by - written on 07/11/00, updated on 07/11/00 (Useful, 99 readings)
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I was quite lucky when I purchased this player, as a few of my friends all ready owned this model. This however didnt stop me purchasing it knowing some of the disadvantages that it has. Yes the drive is fairly noisy but during a good movie you dont even notice it. Secondly the remote is poxy but you can put up with for the player ... Read the complete review
by - written on 06/10/00, updated on 06/10/00 (Useful, 44 readings)
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The Pioneer DV525 was after a lot of searching the DVD player that I bought. It may not be the nicest looking or even the cheapest, but at the end of the day the machine does what it is meant to and that is play dvd's. It is really let down by the remote control, which at best can be called functional and at worse a joke. The ... Read the complete review
by - written on 26/09/00, updated on 26/09/00 (Useful, 154 readings)
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Ever since CD players made there way into cars, pioneer has been a brand name with street cred'. However, over the last couple of years the name has slipped in my opinion. There DVD players are all comparable to similar panasonic products - but without the charm. I got my 525 as a replacement for my 515 after having repeated ... Read the complete review
by - written on 21/09/00, updated on 21/09/00 (Very useful, 202 readings)
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Excellent DVD player. Picture is crisp and colour representation is accurate with no visible artifacting in the darker blocks of colour. It can output PAL/NTSC or PAL60 (PAL signal but at NTSC refresh rate) . It has a Good range of connectors on rear include 1 x S-Video, 1 x Composite Video, 1 x Digit audio, 1 x Optical, ... Read the complete review
by - written on 21/09/00, updated on 21/09/00 (Very useful, 112 readings)
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Before we start I will review the machine as harshly as I can, last thing you need is someone saying how great their own machine is as that won't help a bit. First thing that I noticed was the drive did seem a bit noisy, I was a bit worried about that but as they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and I ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/08/00, updated on 23/08/00 (Useful, 276 readings)
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I've had the 525 for about eight months now and it's been a great little system and has played everything I've tried in it so far. It's my first DVD player so I suppose I'm easily impressed having just come off the VHS bandwagon. I picked this model for several reasons... The output is selectable ... Read the complete review
