ummmm....??? Nice looking dust catcher?

quality workmanship customer service picture ability to perform can''t play movies expensive dust collector

Terrible!! This is the worst piece of junk I''ve had the frustration of dealing with. My first dvd player - what a joke. It''s left a bad taste in my mouth about dvds. It worked fine for the first 5 movies or so - no problems. Now it won''t read discs, the picture breaks up, it freezes, screen goes black, sound goes out, etc - during EVERY movie! Every single one! If it will even play it. Sometimes I can get a movie to play if I sit for 15 minutes and fiddle with changing discs, opening and closing the player, turning it on and off - eventually it all of a sudden "sees" the disc it''s been telling me it won''t play for the past 15 minutes. I''ve read other reviews about this product that have the same complaints. Panasonic is less than helpful in resolving the issue - I guess they figure I should just throw it away and buy another. Never can I watch one movie all the way through. It''s impossible. I usually end up stopping and restarting the movie so I can get 30 seconds more (IF lucky) play before it buggers up again - turning it all the way off and back on don''t help either. Awful! Awful! AWFUL!! Don''t waste your money. I''d give this a big ZERO if it were an option.

5 disk changer

Slow read times, does not work well.

As with others in this review section, I had the same problems with this DVD player. It often does not recognize valid DVD disks, it freezes at the end of most DVDs after 1 year. When I took it to be repaired the repair shop said that most of the Panasonics had these problems. I would **NOT** recommend and Panasonic DVD players, especially this one.

Nice color LED lights???

Were do I start

When I began shopping for a DVD/CD player the Panasonic DVD-CV50 model was heavily recommended to me. I tried it for 48hrs then took it back. Firstly, when I took it out of the box the remote and machine struck me as cheap looking.Connected it up and noticed the LOUD grating noise of the carousel. Had to push buttons twice to get a response. When I paused a CD it would restart at a slower speed. Furthermore I noticed some skipping.Maybe I got a lemon but read the reviews here on the C670D and bought it.
Rahtid!! What a difference. A nice sleek machine with a no nonsense remote. The sound of CDs and the quality of the DVD playback is excellent.Works well with my Sony TV. Even without reading the manual everything was intuitive.Tons of features (some I may never use).

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Sony c670D

Crisp and clear picture. Built in 6 channel decoder. Five disc carousel. Black level, Cinema Mode, Easy to set up. Easy to balance all 6 speakers. Typical Panasonic robustness of design. Reads CDRW's, Karaoke, and more. Very good remote control. Picture and Audio first rate!!

I have not found one yet.

This DVD player is a GREAT buy for the money( A few months ago it was selling for $399). As noted it has EVERYTHING I want from a DVD player and more. This is truly the heart of a wonderful DVD home theatre set up. It is hooked up to a Technics SAX 920 6 channel receiver. The component video inputs go into my new JVC 36" TV, $750 at Costco,(800 Lines Resolution, 2PIP, Etc.). Speakers - 2 Large Pioneers in front, Bic center, KLH 120 watt powered subwoofer, in the rear a pair of small Advents. Through the Component Video inputs the picture is incredibly sharp and crisp with vibrant colors. The home theatre experience is BETTER then at the movies.

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Toshiba SD3205

CD Player 115dB signal to noise ratio. Nice clean CD player
Video quality good.
Carousel mech works great.
Built in DTS encoder

Can't play CDr's

Really nice DVD player.

5.1 digital decoder

lack of universal remote, no dts decoder

I am an electronics sales associate, and I have been very happy with this unit. As long as you are aware of it's features at the point of puchase, you'll be very satisfied. The player does not claim to play cdr's so that cannot be considered a drawback on an older model. The only beef I have with this unti is that the ac3 decoder does not incorporate a dts decoder as well. Other than that, it's a great machine.

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proscan 8675, panasonic 56, toshiba 1750&1600

Componet Video,picture quality,attractive,optical and digital coax outputs.

none

This is a sweet unit. Good picture,sound and smooth operation. I only wish it could decode MP3 files like my Apex DVD player. Other than that I have no reall complaints about this unit. I would not hesitate to reccomend it to anyone.

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Sony,Apex AD600A

5 disc player that is easy to use. Picture is excellent quality.

Large unit, won't fit into standard stereo cabinet.

For the money this is a great 5 disc DVD/CD player. The picture is excellent, quiet running even when changeing discs. The random play on the CD is good because it randomly plays all the discs. The remote is easy to use.

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Toshiba 2200

Changer, major brand at decent price

Remote, on-screen icons

I chose this player after reading various reviews here and on timeforDVD.com. This seems to be a fine, full-featured DVD player at a nice price. Except progressive scan, this machine seems to have all common features, plus dialog enhance. True, it doesn't support CD-R or RW. The Panasonic web site indicates that next year's model, the CV-51, will, and it will also carry a lower MSRP. (Maybe they read the criticism here)

I'm glad I got a changer because many DVDs have supplemental material on a second disk. It's nice to view the second disk right after the feature without getting up. It may sound stupid to you, but was worth it to me.

The manual seems to have been written by an English speaking human, unlike that of my Panasonic VCR. The remote can't be used easily in the dark, and the on-screen icons don't always make sense to me.

Keep in mind the size of this player. I had to cut a hole in the back of my entertainment unit (same as for my 5-disk CD player).

Got this price-matched at Sears. There's a $50 rebate on this model through March, bringing the cost to about $220.

Price to features ratio, all the desirable outputs and decoders.

None yet

Awesome, did about 2 weeks of hardcore research before buying. Never been much of a Panasonic fan but I am very happy with this purchase. I compared this unit to about 5 of its closest competitors. The Panasonic was by far the best deal and it has all the bells and whistles of its competition. Rather impressive for $330. Looks and sounds great on every DVD I've played. It’s partnered up with a Pioneer 409 Receiver using the digital coax$ and a mix of JBL and Bose bookshelf speakers. The sound is intense and I’m not even using a sub (yet!).

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