Panasonic DVD-S52K DVD Player

Average customer rating: 4.0

Problems with S-Vid connection
Wish i had read the supported disk-types better.
High expectaions
Hit and miss
EXCELLENT VALUE

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Panasonic DVD-S52K DVD Player

Manufacturer: Panasonic
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000ELG6KS

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Product Description

The Panasonic DVD-S52k DVD Player is the right addition to your home theater system. It supports 720p and 1080i output, giving you the sharp, gorgeous progressive scan video you want, for the very best picture. The built-in 5.1 support hooks up to your speaker system and lets you feel every sound as if you were really there, in the action of your favorite shows and movies. Playback DVD-RAM discs you make on your computer. Connect it to your home theater easily with the simple HDMI connection. HDMI connection for direct connection to a Plasma, Projector or LCD screen Includes remote Color - Black

Customer Reviews:

Problems with S-Vid connection.......2007-04-20

For the most part, this player is pretty good. I havent had any problems playing back dvds of various formats. However, the S-Vid connection is not good. My old DVD broke, I didnt feel like ripping apart my whole entertainment center to get to the back of my TV. Im buying an LCD this year so I figured id wait. My old DVD was hooked up via S-Vid so i just reused the same cable. Anyway, Everytime I play a DVD, It only shows up in black and white. I have to keep "fiddlin" with the S-VID plug to get it to show color. It only takes a sec and seems to hold for a whole movie, so its not so bad. I gave 4 stars cause 1) S-Vid is old (and lame) and 2)It could possibly be my cable and not the player at all.

Wish i had read the supported disk-types better........2007-04-13

Product is quite a great little DVD player, DVD-Audio playback is fantastic over HDMI (caution, DVD-Audio will only send Stereo, not 5.1 audio over digital audio outputs other than HDMI).

My only gripe is that this player doesn't support DVD+R disks (which most of my MythTV recorded content is archived onto) created on a computer.. only those created on a Panasonic DVD recorder. This is what the manual claims at least. From experience, the disks will play, but playback will occasionally be choppy. Be sure to use DVD-R disks if you want full compatibility.

High expectaions.......2007-04-02

I have regained my respect of Panasonic in recent years. Thier electronics were the first brand I ever owned. Thier plasma monitors are fantastic. I purchased this unit to upconvert by DVD output to my HD montior. However, it appears the electronics in my plasma monitor are just not compatible with the HDMI technology, just a year too old. The unit itself is surprisingly small and has ample connections. It produces a nice picture. A couple of things I find annoying: 1) the only way to get the disk out of the tray is to stick your finger in the center hole of hte dvd, there is no way to grab it from the side, 2) the time delay for the display to show that the unit is turning on or off can cause you to hit the button twice and then you turnt he unit on and off and you didn't want to.

Hit and miss.......2007-03-17

I bought this player about 2 weeks ago.

So far I'm happy with in general. But about 1/2 of all the backups I have will not play. But, those same discs play fine on two other DVD players that I have.

EXCELLENT VALUE.......2007-03-14

Got this unit to replace a fried Mitsubishi. The old unit got to the point that it would freeze on every dvd. This one had good reviews and I must say it seems to be worthy of it's reviews.
We've had it about 2 months now and it plays everything, even dvd's that were completely unplayable by the Mits. We're not using hdmi.....
Would definitely recommend.

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