To answer your question Leo FY, on the Eagles HFO dvd. Upon loading the dvd into the player, the first thing that displays is a message with two boxes on top. One says DTS, the other says 2-channel PCM (I think). Select the DTS box and you should be set. I had this problem on mine at first and thought it was the dvd player. You always need to do this upon loading a disc as the DTS setting is not the default setting on DTS encoded discs. Also make sure the player menu setup is set to output DTS and not PCM on the DTS Output setting. Good luck and enjoy!

Easy to setup, plays movies well

Remote takes some time to get use to. However, if you've had Pioneer or Yamaha products, you get use to it :-)

Great value, picture and sound. This is my first DVD player and after one day of using it I am thoroughly pleased with this player. I've only tested one DVD and serveral VCD's and it has played them fine.

After researching all players up to $500 in cost, I decided on this $240 (after rebate) player. Best Buy has it right now for $284 on sale. It doesn't surprise me that remote has similarily sized buttons and it difficult to use (since the remote Pioneer PD-M6 changer was similar). However, it ok. I'm very picky about giving anything 5 stars, but I will in this case.

No Frills, Ease of use, Reads CD-r's

Sticky tray, Build quality

So far, so good. We started out with the 302, our very first taste of DVD a few weeks ago. I wasn't thrilled with the front panel-you couldn't tell if any or all of the trays were occupied. So we tried the Sony530d. The serial numbers fell into the "safe" range, but I found the set-up to be overly complicated. We didn't keep it long enough to see if it would eventually suffer from the lip-sync problems.After reading these reviews, we decided to try the Pioneer 525 based on value and consumer satisfaction. Picked it up at Circuit City for $299. Fresh out of the box, after set-up (which was so easy!) we were eager to try it out. Pushed the "eject/open" buton and the tray came out about a half an inch and would not fully open. I reached under the tray and kind of gently pulled it out and after that it worked normally. The noisy tray transport that everyone's talking about is not a big deal. After all, if you wanted peace and quiet, you wouldn't be using any audio/video equipment. The remote is fine. FYI it's also the same remote for the new 302 as well. We'll give this a run for it's money and post an up-date review soon. I give it a good rating for consumers to buy this player, but note that I would never pay a cent over $299 for it.

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Pioneerdv302, Sony530d

a very great picture and a 4th generation

the remote ids hard to use in the dark

i think that you will be happy with this product

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sonys330

play's cdr's and vcd's, good player for price, 4th generation

small remote, noisy

......just wanted to remind everyone that on top of this great deal, Pioneer is offereing a rebate of $50 if purchased between Nov 1st and Jan 2nd of 2000!

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zentih 2200

Great picture, awesome sound, great player for price

Small buttons on remote, very flimsy and light

Just received my Pioneer DV-525 from Value America for $100 after the Pioneer rebate! This player has great picture quality, excellent downconversion, and great sound hooked up to a Dolby Digital Receiver. It's on the light side and the remote could have bigger buttons, but for $100 this is a great value.

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Samsung 709, Sony DVP-S550D, Sony DVP-S530D

Visual Quality, Features, Price, and Dependability

Like the review before me: some discs are a bit loud while spinning (ie: Saving Private Ryan), but I find that most are silent.

Great price (

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I'm not one to skew review scores by rating a product I don't own, but I think this deserves attention.

I purchased a Pioneer DV-525 today at Value America ($249.99 after $50 sign-up bonus) and looked forward to getting the unit for $199.99, after rebate. I checked Pioneer's website before I made the purchase and verified that a copy of the rebate form was available.

After making the purchase, I checked back on Pioneer's website to download a copy of the rebate and I found the following:

"Note to internet shoppers: The only Pioneer dealers authorized to sell Pioneer product on the internet are Crutchfield and Circuit City. If you purchase Pioneer products through any other internet dealer, you will not be eligible for the rebate."

This was NOT on the website prior to my purchase earlier this afternoon. Luckily, I was able to cancel my order.

My question is...what is Pioneer thinking? Why advertise and offer a rebate that is invalid for 99% of the people who purchase the unit? They obviously don't value their customers. If they did, I would have bought one of their DVD players.

I have to give the ole' 1-star for this one....

Able to play CDR

I bought this player from an online auction a few months ago for $255 shipped. No problem yet, a good player overall.

Great Audio/Video

Remote/noisy tray

Excellent player for the price. Video quality is great as is the audio on DVDs. I have it connected to a Sony KV36xbr250 and the picture is as good as it gets.

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