Pioneer DV-525 DVD Player

Pros: Great Unit for the price, excellent quality
Cons: Might be lacking features for some people.

The Pioneer DVD-525 was and still is a great DVD player. I bought it when the crowd of budget DVD players came flocking into Costco, these $250 units has basic features, however at the time of my purchase, DVD Players have just gotten mainstream and...

Pros: plays multiple DVD formats, economical price
Cons: does not feature zoom, movie must be stopped to change settings

The Pioneer DV-525 was our second DVD purchase. Why you ask? Our first player froze up on us about 3 weeks after we purchased it. We later found out that it was because some players have problems recognizing different DVD formats. This would prove to...

Pros: Lightweight
Cons: Interesting default settings

I've been using the 525 for a few weeks now. I also own a Panasonic A120, which started crapping out on me(the dreaded laser-assembly problem). The biggest drawback to the 525 is that it's noisy. It's as loud as my 10 year old LD player. The remote has...

Pros: Plays every disc I've bought
Cons: Certain discs make a loud audio pop just before the menu, or during layer transition.

I've had my DV-525 for nearly a year now.

I bought it for two reasons. One was that Pioneer has a reputation for making DVD players that can play everything, and the other was the price.

First up: the features
I like...

Pros: Great Unit for the price, excellent quality
Cons: Might be lacking features for some people.

The Pioneer DVD-525 was and still is a great DVD player. I bought it when the crowd of budget DVD players came flocking into Costco, these $250 units has basic features, however at the time of my purchase, DVD Players have just gotten mainstream and...

Pros: S-Video, Low Price
Cons: Big hassle getting this deal

I traded in a sub-standard, el-cheapo, no name, bottom of the line DVD player for a Pioneer DV-525 DVD player.

I got my Pioneer DV-525 DVD player at Worst Buy. (Best Buy in name only.) I really did get an awesome deal on it, (I paid $169.00)....

Pros: excellent everything
Cons: needs big TV to appericate it

The Pioneer DV-525 is an excellen piece of hardware. It boasts numerous functions and gadgets. For instance, you can access the menu and the title page of a DVD at any time. This is excellent for when you want to jump to a spefic chapter or part in...

Pros: Plays DVD,CD,VCD,CDR and CDRW
Cons: Most advanced features only accessible from the remote.

This DVD player has a load of features and is easy to set up and get running. I actually never bought one, I won it in a contest on the web in January of 2000. It's durable and to date I have had no problems with it. I have played over 200 DVD movies...

Pros: Great picture and sound. Superb value
Cons: Not as many extra features as some competitors

If you are reading this, then you have probably heard (or maybe even experienced) the hype surrounding DVD players and their superior video and audio qualities. For the most part, DVD players do live up to the buzz, especially when you compare a typical...

Pros: Works with CDR and CDRW, inexpensive
Cons: Choppy and slow search, poor remote control layout, not pretty

--UPDATE--
I reviewed the Pioneer DV-333, the current model that replaced the DV-525:

http://www.epinions.com/elec-review-1332-3894CD4-3A2421DD-prod1

PIONEER DV-525
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Pros: Great picture and audio. Lots of features for the videophile.
Cons: Mediocre remote, and very lightweight...I wonder how well it will hold up to heavy (or rough) use?

I had been intending to put off entering the DVD generation until prices dropped down below the $200 level. Then I won the Pioneer DV-525 in an online contest, and I must say I couldn't be happier with it.

I am a Pioneer user from way back -...

Pros: Seems well built
Cons: Remote buttons are small/hard to see/use

I was all set to go out and buy the Toshiba progressive scan DVD player when sanity reigned me back in. Fact of the matter is a better, more feature intensive machine will be out tomorrow. With DVD-Audio discs finally gaining momentum, it made sense to...

Pros: Great price! Great picture! Great reliability!
Cons: Not many for this price range.

If you love movies, you must buy a DVD player! Although, deciding which player is right for you is enough to drive you insane. With enough manufacturers and models to make your head spin and prices ranging from $180 to over $1000, the task can be a tad...

Pros: Its a DVD Player
Cons: They are expensive

This is my pride and joy. I won this on buybidwin.com around Christmas time. It was a great gift even though it did not come in until the middle of this month. It came with a FREE Pokemon movie.

It is pretty and sleek in design and it...

Pros: Audio and Video performance.
Cons: none

Pioneer has long been the leading force behind laser discs and is now a strong contender in DVD players. The DV-525's picture quality is whistle clean and palpable, in part due to Pioneer's own Twin Wave Laser and Viter-Bi RF Decoding Process that reads...