Pioneer DV-434 DVD Player

Pros: Excellent picture and sound in interlaced mode, plays CD-Rs, looks
Cons: Poor progressive-scan performance, remote buttons, not much "trick play" features

The Pioneer DV-434 DVD player will allow you (provided you have a progressive-scan compatible TV) to see the picture in 480p format instead of the usual 480i. In the standard (480i – 480 lines interlaced) format, your TV basically draws odd lines...

Pros: 525 line digital progressive scan video output, remote control, price
Cons: Small control buttons on front plate

The time had come to buy the big-screen TV and DVD player that we have been drooling over for months. My husband and I used to go and "visit" the system we were going to buy. Then there is was, a big sale at Circuit City on the very day we had the...

Pros: good audio playback, nice setup options, decent picture quality
Cons: reliability, build, not a true progressive mode, and cheap quality

To preface my review, this DVD player is the cheapest player on the market today. I have never been a Pioneer fan because I have always felt their products looked too cheap or were loaded with a bunch of features I didn't need or want. While this...

Pros: Simplified Version of Progressive Scan, Complete Set of Video and Audio Outputs, CD-R, Low $$$
Cons: Simplified Version of Progressive Scan, No Internal DD/DTS Decoder (But not usually Needed)

It's human nature to want to get something for nothing, or at least to get something for way less than it should cost. This is evident with the Pioneer DV-434 DVD player, where people think they're going to get a progressive-scan DVD player for a street...

Pros: Great bang for the buck
Cons: Light construction

I am not a huge techno-video buff. I appreciate quality but am not as concerned about tiny subjective differences when it comes to video.
I don't have a HDTV, just a 36" RCA Proscan so the progressive scan video capabilities are something I...

Pros: Price, CDR/W, Menu options
Cons: Cheap way of doing progressive, No back-lit remote, physical switch to move from component to S-Video / composit

I purchased this player to replace an Apex 600A and, one of my first DVD players, a Panasonic A-110. I read all the moaning by the people that very deep into the home theater experience. I read that the player didn't have 3:2 pull down. I read everything...

Pros: Progressive Scan DVD player for $300!
Cons: Remote has tiny buttons.

Pioneer had a great idea by bringing out a Progressive Scan DVD player in the low end price range. I know you can buy first generation DVD players for $100 or so now, but they're not Progressive Scan. I bought this machine because I wanted to get a...

Pros: price, auto-progressive mode, lots of other little touches
Cons: may not do "true progressive" output, no image scaling in progressive mode

I've only had the unit for a week, so this is a fairly preliminary review. I haven't had the opportunity to do a direct head-to-head comparison against other progressive players (specifically the Toshiba 5109 and 6200) but I will in a couple of weeks,...

Pros: Simple hook up, moderately priced, interacts with other Pioneer components
Cons: not the simplest DVD Player to use, not durable

I originally chose this model because I felt it was a moderately priced, mid-range model that would fit nicely into the rest of my Pioneer entertainment center. The hookup was not difficult, though I don't have a hard time hooking up entertainment...

Pros: Great picture and audio!
Cons: Doesn't come with component video cables. (to keep the price down)

My parents just recently purchased a 55" 16:9 HDTV after our last TV decided it had lived a full life of 8 years. On our old TV, VHS and a Dolby Pro Logic receiver seemed to provide us with quality video and audio. Unfortunately, our new set,...

Pros: Outstanding video and audio, ease of use
Cons: Hard to find any

I asked for the Pioneer DV-434 for a Christmas present this year because I intended to buy a digital TV. Boy, am I glad I did ask for this player, because I am overwhelmingly happy with the performance.

I know there has been a lot of...

Pros: progressive scan and digital audio output
Cons: be nice if it allowed 2 or 3 discs, but that's unnecessary

I am giving this dvd player a 4 star, and not a 5 b/c I haven't been able to compare it with any other progressive scan dvd player (due to the expense of it not too many ppl have them). I was shopping for a strip down dvd player with the only 2...

Pros: Easy to use, anyone can use it
Cons: A bit pricey

Pioneer has broken new ground with their introduction of the DV-434 Progressive Scan DVD player. No, progressive scan is not new, but the MSRP $449 price is pretty impressive ($349 or less street cost). If you do not know what is so special about...

Pros: Easy to use, every can use it.
Cons: A bit pricey.

Pioneer has broken new ground with their introduction of the DV-434 Progressive Scan DVD player. No, progressive scan is not new, but the MSRP $449 price is pretty impressive ($349 or less street cost). If you do not know what is so special about...

Pros: Progressive Scan
Cons: Critics can't believe low price

I traded my basic 414 for this model so that I could take advantage of the progressive scan feature. On my HDTV (with the component inputs) the picture is just stunning. I watch some of the local broadcasts in HD, but your ordinary (enhanced for 16:9)...