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Pioneer DV414 dies AGAIN!!!

Old 10-29-00, 08:40 AM
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This player died on me 6 months after I bought it. And here we are 6 months after it was fixed and it has died again! Is this just my problem, or have others experienced the same thing with this unit. Now I am guessing it would be cheaper to buy a new one than to get this one fixed. Basically, they replaced the whole computer board and the power supply last time to fix it.

Your thoughts are appreciated.
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Old 10-29-00, 08:47 AM
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I have never had a problem with mine?! The player is just over a year old and going strong.
Old 10-29-00, 09:27 AM
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Sounds like you have a lemon.....Pioneer has always put out a good product during the laserdisc era and as far as I know their dvd players are decent also.

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Old 10-29-00, 12:47 PM
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I have a Pioneer 414 and love it. I have yet to have a problem with it. I got lucky when I bought it and got one with a new computer board, so I didn't have that lip sync problem that many others had. After I got my Infinity speakers, Cerwin Vega sub, and receiver I was going to upgrade my player, but this player just rocks!

If I were you, I would just buy a new player.

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Old 10-29-00, 03:07 PM
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I guess I will just buy a new player. The thing that kills me is that the first time this happened, they replaced the power supply and the IC board. I got it home, played one movie, and it died immediately after that first movie. Took it back again, and it has not missed a lick until today. I would have thought that given what they replaced, the only things left were the servo parts and so forth. I guess calling Pioneer and seeing if they could do anything for me is a waste of time.
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Try calling Pioneer you just never know!
Old 10-30-00, 10:32 PM
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Ive never had the lip synch problems with mine, but I began to notice dropouts with DTS on some of the newer dvds.I never did like the fact that you couldnt stop playback and restart where I left off. I retired it to the bedroom tv and a bought a Toshiba sd1600 for $200 and am very happy with it. I just didnt want to wait for it to die like my 6 month old $300 JVC vcr did four years ago on New Years Eve! I just dont have the patience for things like that.
Old 10-31-00, 01:00 PM
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Well, I don't know how excited to be about this, but Pioneer (w/o any trouble at all) has agreed to fix my player even though it is a month out of warranty. So, if history repeats ifself, I will be able to keep this player for another 6 months and then I will decide what to do. I think it is about a $80-100 repair so if I do get it fixed maybe I will turn it into a bedroom player or something. We will see.

Anyhoo, just wanted to relay that info to all.

Thanks

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