Page 1 of should i buy a pioneer dv444 or panasonic xv10......please help !......

i am going to upgrade my dvd player which is at present a cyberhome ad-212 to one of the above , but i am not sure which model to go for........please give your advice if possible.......

id buy a phillips dvd958 from currys £150
easy to multi region
built in 5,1 /dts decoders
lots of features
pause free play back on multi layered discs
twin scart with rgb
plays cdr cdw mpeg
plays RCE disc on multi region
£400 pound machine for £150
if you buy from a local dealer he`ll probably multi region it for free
cant disable macro though if you want that doing go for
any panasonic player your local shop will do it for you they all have the disc to alter software try xv41 it looks like a good buy

Save your money & buy a `Mico`. I had the Pioneer 444 & had problems with it. The `Mico` is part Panasonic anyway. Last I heard the`Mico` was available for £89-00 from Sainsburys. It is the ONLY player to get RAVE reviews because of it`s quality of picture etc. I t is also the only player that played all SVCDs VCDs & DVDs with correct lip sinc. It is region Free. I would never Buy Philips after two items of there`s went wrong & there `service` was second to everyones.

Can`t fault my 444 - admittedly not a `heavy` user, so may not have had a chance to experience faults that others may have, but I wouldn`t change it.