I just purchased a Pioneer DV-383S yesterday. My TV does not have Progressive compatibility so I set the DVD player to Interlace. I got a fuzzy green display coming from the Pioneer. I tried everything the manual says to fix it. I turned off both the TV and the DVD player, and then disconnected and reconnected the cable. Fuzzy green persists. I reconnected the cable to another TV channel (again turning all systems off). Fuzzy green persists. I changed the cables (again turning all systems off before connecting). Fuzzy green still persists. I even swap DVDs. No different.
Can this problem be fixed, or is the DVD player jacked up for good?
At first, I tried to get it fixed. But the tech people told me that the (international) warranty does not cover American consumer usage, and that the cost of repair far exceeds the price of the DVD player. I called Pioneer Tech Support, and they said to replace it by getting (read: buying) a cheaper model (as DVD players are so inexpensive). So I ended up getting a completely different brand: a Daewoo DVG-9500N model. Haven't have any problems since.
In addition, I wrote in a bad review of the Pioneer model on every website I can find that prints customer reviews.