Pioneer DV C503 - DVD changer - black
A fair value for a combo (CD/DVD) changer
I wish I could have found more info on the various changers available prior to buying this unit.  I was down to comparing two specific units: the Pioneer 503 and the Sony 660.  If I had better information on how the Sony handled CDs and CDRs, I'd probably have bought it, as I think the DVD replay is superior in that unit versus the Pioneer.  Since Sony doesn't claim the 660 will play CDR's but Pioneer does claim it for this unit, and since I only have space for a single changer for both CDs and DVD I went with Pioneer.  <br />What I Like:  The 503 plays DVDs fine, CDs fine and CDRs fine (individually).<br />What I don't like:  The 503 only has one speed scan forward or reverse on DVDs, and it does this in a &quot;step&quot; fashion showing a short frozen snip of a next scene 30 seconds or so further ahead or behind on the track.  Versus multiple speeds (fast and faster forward/reverse) and a smooth continuous picture.  A bit hard to find an exact scene your looking for and to stop at the point you want.  Next dislike: The 503 doesn't recognise some CDs or CDRs right off the bat.  Here is the test I used: I loaded the unit with one DVD, 3 CDs and one CDR, then played back using random all discs.  The unit doesn't try to play the DVD (good), but only goes between two of the CDs randomly selecting tracks, skipping the 3rd CD and the CDR all together (bad).  I could force the unit to &quot;see&quot; the other discs by manually skipping on the remote (it then would stop on all CDs and CDRs) -- go figure...<br />All-in-all this is an ok combo unit for the price, however I wish someone would do a thorough review of the Sony DVP660 and reveal if it can play CDRs.  Maybe I'll buy one and keep the one that can &quot;do it all&quot;!