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i think the second DVDvideo player the first is SONY DVP-7700. VIDEO-5 SOUND-4

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SONY, ONKYO, MARANTZ, MIKROMEGA, PANASONIC, H/K, DENON...

Picture quality, functions

It must be some bug, but it sometimes switches from 4:3 format to 16:9 for no reason -- irritating

A baby!!!

Excellent images and superb sound in both HT and stereo. Build quality. Looks great.

None.

This is the latest in a long line of DVD players I have owned. It has always been my ambition to have a player which is great at both cinema and with 2 channel. I think that maybe this is the one. It''s as good and probably better than the 7700 with stereo, and far exceeds it with picture quality. It is an exceelnt all round unit and well worth the money.

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Sony 7700, Pioneer 444, Pioneer 626.

Picture and sound and progressive scan function

NONE

This hell of a player is damn solid in both picture and sound. Made so much improvements which can visually be seen on my 43' WEGA projection TV, sound too showed marked improvements in clarity and espeially the low bass..... Excellent.... one word... no need to say more.

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Sony DVD, Toshiba DVD.

very good picture quiality! + lots of variabels to adjust. easy to use and solid build.

irritant when using with pioneer projection television. does not include dolby digital LFE channel to the pcm downmix.

It's a fine product. I have it hooked up with a pioneer wide screen projection TV trough a scart-cable. the picture quality is outstanding when I use RGB output trough scart. although it does not allow me to watch tv at the same time when listening to cd's because it sends out the syncro signal trough the scart. it's an annoying feature and the remote is clombsy. I haven't had so much fun with the sound yet because I am waiting to buy a good preamp with digital in. If its any good as the picture quality it's a killer!

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perfect image quality, solid build, very good audio performance, plenty of video settings

limited memory for custom DVD preferences

I finally decided for this after having tried at home the Sony DVP-NS900 and the Pioneer 646a.

Initially I wanted the Sony 900 for compatibility with the TV set and for its attractive "QS" quality - however, although the image quality was rather good, I was annoyed with the difficult menu navigation and the assuming and increasingly intrusive "Sony style" (messages that instead of helping just tell you things like "you are too stupid to do this", very nice icons but very small and difficult to choose with the very "stilish" remote, etc.). On top of all, I was disappointed by the rather poor CD quality (especially on low frequencies), and found SACD playing not that exceptional (the two sample SACD inside the box are very low quality, and the one I bought with the player was... empty! no CD inside a sealed box! possibly they are not that diffused yet...). I also had a suspect: maybe Sony doesn't want to sell very good CD player now that they want to promote the new SACD format, which is so well protected against copiers in the interest of big majors such as Sony itself...

To make it short, I returned it in exchange for a Pioneer 646a, which featured the more open DVD Audio and even MP3 playing. CD playing was actually sensibly better than the Sony, but video quality was disappointing. Maybe it was also due to a problem of that specific machine (which on a Disney DVD showed a trembling in the image), however it was the last of the stock at the shop and therefore I finally opted for the older and more reliable 737.

I know it is probably going to be replaced (by the 747? at such a lighter weight? hmmm...), though the Pioneer representative swore these two models were going to co-exist for some time. Nevertheless I can ensure that all the good things which have been said on it are true. The image perfection is simply astounding, colours are solid and real, motion fluid, the only remark is that there are too many controls for the noise that it would take half a movie to try out all the possibilities. Some kind of artificial intelligence to match the settings to the movie needs would be warmly welcome (does any player have it?) - but all in all you don't need to change these controls at all for the majority of good DVDs.
Audio quality is very good too: it's not a Rega Jupiter CD player (which costs alone more than the double of the 737), but it gives a very honest and good performance, with robust low frequencies and high level of details, sometimes just a bit "harsh" on trebles.
The only thing which could have been improved is the remote, adding at least some basic multibrand TV/VCR functions. However I recognise it is already complex enough as it is, and I start to realize that the only way to make it through the mess of an AV set today is a programmable LCD remote.

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Sony DVP-NS900, Pioneer DV-646a

Excellent picture quality.
Build to last.
Progressive Scan output (NTSC only).
Very good with music.
Multi-region including RCE.

Slow layer change can take up to 2 seconds.
No Progressive Scan on PAL but I think only one DVD player can do it.
Sometime it switches to Wide(16:) from Letterbox(4:3) with no apparent reason.
Macrovision not disabled (and I can't find how to).

My review is for the DV-S737 which is the model sold in New Zealand. This is a very good player. It does not do MP3, DVD-A and SACD but I don't need it so I don't mind. If you need this features go get the new DV-747A. Picture quality is superb and the remote is amazing. The Pioneer joystick is a pleasure to navigate with. The only major thing that bugs me is the layer switch which is very noticable. I got used to but I will eventually replace it with a newer model like the Denon 2800 which is much faster. Another good thing for me is that is runs on 100-240V 50-60Hz meaning I can run it anywhere in the world and for someone like me which works in various countries including U.S.A. this is a must. Overall I would rate this 5 but the layer switch...

Progressive scan, picture quality!, remote control is good... fast loading of DVD, display dimmer, gold plated terminals, good on screen menu, price, it's pioneer...

none. no DVD-Audio support (well, that's a different and more expensive model)

This is actually my first owned DVD player, and i don't have much of an expertise in telling the differences among other DVD players. But one thing that this DVD player impressed me is that when we tested this at the store (where i bought it), they didn't use any of their new TV models (which could have also given any other DVD players a boost in picture quality), but instead they used an old colored TV monitor. This is what actually convinced me to buy this player, the picture even looked crisp on an old TV monitor.

For what it's worth (definitely a good catch), I give it 5 stars! Overall rating, I also give it 5 stars without hesitation!

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Thomson 4800 DVD player.

picture, sound, look

unsupported mp3 files

when I looked for quality DVD Player just over 3 months ago, I looked for player that will play well both films (picture and sound) and music. Now I can say I was not maked mistake, because the player is simply great. Many player features, great remote control (with backlight), many backside connectors with progressive scan, and the most important, great picture and sound. Maybe I'm a little dissapointed with missing the mp3 playback function, but when I'll buying the next dvd player, it will be Pioneer.
System:
Yamaha RV-X800 receiver
Speakers: B&W --- front --- 602S2
rear --- 601S2
center--- CC6
subwoofer ASW500

Very stable, smooth, cinematic pictures; very good audio quality; elegantly designed

Nothing significant

This was my first venture into HT, after years of stereo. After several months of auditioning various HT set-ups, among the most critical choices was a very good and very reliable DVD player. The Pioneer DV-S737 was it. Its picture quality - color, resolution and image stability was clearly outstanding. The technologies of Component Video and PureCinema Progressive conspired to produce stunning cinematic images. Its audio was, also, of very good quality, reproducing the nuances and impact of movies in theaters. It was noticeable that even in the best or most sophisticated of HT configuration, the Pioneer unit brought out its sterling abilities. If one were considering a DVD player of very high quality in this price range, one could do no better than this one. Take your favorite DVD for an audition and enjoy the show, as we did.

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Auditioned denon DVD-2800