Color, tone, versatility, sound, and serveral more.

Ok remote and slight pause when changing layers

This DVD is really one of the best sold in the 500 to 700 dollar price range. In my opinion this unit competes with the flagship Denon and sony DVD players. Many people come over to my place and ask, what is the difference between the dv-37 and a 200 dollar or less machine? All I have to do is throw in a disk and watch their faces. Right away they replay, "The color and picture quality is noticably better." The remote on the other hand is alright. Simple, moderate built quality, and glow in the dark buttons. The flaw lies in the small button size. I guess the size is in proportion with the quanity of buttons on the remote. The DVD player''s video DAC is superb. I own a dvd called spring and chaos. When it was made the info per frame was very large. Most standard players froze or pixalated in various common chapters. The company eventually had to reissue dvd''s. This player handeled the DVD well with no pixalation. With all DVD''s the color is true, soft, and accurate. The sound DAC is also well engineered. Crisp, clear, strong sound, nothing anyone would complain about. With all players there are flaws. The dv-37 tends to have a very short, but noticable pause with switching layers in DVD''s. It can be distracting when intensly watching a movie. The connections on the back are great. I own both a TV (obvious) and a projector. Swithing the S-video was annoying. The two S-Video connects are a real help in releaving the problem of having to switch svideo cables seemingly every other day. Pioneer gave all the connctions that a person could want, except for the 6 channel hookups. In today''s receiver market there is no need for a 6 channel hookup thanks to new technology including digital coaxial and fiber optics (toshlink). If this player is spotted for 500 dollars, or a little more, I highly recommend buying it. The color, picture, sound, and numerous other features make the dv-37 an outstanding player for the present and years to come.

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Great picture - best that I''ve seen at any price.

Seems to be having trouble playing newer discs. Chroma upsampling error.

This progressive player has the most "film-like" look of any player that I''ve seen. Movies look like movies! In spite of the fact that many progessive players with 3:2 pulldown have become available for less than the DV-37, I have not seen anything that approaches it for less money. However, over the last few months, my player has had trouble with the following discs: 1. Akira 2. Godfather Bonus Disc 3. Jeepers Creepers I''ve heard rumors of others, but those are the ones that either won''t play or hang up repeatedly during play on my machine. Pioneer has acknowledged that the player has a manufacturing defect, and I have sent it in for repair. The first time that it was sent back to me, the problem was still there. I''m not sure that they know how to fix it - the first person from Pioneer that told me about the problem told me that they had just become aware of it and didn''t know what to do about it yet. If you buy this machine, I would test it first to see if the problem has been fixed on newer players. Also, the player has the dreaded chroma upsampling error that causes streaking in large red areas, particularly in animated films. Toy Story gets mentioned a lot, but frankly, if you weren''t told about it, I doubt that you would notice it. I wouldn''t have. If Pioneer fixes the disc problem, I''d up my rating to five stars.

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Price, Construction, Supported formats (CDR, VCD), Pure Cinema Progressive Scan

Fairly involved set-up to get it perfect

I have never been a big fan of Pioneer prior to purchasing the DV-37.. At this price point, build quality is exceptional. Through the component video inputs, my DVD's seemed to take on a "film" type quality. I also had concerns regarding the Legato Link causing my already "layed back" B&W's highs to sound slow, or rolled off. This was not the case, they still sounded very smooth.

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Cinema-like picture; easy set-up. Enhanced set-up menue for tweaking the video output.

Remote could be better; See lexicon for how to do a complex remote correctly

Picture is smooth and artifact free. Running progressive and upconverted DBS to 960I. 3:2 pull-down works flawlessly as does the internal tweaking the unit affords. Fit, finish, and control fuctions typical of Pioneer Elite series: First Class. Music CDs -jazz and classical - are rendered flawlessly with depth, dimension, and timber.
when compared to the DVD-39 with DVD-A this set is a no brainer, since it has the exact components and specs; not to mention the fact there is not much software for DVD-A. There is a significant argument in the "legitimate" press that 24bit/96Khz DACs are all you're going to need in terms of what you can hear.(See Audio Critic - Jan/Feb) I know that I cannot distinguish in a blind A/B test. I am using with a Lexicon DC-2; Def Tech 2004s; BPX-7 sides;BPX-1 rears; Phase Linear 400 Amp for mains; Marantz MA-500s for surrounds; Carver Signature Sub; Viewing on a Mitsu 55807 hi def w/ISF calibration. A terric product!

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Video reproduction is very clear and accurate.

The DVD-37 player offers a very sharp, clear picture and accurate sound quality. Both the setup and remote were quite easy to setup- had the player up and running within 15 mintues. Thanks to the reviewers on this site, I purchased the DV-37 over the Denon 2800 and haven't looked back (I plan to purchase Denon's 4802 A/V receiver this week). Both the reviewers on this site plus several audiophile retail stores I've contacted seem to recommend the Pioneer Elite line over the Denon line for DVD players (picture quality) but prefer the Denon receiver line (better amplifier). One note on DVD Audio- I closely A/B'd a Denon 3300 DVD player that has the DVD Audio feature at a local retail store using a Steely Dan DVD Audio disc and actually tried to hear any subtle differences between this unit and another comparable DVD player that didn't have DVD Audio. Even if there was a subtle improvement in the audio due to the DVD Audio feature, I would have paid up for the Pioneer Elite DVD-38A (~$800 more). I must have A/B'd this feature over ten minutes and honestly couldn't hear any tonal or spatial differences. Coupled with the relatively small distribution of DVD Audio discs currently available, it's simply not worth it to move toward DVD-Audio at this time.

