Pioneer DV 525

Advantages great sound
Disadvantages delayed forward and rewind

...Nowadays, you can find loads of good, moderately priced DVD players on the market from more or less every electronics manufacturer around. I had a look around before deciding on the Pioneer DV-525. A major surprise I had is that the one I chose is one of the only DVD players around that can pass a true 96 khz signal while playing 96 khz / 24 bit DVDs. Nearly all other players down-convert this signal to 48 khz. When you combine this feature with an MSB link DAC it will create a nice budget-conscious CD transport and D/A converter. Quite a problem, I think, is that it gets quite noisy when spinning the DVD and even more noisy when it is moving from track to track. Strangely enough the level of noise varies from DVD to DVD. Usually you won’t notice unless the movie has a quiet scene. Another disadvantage is the delay in moving forward... Read review

Advantages Beats video by far
Disadvantages None

...This player is outstanding it has converted me a mere woman to the benefits of DVD & suround sound TV. I had always tolerated my husbands need for the best TV & audio equipment, but this got me watching James Bond, I hate James Bond, just for the effects and the picture quality. We started with a Matsui DVD within a week the DVD player was faulty and exchanged. We then changed one DVD 7 times because it played most other DVD's ok we thought it was the DVD not the player. When the store got fed up of changing the DVD we took the DVD to a local TV & audio shop and asked them to check the DVD it played on all there DVD players. The Matsui DVD player was returned again checked instore and found to be faulty again. We paid the extra and got the PIONEER DV-525 it plays every DVD the picture quality is excellent as is the sound. Having... Read review

Advantages Good sound and picture, no jumping, easy setup
Disadvantages Not a lot for the price

...I bought the pioneer Dv-525 about 6 months ago at bargain price of £169. It took all of about 3 minutes to setup my DVD player with my television, then only another 5 minutes to set up the options and settings on-screen with a very user-friendly menu system. The picture is superb and sound is very good especially through surround sound or even just on a Nicam TV. The player is multi-regional and automatical sets itself to whatever region DVD is put in the machine. The player hardly makes any of the whirring and vibrating noises often assoicated with lower-budget DVD players. The remote control is just the right size and not to cluttered with buttons - the main buttons are all very easily accessed without fumbling around with the remote. You can also play cd's, cd-r's and vcd's on the player with excellent sound quality... Read review