Does anyone have any comments on this player? I currently own a DV-535 which needs replaced, and I am extremely pleased with it.

What is the VCD playback like? My friend has a DV-444 and says that the quality is poor in that there is a lot of block noise and black appears brown, but when I test it on my player it is perfect. This worries me as I will be using it for VCDs a lot.

Also, what is the "idle" screen like? Is it still the blue or black screen, or have Pioneer been kind enough to give us a nice picture to look at while we insert discs etc.?

Well, any comments are most welcome!

Thanks,

CobraDMX