Pioneer DV-333 DVD Player
Defective Player
I bought my first DVD player (Panasonic) several years ago and it was very finicky with certain disks (The Matrix, in particular). I would see a lot of \\"noise\\" or the player would freeze altogether. I read other people's reviews (unfortunately not the ones in Amazon.com) and it seemed like the Pioneer DV-333 would be a good choice to play \\"problem\\" disks. Right from the beginning when I bought it, the player would make loud \\"pops\\" when I switched audio modes, particularly if I wanted DTS. Once I changed modes, the player would play the rest of the disk without any problems. After several months I started to experience some freezing when playing some DVD's. Eventually, just after a year, it would start to play up to the menu and then freeze altogether with every disk. I could play the same disks on other players with no problems. I brought it to an authorized Pioneer DVD shop and they diagnosed it to be a defective chip. They said it would cost me ...to repair ... ...