It is a real pity that Pioneer got the CD changer mechanism on this machine so wrong as in all other repects it is a very good user friendly machine. 3 months appears to be the average shelf life of the CD changer mechanism in both models. It has subsequently also proven to be unreliable and a piece of junkīUYERS BEWARE - the CD changer mechanism on the PDRW739 and the PDRW839 are IDENTICAL! I also could not help noticing that most of those reviewers of the PDRW739 who sang its praises (like I did in March with the 839) have only been using the machine for 1-3 months. One of my few complaints about this machine in my earlier review was that the CD changer was noisy. As stated by a number of reviewers of the PDRW739 this machine's 3 cd stacker is a real lemon. So I'll be heading back to JB's again but this time I will be returning the machine permanently and demanding a credit towards the purchase of a different brand of machine. Every push of the button prodused the same result. This time however the machine decided to tease me by opening about a quarter of an inch only to slam shut again.
Yesterday, however I turned the unit on,pressed the tray 1 button and ( you guessed it ) more clattering. I returned the unit to JB's who had it fixed under warranty. One month after I wrote my review the CD changer mechanism on my machine packed it in.When I pushed any of the 3 buttons to open the tray the machine made a horrible clattering sound and the tray remained firmly shut. To those who are considering purchasing this unit PLEASE read the reviews posted on this site of the Pioneer PDRW739. I feel obliged to submit a supplementary review of this product out of a feeling of guilt that my previously favourable review dated 27 March 2002 will influence people out there to buy this machine. This is the first and last time i buy a Pioneer product( i expect better from such a branded name, seems they care more for making money over customer satifaction, they must have tested this product before being released, They obviously went for the cheapest mechanism going, i would rather have less features and better build quality at least we would be able to play some disc's. Had the unit back 10 days and then tray started not opening, as descrobed by others on this site, opens about 1/4" and that's it in and out, can't do anything with it, so i will now have to send this back again, i am very very unimpressed with this pioneer product, i would advise anybody NOT TO BUY IT, get the Phillips one, my sister has this one and it's far better build quaility. Mailed Pioneer and requested explaination as to how this can happen, i know that temperature variences and UV light can destroy these chips, both are not present in my living room, still no expaination. I also must note that other than the one-button "Record This" function I never found the operation to be very intuitive, and I'm generally pretty good with such things.Īs i have read today i have had the same problem with this unit, i had it exactly 1 wk over the Manufacturer's warrenty and it stopped playing disc's, i sent it back and after 1 month of phone call's etc got it back(no charge for work done)apparently the EPROM chip inside had erased itself!!!! Tweeter is now a-ok in my book, but this Pioneer is very disappointing. Tweeter quoted me its repair policy ($50 deposit, they only call you if the repair is over $170), which made me even more aggravated (this thing was probably never worth $170 in the first place), but then gave me an outstanding deal on a floor model Sony RCD-W10 ($110!!). Had to remove the case to retrieve the cd's (not easy), then plugged it in again and watched as it kept loudly cycling, unbidden, through its loading process for several minutes as if possessed, clattering cheaply all the time. After 3 cd's were loaded the drawer kept constantly going in and out about 1/4 inch and would not open all the way. It always sounded clattery and took a long time to load, but finally it gave up the ghost entirely. Have to agree with the others who said the changer mechanism is a total piece of junk. Owned it for less than 2 years but used it infrequently, which may be why it lasted longer than it did for some others here.
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