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Panasonic DVD RV31S
Panasonic DVD RV31S
MSRP: $ 249.95

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Rating
Reviewed by:
Jack
(Casual Listener)

Review Date
February 6, 2003

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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Review 1 of 9

Price Paid:  $130.00 from Amazon.com

Summary:
Bought this unit brand new. Owned it for almost a year. The drive motor decided to quit. Even though the part is under warranty but labor was going to cost almost as much as what I paid for the player itself. The player was lightly used. Not even a scratch on it. The service center personnel told me that he has a same unit with the exactly the same problem. I guess it's our luck or Panasonic picked a bad supplier for their motor. So I trashed it.

Strengths:
Good looks.

Weaknesses:
Crappy drive motor.

Similar Products Used:
Pioneer


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Rating
Reviewed by:
t_lu603
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
February 22, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 4.00 votes

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Review 2 of 9

Price Paid:  $130.00 from Amazon.com

Summary:
Great looks, bang for the buck. plays all formats ie. VCD, CDR, CDRW, CD, and DVDs.

Strengths:
Great looks, easy to use, shuttle dial on unit.

Weaknesses:
No progressive scan, lack of coaxial digital audio out, lack of zoom feature.

Similar Products Used:
Toshibas, Sonys, Pioneer and JVC.


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Reviewed by:
Parasound
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
January 23, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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Review 3 of 9

Price Paid:  $180.00 from The Wiz

Summary:
Wow, this thing is great! It is astheticly pleasing in all aspects. Audio/video quality is wonderful. I have had it for a few wekks and i am very picky consumer. I am notorius for taking things back and having salesmen look at me like im a nutjob. BUT THIS THING IS STAYING PUT!
HIGHLY RECOMENDED!!!!

Strengths:
Stunnig Picture with COMPONENT, average with other outputs

Weaknesses:
None that I can find.

Similar Products Used:
First DVD player


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Reviewed by:
Kokopelli
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
January 19, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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5.00 of 5, 3.00 votes

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Review 4 of 9

Price Paid:  $200.00 from Harense Smid

Summary:
Just be aware, DOES NOT PLAY MP3 IN EUROPE!
The rest of all reviews here I agree with, and I find it important for Europeans to know that Panasonic has made a software change, to avoid playback of MP3.
Bummer.


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Rating
Reviewed by:
martin rannou
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
January 3, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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Review 5 of 9

Price Paid:  $198.00 from tanguay

Summary:
great performance for an entry-level dvd player,great features,image adjustments let's you adjusts image quality to your likings,optical output for dts sound enhanced dvds,reads allmost everything you'll throw at it,(haven't tryied mp3s yet,but my buddy has...and like i mentionned above,i would've like panasonic to offer only one model in this serie...the looks of the rv-31s(silver) with the conveniency of the 5.1 channel output jacks...
heck! make a silver edition of the model rv-41,but at the price of the rv-31 :) my kit consists of:
philips 32rf50s(32"tv)
panasonic DVD-RV31S
panasonic VS-4821 s-vhs vcr
technics SL-MC7 110 cd changer
pioneer VSX-D510 audio/video receiver 600w/total
5X 100watts front,centre,surround speakers
100 watts sub-woofer(8")

Strengths:
hassle-free operation,great looks,good features(price-wise)
reads dvd,mp3,cd-r,cd-rw,optical output,dolby-digital dts compatible

Weaknesses:
maybe the lack of 5.1 channels output jacks
i guess panasonic had to leave somethings to the rv-41 :)

Similar Products Used:
none,first dvd player for me...


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