Raj,
I like the Pioneer. It has a decent pq which is all I was after. I spent too much time reading and researching before buying. It seems like every time I found a player I liked I would find a bad review or comment. No different with this one. Everyone kept saying you HAVE to have the Faroudja de-interlacer. I don't because I am perfectly happy with this one. I don't plan on venturing into SACD or DVD-A, but if I do decide to the option is there. The player is very easy to set up as well. Reminds me alot of my first player back in 97. A Sony DVP-S500D. Yeah I got into DVD early. My second one, a Panny RA-60 I hated since day one. But I needed one quick with a built in decoder and at the time it was my only option. Anyhoo this is the review that solidified my decision.
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