help with pioneer dv-333

[fatnbald]

Hello....I have a pioneer dv-333 unfortunately, it has some problems...doesnt want to recognize discs without a great deal of fooling around. It has seen very little use. this problem seems somewhat typical of this unit . Pioneer has been of no real assistance, Does anyone know what the deal is with them ? corrupted flash or sumthing. I am not very wealthy.....the dvd player was a real luxury..and the fact its no longer working properly is a real burden. I have some electronics knowledge and would appreciate any input...thx

[snowmoon]

I have a DV-333 and love it.

It plays cd-r,cd-rw I've only had problem with real cheap media. It plays VCD, CVD, SVCD, or any combo there in with a max bitrate of 2x or ~2740 combined.

It does PAL -> NTSC conversion on both VCD and SVCD.

So you must just have a bum unit or are using poor media.

[fatnbald]

same problem with purchased dvd...audio cd....vcd...svcd

[fatnbald]

up

[snowmoon]

It's dead jim...


If it doesn't even play commercial DVD's..... call the manufacturer or get a new one... it's dead!

[fatnbald]

It actually works when its warm...when its stone cold...it wont..I thought it had a bad solder joint cause it was an ugly one...but I fixed it and nuthing has changed...no input from a tech ?

[BJ_M]

i have gone through many dv343 's they just die and i give to my 6 year son to rip apart . i had 3 die in last 2 years ..but they saw heavy use ..

dvd player in that price range are not built even as well as a toaster and are throw away items (sadly enough)