the cake.

This DVD player is very good value for money i paid UKp120. I really love it. It plays everything EVERY REGION DVD,/DVD-R/DVD-RW/VCD/SVCD/CD/ CDR/CDRW/MP3s. Pioneer is also a reliable make. It looks very stylish, is light and slim. It has a good zoom and very easy to read manual. The remote is also vey easy to operate. The picture is crystal clear. Thank you for DVD it is so much better than VHS. It has excellent T.V surround sound if you don't have Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. The only shame is that it doesn't have DD 5.1 Decoder built in. But i have plugged it into my HI fi system through the Mini Disc input and therefore has two quality speakers and is more than adequate.

I have absolutely no regrets about buying this DVD player.

Very easy to set up in glorious DTS.

Plays DVDs and CDs in every format I've heart of, MP3s too.

Check your TV can cope with NTSC if multi region is important to you, my older TV can't cope but the player works like a dream with my Sony Vega.

Great reproduction and generally very consistent, but it does seem to freeze momentarily (for about 2-3 seconds) on many scene changes.