Video. Audio. A lot of very beneficial video adjustments.

Glow in the dark remote; what a joke. No detail on how to use the many video adjustments. Noiser then my previous DVD.

IMO this is an outstanding DVD in this price range. The number of video adjustments allow you to optimize the picture quality. You will need Video Essentials or the Avia
Guide to Home Theater (preferably the Avia) along with a willingness to take a little risk in order to obtain the best picture quality. A lot of users will not be abel to obtain the best picture possible because they will be reluctant to make the adjustments without prior knowledge of their impact.
I just love to put on my best DVD's with friends over and watch their jaw drop.
Great picture. Good sound. I'm happy.

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Excellent rendition. Beautiful colors and accurate imagery.
The most excellent DVD I have ever seen.

Some may appear, I will report if they do.

Out of the box this DVD extruded quality, good looks, slightly heavy case, nice appearance.. Crazy Eddie did their typical great job of packing so damage was a non issue. Set up was relatively easy, and it sounds and looks very good (I always say relative these days). I am using optical and svhs connections. I still have relatively bad speakers (Bose Acoustmass 7 (which are for sale!) PSB's are on their way.

Denon 5800 drives everything, the 5800 is amazing.

I am watching the new release of the "Goonies" (yes! for Steven Spielberg) and the video quality is astounding. Dolby Digital sound is just excellent..

I am improving my whole Home Theater situation now and this is one of the nicest additions. I highly recommend the DV-37. Also, the Denon 5800 is just great. PSB Stratus Silveri, Stratus Minis, Stratus C6i, and Stratus subwoofer are on the way I will report on how these speakers integrate with my other components.

One the best addidions to my Home Theatere, (this is slightly off topic) is the AH! Njoe Tjoeb 4000. I am just amazed at the difference in sound with this tube player. CD's have much more quality and warmth IMO. I do not think I cound ever go back on this one. My old Sony changer is now on the dust heap. You have to listen to one of these AH! systems to understand their quality, and they have a good price (less than $600 including shipping).

I have ordered the Panasonic AG-1980 svhs vcr. Based upon the reviews in alt-home-theater-misc I think I have made a good choice here...I will report back to the group when I have used it for a time.

I am using AR pro for speakers which are using Home Depot 12 gauge speaker cable (I have not used this cable with the Bose, waiting on the PSB's.

I am always, extremely, almost obsessively, interested in the best Internet price. You can email me at jdye@home.com and I will tell you the vendor I chose and the price for the varipus components I have chosen. please let me know if you have a better price.

I welcomne all comments on my posting, from all over the wold. Please be honest and let me know if I have made any bif mistakes!

Thanks

John Dye
jdye@home.com

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picture, build quality, looks, warranty

none

my first dvd player was a sony 500 which had pick-up problems, but at that time(5 yrs ago)it was one of the best and only ones around. a couple of years later i got the sony 550. it had alot of good features and a pretty good interlaced picture but it had the lip-sync problem. will sony ever make a glitch free product??? at the end of 99 i got a digital widescreen hdtv(mits wt46805). the set has progressive inputs but at the time could not afford progressive dvd. in november 00 i started looking. my first demo was the toshiba 5109. the picture was unlike any thing i had seen before exept for hd in the stores(i still do not have hd box yet). i was very happy with it. a couple of days later i read the review by lawrence ullman on e-town about the dv-37. the review was so good i had to see it for myself. as i compared the 2 machines it was obvious that the dv-37 was better by far. the picture had more depth and was artifact free. the build quality was better and the audio was superior. i had a friend over to give me his opinion and he agreed. in addition, the dv-37 has twice the tweaking ability. youll pay more but the dv-37 can easily be compared with machines that cost twice as much. 5 stars

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Excellent, sharp (not soft!) Picture. Good build. Excellent sound

The player relies on good quality dvds. On some of the not so good dvds the player shows some flaws (But of course you can't have everything)

What an excellent Progressive DVD player. I had just about every progressive DVD player out there. I am really hung up on the softness and washed out look on most of the progressive dvd players. It came down to two dvd players that give a very sharp and detailed picture (Sony S9000ES, and the Pioneer dv-37). The sony is a little on the soft side but no where near as bad as any of the others. The Pioneer however is the sharpest of them all and with very little background noise. The sony has better background noise reduction but still retains some softness in the picture. I didn't like the the washed out picture on the denon 2800, I thought that the denon using the silicon chip would really be awesome but I didn't like it at all. If you want an excellent DVD player between in the $500 to $800 range go get this player! IT ROCKS!!

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Everything

Thought it came with wood side panels, does not. Setup can be difficult

Replaced my Toshiba when it would not play duel layer disks. The player would lock up. Went to Audeo King and told them I would pay $725, was $800. Player is very good. Faster than My Toshiba. I have it hooked up to a Sony 35" with S-Video in. Running a Denon 4800 with the POA5200 amp for 7.1
Love the picture and sound quality. It loads much faster and had no noise problems at all. I am having a setup problem with the Eagles disk getting track 22 to play. It requires DTS and I have it. Need to get the player configured to do it correctly. Great picture and sound. I would buy it again. For now I am putting the Toshiba in the basement for the kid.

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