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Summary: dvd-rv31k
Review: I can watch all my vcd in this dvd player i also have sony 7000new dvd player i canot play any cdr or cdrw like is says on sony every time i put vcd or cdr it says no disk.panasonic i played all my vcd and cdr cdrw i have over 300 cdrw on video format so far panasonic did not reject any cdr or cdrw yet. i am very happy with this product
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Summary: It works
Review: Spent [money] for this product after returning a JVC and Samsung. The later brands froze in midst of movies within the first play of a DVD. This is a problem we have had in the past with other brands and have regretably kept the players anyway, so I am now quick to return DVD players that have major flaws ASAP. Why put up with it? Should it take the purchase of three brands in order to get one that functions properly? ...Because of its clear, film like picture, large soundstage,and audio nuetrality this is my candidate for best buys in DVD players. It works.
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Summary: one month life span no picture
Review: Here I was without a DVD player and in January I was given 2 as a gift. One Samsung and the Panasonic rv31. I read the rave reviews so I kept the Panasonic. Boy did I make a HUGE mistake! One month after use,and BAM it no longer works. I called Panasonic and they "think" it's a signal problem. So I have to take it in, since of course they have NO IDEA why this is happening! ...
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Summary: Worked fine until 2 weeks after labor warranty ended
Review: .....then I got the H02 error code.
A call to Panasonic and I find out the repair cost will be
almost as much as what new units are selling for these days.
I thought I had a lemon until I saw all the reports of this error code on the web. Straight out and out design flaw by Panasonic.
The motor won't spin the CD/DVD and when it does, there are dropouts.
The customer support team is clueless and I even had one rep tell me he always buys extended warranty coverage....that says alot for Panasonic reliability on this player.
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Summary: Great DVD Player at a GREAT Price.
Review: I bought this Panasonic DVD-RV31K Video player back in January.
It's worth every penny. I got a great price at Amazon.com. It has all the features you would ever need except Zoom. It's a great DVD player at a great price. You can't go wrong with Panasonic.
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Summary: It was fine .... until it stopped working!!!!!
Review: I bought the player in Sep. 2001 and it was easy enough to operate. I'd say we watched about one DVD every other week on it so it has definately not been overworked.
Well, it just died on me while watching the Matrix. I get the error code H03 and called the CS number. She told me where I could get it fixed and all I had to pay for was labor!!!
Are you kidding me, I might as well just buy a new player.
When I asked her how I would get my disk out she had no answer.
I guess a 5 month life span is just long enough to get you past that 90-day-parts-and-labor warranty.
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Summary: Loved it while it worked...
Review: Great DVD player, my first. Liked that it could play MP3 files (limited - no random, etc). However, after only eight months, it has a hardware problem. The error code H03 appears on the display and from opening up the box and playing with the mechanism, it looks like either the motor that spins the DVD is failing, or there is too much drag for it to overcome. I can spin it up by hand, but it can't do more than a few seconds of play without stopping to buffer. Other people have also run into this problem - just search google for 'Panasonic DVD H03' and you'll see what I mean. Worst is that Panasonic has a one year warrantee on parts, but only three months on labor. So... mail it to a repair shop and be charged ... or just throw it away? I'm going to toss it and buy a different brand....
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Summary: H20 Bites!
Review: I bought the Panasonic A-120 a year and a half ago. It died in about 6 months because "the drive motor" went. I then purchased another Panasonic, the RV31. Panasonic had a good rating on Amazon and maybe I got a lemon before with the A-120. 3 months later, the RV31 failed as well. The "H2O" came up on the DVD player and never went away. The repair shop said it needed a "new drive mechanism". Panasonic said "were very sorry. Send it to us and we will fix it".... along with $90 and shipping cost's. Another reviewer put it best when they said this unit has a serious design flaw. Read all of these reviews on Amazon before you purchase! "H2O" is a serious problem. After 2 Panasonic's that failed, I will never buy another component from them.
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Summary: Constantly freezes
Review: I researched DVD players for weeks before deciding to purchase Panasonic's DVD-RV31K about a year ago. This model had all the features I wanted at a reasonable price. It does indeed play CD-R and CD-RW discs, and even decodes mp3 files burned to those discs. Unfortunately, when it comes to the product's primary purpose--playing commercial DVD movies--it fails horribly. The problem is that playback of DVDs constantly freezes. This happens regardless of the disc, and it happens with discs that play just fine on several other DVD players. The playback might freeze as often as every few minutes, up to maybe 20 times per average film. The only solution to a freeze-up is to physically tap or jostle the player. Perhaps the drive motor does not work properly, or perhaps the DVD discs become unbalanced very easily in this machine. Whatever the cause, the effect is nothing short of infuriating. DVD movies are flat-out unwatchable on this machine. I cannot afford to replace it, so I am stuck with jumping up to slap the machine whenever it freezes. I will never purchase another Panasonic product again.
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Summary: Nice Player For the Money, but a bit confusing Menus
Review: This player is really nice and has some nice features. I haven't noticed any problems yet at all. One major drawback though: The menu that displays (WHILE you are watching a movie) to alter DVD player settings is WAY to small and virtually impossible to decipher. Instead of words on the menu there are little symbols for actions that are impossible to tell the difference between each other and what they do. They are just too small. I shouldn't have to dig out my manual every time I need to alter settings, it's not intuitive at all :(
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