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Review 5 of 13
Price Paid:
$179.00
from Circuit City Summary:
Ah, the wonderful H07 code. What excitement, what mystery, what misery! I noted the ongoing happiness among the owners/reviewers of this product who had used it for "less than 1 month" compared to the despair among those who have used their cv52 for any more than that period of time. Indeed, I appear to have been fortunate: my player (AKA my new paper weight) worked for just over a full year, which appears to be a new record. Prior to "system failure", I was relatively pleased with this unit, played DVDs and CDs well and was only mildly frustrating in the minutia of the remote. (My Ophthalmologist, on the other hand, is thrilled with my need for new glasses.) However, after 1) noting the H07 code on the display, 2) resetting the unit to no avail, 3) contacting Panasonic and receiving the ever-helpful name and number of my local authorized
( read "expensive") local repairman, and 4) calling said repairman to find out the minimum expense would be $85 just to determine the problem, my over-all satisfaction with this unit fell considerably. A little on-line research revealed the ubiquitous nature of the Panasonic "just out of warranty" failure rate. No more Panasonic for me! The initial financial savings are lost in the lack of longevity and ridiculous repair costs! Strengths:
Nice profile, worked well for a while, but for nowhere near the length of time I would have expected. Weaknesses:
H07 after one year of gentle and infrequent use. Enough said. Similar Products Used:
Various, including a prehistoric Pioneer CD player that works reliably and wonderfully every time!
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