Pioneer DV-343 DVD Player
6 months and it's already in repair shop
yep, I've always been a Pioneer person. From automobile decks to home components. That's why I went with Pioner for a dvd player.<BR>The 1st thing that happened is it stopped playing burned or store bought music cd's. I put a disc in and a grinding noise would happen then it shot the tray back out. O.k. I've got another cd player, I can live with it for the time being. Now, the next problem is when sometime in a dvd movie a loud pop would happen through the surround system and the screen would go digitized into the little squares that make up the signal.  It did this 2 out of the last 5 movies. I thought it may have been from used rental dvd's but then it did it on a brand new one.  Tha's when I took it into the shop. Fortunately Pioneer supplied a 1 yr. parts and labor warranty. It's in the shop right now with a 2 week turn around. It hasn't soured me from buying more Pioneer products in the future but the next few months until the warranty runs out will tell the tale.  Good luck with yours.