Instruct: Classify a given review as either positive or negative.
Query: DVD laser gone bad after 3+ years

Well - from the looks of the other negative reviews, I have been lucky. I managed to get 3.5 years out of it and now will play CDs fine but will not play DVDs...It still urks me that one component on these modular devices goes bad and you've got to throw away the entire unit....What a waste of resources....Thanks to those who posted their views....You've saved me much time....Not even going to waste my time with pioneer for repair or possible actions, but will be sure to never buy another pioneer device EVER !....