Very Impressed - Pioneer 444

**Phil Hinton** · 29-03-2002, 5:33 PM

I had a loan of the pioneer 444 dvd player over the last few days to try on my system. The Panasonic 160 I have is getting a bit long in the tooth now, so I was looking for a budget player to last a few months till I upgrade to a scaler and player.

I have to say I am very Impressed with this budget player (£199 multi region) and the build quality is excellent. Pictures are sharp with natural colours and there are a myrid of set up options. It also plays every disc I have thrown at it no problems.

So I have decided to keep the player, which Sevenoaks at Newcastle kindly let me home demo- Top Guys.

So if you are looking for a budget machine that performs brilliantly for the money then check out this player, very good indeed.

ReTrO · 30-03-2002, 6:40 PM

Nice isn't it Phil. The good news is even better though, as you can get an SDI output added to it!

That means you can get a Viagtech 1280 (or similar) and not have to change your player for very good results!

**Phil Hinton** · 30-03-2002, 6:50 PM

Didn't know that Rik, I will have to investigate. Not sure I have £3k plus for a 1280 though.

MattB · 30-03-2002, 7:29 PM

Who offers the SDI mod?

ReTrO · 30-03-2002, 11:09 PM

Try Gordon Fraser of Stereo Stereo.