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Summary: Best in it's class!
Review: Suffice it it say, I did some reading (mostly reviews, both professional and by customers). I've been a fan of Toshiba players since the inception of DVD players so I was already leaning in that direction. I've also had my eye on Panasonic players every since they were one of the first BIG brands to incorporate MP3 decoding. If you are going to buy a CD player or [non-projection] TV, Sony's the way to go, but nothing impressed me about their DVD players (which I often heard developed problems down the road). I was pretty much decided on Toshiba, when I discovered the Panasonic RP-62K. For the price, it's probably the best DVD player you can buy. In truth, there was really no reason not to get this player. It's a top quality, progressive scan player that sells in the price range of name brand non-progressive scan players. However, I found the RV-32K for nearly half the price which is almost the same machine, minus the progressive scan (which I don't yet need as it's worthless unless you have an HDTV). Come to find out, in the world of non-progressive scan players, this model tops the lists of professional reviews more than any other player by far. The machine isn't perfect, but do you really expect to get everything in a DVD player costing less than a grand? Some complaints include things such as the lack of a coaxial digital audio output, lack of Dolby 5.1 or DTS decoding, or it's lousy remote. First the biggest annoyance, the lack of the coax audio output, will only be a problem if for some reason you're home theatre can't take another optical input. Individuals that are concerned about this shouldn't have cheap theatre receivers to begin with. Second, the lack of a decoder is moot in this day and age. Show me a home theatre that has 5.1 inputs, but can't decode from an optical audio feed (such as this model offers). If you are concerned about Dolby 5.1 or DTS, you should already have a Dolby 5.1/DTS receiver. Why pay for features you'll never need? Last, the remote is a bit annoying; the buttons are pretty small. But again, I must ask, if you have a home theatre, you should be controlling everything with the home theatre's universal remote. If you are one of those people who are just going to plug it straight into a TV which is old enough not to have a universal remote of it's own, it's still only a minor complaint. Even though the complaints I just mentioned really shouldn't be worthy of complaints at all, let's get to the good stuff. For most users, any name brand DVD player is going to get the job done. How many times do I have to read a review from a customer saying, "I put the DVD in my XXX brand DVD player and it plays great! The picture is clear and crisp." Well duh. There's only one way to decode digital information. So a DVD player purchase comes down to two things: quality of parts and build for longevity and features. Panasonic players are appearantly noted for their quality in build and parts as are Toshiba, Zenith, and believe it or not JVC. The features is where this DVD player shines. I won't list them all here (you can find a comprehensive list on panasonic's website), but I will note a few that were key for me. Most new DVD players read MP3 files off CD-R, but the Panasonic's on screen menu feature makes navigating your songs easier than most. It also reads subdirectories so you can categorize your music in separate folders. While it doesn't support ID3 tags, it does display the name of the file. So unless you named it something unrecognizable, you should have no problems. Finally, I'm surprised to see no one mentions Panasonics dual laser and disc stabilization which compensates for unbalanced and/or warped discs. This model excels at reading damaged or poorly manufactured discs. This is rarely a problem for hollywood production DVDs that are well kept, but imports can be another matter. As the saying goes, it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. You can pay a lot more and not get much better than RV-32K.
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Summary: Me Too!!!
