The Pioneer CDJ-1000 series CD players became industry standard over the years but there is one issue that was bothering a lot of DJs when playing in the open air. When sunlight hits the display it can be very hard to read and keep track of the waveform or the time that is left. The solution is here : the Freeview.



The Freeview is a Dutch invention and is introduced in the after-summer of 2008. It is NOT an official Pioneer product but a third-party add on. The Freeview can be easy carried in you CD wallet as it is only a few millimetres thick. It is made out of flexible material and should be able to survive the toughest rides.

What is the Freeview

The Freeview is a portable sun and light blocking device that can be attached to a Pioneer CDJ-1000 CD player. As Pioneer kept their design alike the Freeview fits on ALL CDJ-1000's : CDJ-1000, CDJ-1000mk2 and CDJ-1000mk3.

It is designed to block out any annoying light but still gives you free access and view of all the buttons that are on the sides of the display.

How does it work ?

The plastic shield is attached to the CDJ with 4 Neodymium magnets. The magnets fit on the metal backside of the CDJ and keep it tightly on it's place.

Does it damage the CDJ ?

At the moment of writing this, there is no proof that it does.

Use the Freeview on CDJ-800

The Freeview is designed to fit on all models CDJ-1000s and both models CDJ-800 (and CDJ-800MK2).

As the CDJ-800 differs a bit from the CDJ-1000 the current model doesn't fit perfectly (95%).

Improvements to the design of the Freeview are promised so future models should fit both perfectly. The current test model kept on it's place while using the CDJ-800.

Use on DJM-800 and DVJ-1000s

The Freeview can also be used on the DJM-800 and on the DVJ-1000 but it doesn't fit as nice as on the 1000s.

When used on the DJM-800 the Freeview makes sure you can read your VU levels at all times. This will avoid you from putting a hand between the sun and the VU meter... or skip readin the meters at all.

On the DVJ it sits pretty wobbly as the body of the DVJ has a larger overhang than a CDJ. Due to this the Freeview doesn't sit as tight as it would on a CDJ. So it might move out of it's place when your over excited in handling the DVJ-1000.


Read more on the Freeview website.

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