Pioneer DV-47ai and jitter

Dan:

It may not bother you, but the DV45a and the DV47a and the DV47ai all have a decoder that does, in fact, have the chroma bug. It is not something that is in some units and not others. Also, it is not subtle...these players all have a bad case of it.
The MPEG decoders that were used in these units all have the problem. Here's a list of the players that have chroma bug:

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_8_2/dvd-benchmark-special-report-chroma-bug-4-2001-list.html

As more of an audiophile than videophile, I never thought my DV47a had the chroma bug, basically that was because I really didn't understand exactly what it was or what I was looking for. Once I read this:

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_8_2/dvd-benchmark-special-report-chroma-bug-4-2001.html

and put the Toy Story menus up with my DV47a...it became very clear to me. Of note, is that the chroma bug problem affects other aspects of the video experience.

Once you know what it is....it "bugs" some people. Ignorance of this issue, for me, was "bliss" because once i understood what I was looking at, I started seeing it all the time.......and I then needed to retire the DV47a for video. I picked up a Denon with a decoder that doesn't have the problem.

I still love my Modwright modified DV47a for SACD only.

Harry

Harry- Apreciate the info on the bug.I got the Pioneer to use as a player/transport. It's never been hooked to a monitor. I'm surprised Pioneer hasn't issued a recall to
fix the problem.

Aloha,

Dan

Dan:
Because the chroma bug problem is in a number of the mass produced decoders, Pioneer would have to recall virtually every unit they put out for several years. And because most people don't know about the problem or what to look for....most people don't care (even though they should). What surprises me...is that many new units from multiple manufactures are still released with the problem.

Harry