Review: Add me to the list of people who have encountered the dreaded "H07" error. The unit is slightly over a year old and was lightly used. (about 2-4 times a month) Last week, I powered up the unit, put a DVD in, and up comes the error message on the display. THANKFULLY, I was wise and purchased the 3 year extended warranty. Why? Because my last DVD player, also a Panasonic (DVD A120), suffered from the infamous laser pickup failure. This is the second machine I've owned that's went bad on me, and although my unit was repaired, I will no longer consider another Panasonic product. Over the years, I've been a faithful customer of Panasonic/Technics, but since around 2000 or so, they have had some serious quality control issues with their products that prevents me from recommending them as a first choice. Although their TV line is still acceptable, I'd be hesitant to recommend any other Panasonic product. This is inexcusable why these things are suffering from major failures when they are still rather new. Whatever happened to the days when something would last 10-15 years and seldomly (if ever) needed repairs? Are all companies designing products with a short lifespan now? This is nonsense. I have an old AM/FM console stereo with turntable and 8-track that is STILL working fine after nearly 30+ years of weekly use. What's going on? It seems to me that in the electronics field, anything over 3 years old is considered antique, so why not buy a new one since the cost of repairs will likely exceed what the product is worth??? Come on Panasonic, get your act together! We're not talking about mass-market junk here, we're talking brand name products from (once) reputable companies. In the past five years alone, I have replaced the following, (all within 3 years old): Zenith TV after two years (bad picture tube)
Panasonic DVD (laser pickup failure)
RCA CD changer (general failure)
Sony Discman (motor failure)
Technics Receiver (general failure) Teac Single-CD player (laser failure)
Zenith VCR (piece of junk that never worked right)
JVC double cassette deck (unrepairable problem)
Pioneer Amplifier (circuit board failure) I'm getting sick of having to go out and buy new A/V equipment almost every other year. No sooner would I get something paid off, then something else would go on me. Maybe I've just had bad luck, but reading all these other reviews, as well as reviews from other makes/models, really makes me wonder just what is going on. Are they ALL producing junk now? First it was the dreaded laser failure on Panasonic DVD players, now it seems they are having issues with the tiny DC motor that spins the stupid disc. Oh sure, I called their 1-800 number, but after spending almost 45 minutes on hold and getting bounced around the switchboard between customer service and their technician, I hung up. It was painfully obvious to me that nobody had a clue what I was even talking about. Took it into an authorized service center, and the guy smiled and yelled out to the back room: "another Panasonic player on the fritz", which leads me to believe that the place must have been FULL of these things. It took nearly a month to get it back, and although Panasonic agreed to honour the warranty, they said that next time they wouldn't pay for it, and to just go out and buy another player. (which is exactly what they want you to do) Apparently, the life expectancy of these things is only 2-3 YEARS? Come on!!! As for me, I learned my lesson the hard way. From now on, I'm not going to purchase anymore "quality, brand-name" products, since they don't seem to hold up any longer than the mass-market Wal-Mart junk does. Buyer beware.
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Summary: Terrible piece of hardware
Review: After 5 months of usage this piece of garbage began displaying the infamous "HO7" error. Opening it up, I discovered that the disc could not spin on its own. With a little prodding, it would spin for twenty seconds and then malfunction again. This will be the last Panasonic product I ever purchase.
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Summary: Be Warned
Review: Be Warned. Many users of the previous model DVD RV31k are experiencing a system error "H02" that renders the machine unusable after 10 months or so. It happened to me last week. Check the reviews. I would be very wary before buying a Panasonic DVD player no matter how good the picture and sound. That is what they said about the RV31k also until they started to breakdown. Buy a Sony or Toshiba and save yourself aggravation down the road.
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Summary: Great...Until you hit HO7
Review: Being only 14, I have to work hard for what money I do manage to earn. I bought this DVD player not too long ago and it worked great. All I wanted was something that would play DVDs. It now has completely given up on me with a repeated HO7 error. On occasion, if I hit the box or leave it alone for a month or two it'll start working again but only before it returns to its old ways. It's doing that now with one of my favorite DVDs in it which it refuses to spit out. Don't buy this, it's not worth the money, I promise.
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Summary: Add us to the list of H07 errors
Review: Bought this DVD player about 15 months ago. Last night got the H07 error and will be looking for a new DVD player - and not a Panasonic. For some reason Consumer Reports isn't saying much about this problem but don't be fooled.
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Summary: DO NOT buy Panasonic DVD
Review: DO NOT buy this model or any other Panasonic DVD player. They become worthless just a few days after your 90 labor warranty expires. They become useless after being used less than a dozen times. They won't work with you. They can't tell you what is wrong. They just tell you to put your money out to ship it to their service center and pay another $45 non-refundable just to have it "looked" at and then they'll tell you how much more you have to pay to have now doubled your original purchase price.
If I could rate this product with Negative "stars" I would but I wasn't given that option.
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!!!!! WORTHLESS!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Dead after 8 months
Review: Don't buy this-- like many, many other people here, I got the H07 error after only 8 months.
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Summary: Great on DVDs, drops out on CDs
Review: Don't know if others have this problem, but when we play a music CD, we get audio-drop outs- sometimes many on one CD. This happens on many CDs, even brand new ones, which all play fine on our computers and other players. Occasional burps with DVDs but that's rare. Still trying to determine if there's a way to adjust the sensitivity, though we can't find it. I recommend it with reservations.
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Summary: good for a year
Review: DVD Player is about a year and a half old. It was fine until about 2 months ago, when it started to skip. I tried a cleaner and it didn't work. Every disc skips especially bad at the begining and in the menu.
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