Pioneer DV-333 DVD Player
DV-333 requires pristine discs
I bought the DV-333 mostly to watch rented DVDs on my 20&quot; Sony TV, not for use in an integrated home theatre setup. I'm happy with the image quality and the controls are fairly easy to use for routine operations. My main complaint, as noted by others in their reviews, is that the player doesn't do well with even slightly dirty or scratched discs. Unfortunately, this applies to 10%-20% of the rented DVDs I watch (I've never had a problem with one of the few DVDs I've purchased for my personal library). I see image and sound break-up and, in the worst cases, the picture just freezes and the player stops itself. In this case, the only remedy is to manually re-start play at a point in the program beyond where the problem occurs. This typically involves some fumbling around with the control to specify a location that loses the least amount of the program.<br />Unless you are playing mostly new or well-cared-for discs, I'd look at alternatives to this model.