Pioneer DV-525 DVD Player

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: great picture, sound
Cons: let me think

I have spend a lot of time listening to and evaluating the latest DVDs on the market. After looking at around 10 Market Leaders from companies like Yamaha, Panasonic, Sony, and the like, I finally settled on this DVD player. I thought the sound and...

Pros: Pioneer name, high quality sound and picture
Cons: none that we know of

We bought the Pioneer DV-525 almost a year ago, right around May of last year. I had looked at several others before deciding on this one. There were several things I was considering when buying a DVD player.



1) Price was a big...

Pros: Easy as pie!
Cons: None

I finally got around to hooking this up and what an idiot I was for not doing it sooner! First things first though:

My TV is a Toshiba TW-40F80. This is a 16:9 aspect ratio, rear projector. I have been using my DV-525 with it for some time and...

Pros: easy to use, great price, saves time - no more rewinding
Cons: none on this product

I was very hesitant to get a dvd player. I am still stuck in the stone age, and we have so many VHS tapes already for the kids that I didn't want to make the change. We received our Pioneer DVD as a Christmas gift, and I love it. The quality is 100...

Pros: Both coaxial and optical audio jacks
Cons: No headphone jacks

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...

Pros: Picture and Sound Quality are Superb
Cons: Can hear the disk over quiet moments in the movie

I acquired the Pioneer DV-525 about 4 weeks ago. The very first movie I put in Blew my mind. The water was so real i could have jumped into the screen. Now I have a 61' TV, so every imperfection is magnified. I watched several movies with it attached...

Pros: plays CD-R, CD-RW, great picture
Cons: a little noisy start-up.

I work for a retailer so I am able to test out all the different models listed above. And after putting them all thru the same tests I chose the Pioneer as my DVD player of choice for under $250. The Toshiba seems to be just as good but I like the fact...

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: Image Quality, Price, Durability
Cons: none

I bought this awhile ago and am stilled amazed that is has stood the test of time. This is very much a no-frills entry level DVD player, but what is does, it does well. It has all the standard features of most DVD players in it's class and it is still...

Pros: Performance & Price
Cons: Non- lighted remote

This DVD player has everything I was looking for: the right combination of performance, specs, and price. I had very good luck with Pioneer CD players, which I found superior even to my Sony ES series model, so I thought the 525 would be a good bet....

Pros: Very high Quality
Cons: Skips If there is even the slightest of scratches

I bought this model mainly due to its price. This was my first dvd and i really didnt want one. When i got it home i found that it was extremely simple to setup. The first movie i watched in it was 6th Sense and it was like i have never seen it. Man was...

Pros: name it, it'll play it. Any format disc
Cons: unlike a Toshiba player, no zoom feature

Many people would say that the Panasonic lines of players are the best. Others argue that it is the Toshiba line. Both parties are correct in saying that the players are great. However, they have one disadvantage. They can't play all types of discs....

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: 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...