Pioneer 565, a couple of questions?

[GlenW]

I am keen on the 565 and have found a German retailer on the net offering a code free version for 22 euros more than the normal. The player is region free I understood, what is meant by code free? Region free is important for me as I have DVD's from US, Europe and Australia from moving around a bit.

I also have a Panasonic TX32PS10F TV, what is the best connection between the receiver and the TV to use?

I assume that you connect the DVD player to the receiver and this then goes to the TV. I also have a gamecube as well which I would connect to the receiver.

I am still very new to this and waiting to get my gear to start setting it up.

Thanks

Glen

 

[Eddie Maiden]

You'd better connect the DVD player directly to the tele with a quality SCART cable, also make sure to use AV1 (this is RGB) as this makes a lot of difference, far better image qualitity. I know this all because I do have the same DV565 and 32PS10 combination!

cheerz,
Edwin

 

[Garrett]

Make sure the tv is set to RGB if you have to set it, and on the DVD player.

Check if the player will also do RCE disc.

 

[GlenW]

Thanks for the info! What is RCE disk?

Any advice on code free/ region free?

Thanks

Glen

 

[Garrett]

Region Encoded Disc. They will not play on DVD players that just say play everything.
The disc ask the DVD will you play a R1 and if the answer is yes it may say will you play R2 if gets a second yes it will not play as it know you have a hacked machine.
This is manly on DVD players that are not chipped but just unlocked by a remote.
The Patriot was one of the first to use it.

 

[Garrett]

Got the initials wrong they are RCE means Regional Coding Enhancementsee this disc here for R1 here
And what RCE is here with a list of DVD's that have it on them.

 

[Ged]

Hi,
I have just bought the 565 and it has issues with playing Region 1 US discs on my Panasonic TV, it has bands within the picture, this has been previously reported. I cannot remember the TV model number unfortunately, so maybe try before you buy.
Ged

 

[Garrett]

Originally posted by Ged
Hi,
I have just bought the 565 and it has issues with playing Region 1 US discs on my Panasonic TV, it has bands within the picture, this has been previously reported. I cannot remember the TV model number unfortunately, so maybe try before you buy.
Ged

That thread is here.

 

[GlenW]

So the German retailer is probably offering to make the Pioneer 565 free of any problems with RCE disks for an extra 22 euros.

I am concerned about this problem with banding on the match between Pioneer 565 DVD player and the Panasonic TV as i do have region 1 DVD´s after living in the US for 2 years. I went for the Pioneer 565 DVD player as it fits my budegt, had some good reviews and I have just bought a Pioneer 812 receiver.

What other DVD player should I look at as well? The toshiba seems to get quite a few mentions here, can anyone give a model number and I will check out some details or is there other brands?

Thanks for the help as always.

Glen

 

[Garrett]

The Toshiba SD330E is a good model and a lot cheaper although not to the build quality of the 565, also it will not do the DVD Audio and SACD. I also got a free X-Men cover disc with the Times and it did not frame the still pictures right, whereas the Pioneer was spot on and also displayed a menu.

 

[Ged]

Try the Panasonic S75, very good player.Sony 730 or 930 but less good with -R i.e. copies.
I almost sold my Sony 900v but will be keeping it, wish I had kept the S75 more though.