Pioneer 656 or 565

Hi guys,

I have a Pioneer 656 (with DVD-AUDIO and SACD playback) and am very happy
with it...well apart from some distortion at te top of the picture when
playing NTSC DVD's which I have never had on any other DVD players nut
that's besides the point.

Anyway, I was looking for some user feedback on this model when I noticed
that Pioneer have seemingly replaced it with the 565. Is there any other
difference in the models other than a change of model number?

Hope someone can help me with this.

Cheers
Steve

 

I have the Pioneer 656 as well.
I've not noticed any distortion with NTSC Region 1 DVDs. Can you
elaborate on this a bit more if possible?

 

Hi,

I find that when playing region 1 NTSC titles I get a bending at the top (a
wavey effect). If I switch to PAL60 the effect is gone, if I switch back to
NTSC or AUTO, it returns. I have an XBOX, PS2, a Pioneer 444 and a
Panasonic E-20 which all output NTSC perfectly on the same TV with no
distortion.

I did do a few 'googles' and found some similar issues with other makes and
models of DVD player but just wondered if there is a resolution to this
problem or maybe it's just a 'characteristic' of the 656.

BTW, is there any difference between the 656 and the 565?

Cheers

 

I can't recall seeing any problems like that on the few NTSC Region 1
DVDs I've played in my Pioneer 656 so far. I'll try a Region 1 DVD in
there this evening if I get a chance.

Have a look here for some spec comparisons:

Pioneer 656
http://www.techtronics.com/uk/shop/50-pioneer-dv-656a-s-multi-region-dvd-player.html


Pioneer 565
http://www.techtronics.com/uk/shop/50-pioneer-dv-565-s-multi-region-dvd-player.html

 

Re: Distortion, I've just found a post on 'Techtronics' forum with the same
problem. The idea there is that it is possibly caused by Macrovision. Any
ideas why this would be an issue? I am just trying to watch an NTSC DVD in
NTSC, not record it or do anything else with the signal etc.