Pionner DV-434...suck?

[Fee_Hung]

HI!

I have recently got a Pionner DV-434 and I have some problems (a big problem) with this unit.

When I watch a movie sometime during a movie (even with audio CD) the player crash. Just before it crash, a message appear on the unit: CPU ERROR. After that the screen turn black and the unit is not responding, my disc is stuck in the unit and I cannot even turn the unit off. A message is flashing on the unit: FLASH WRP. After a couple of minutes (sometime 20min.) the unit get back to normal.

I would like to know, should I return the unit, is anyone had this kind of problem with this player?

Thank you!

[Joel White]

You've got a bad unit. We had one of these players in our lab, played all sorts of discs with none of the problems you listed above.

[JaxComet]

On another note. This player is NOT progressive scan!

[Fee_Hung]

Kind of, I got this DVD cause it was free region coded.
I dont even have a HDTV anyway!

[Myzery]

I have a Pioneer dv-434 and have nothing but exellent results with it. It dont matter to me if its really progressive scan or not, its no good anyway if you dont have a progressive scan capable tv.

[bigrederik]

i have the 434, and i have had no problems with it. but one question... is it really region free? i did not know that

[Myzery]

I dont think its region free. If it is.. that would be cool.
My player has a big region 1 symbol on the back.

[mr. longshanks]

Pioneer 434 W/ a mitsubishi HD65 16x9 what do you set the TV to? 960i of 480p? also what do you set the DVD player's video noise reduction setting at for the best picture? low/high/none.?