Panasonic DVD-A310 DVD Players
Panasonic DVD-A310 DVD Players
[Jan 05, 2000]
Steven Hirsch
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Worked flawlessly for a little over a year
Weakness:
Continuous, intermittent problems like those mentioned below. EXtremely annoying and frustrating. This DVD player should be taken off the market immediately!! If they were giving it away, I wouldn't take it. Since I don't have the time or patience to deal with Panasonic I am just going out and buying at least a FUNCTIONING DVD player. DO NOT BUY THIS PIECE OF S**T, SOONER OR LATER YOUR GOING TO REGRET IT!!! |
[Apr 25, 1999]
S. A. De Caro
an Audio Enthusiast
* GENERAL COMMENTSPeople need to understand that virtually every model of DVD player has exhibited some sort of peculiar performance, and rarely are these quirks |
[Apr 18, 1999]
DVD Nut
an Audiophile
I seem to share a common complaint among others in this group. I too own the Panasonic DVD-A310, and it worked fine for 4 months. Then, blocks started to appear in my picture. After about 5 minutes, the disc player hung. I did the old Windows 95 approach to the problem (turn it off and on and hope the problem goes away). Unfortunately, no such luck, and my screen came up with "Unable to identify this type of disc [it was a DVD]". So, I am returning it. Piece of junk machine. Also, the middle channel was way too LOW. |
[Jan 18, 2001]
Lincoln
Casual Listener
Strength:
Component out, AC-3 Decoder built-in, slim design
Weakness:
Doesn't like CDRs. Supposed to have DTS passthrough, but not working for me. starting to see 'pixelation' Toshiba and Sony. That's what I tell anybody and everybody that asks me what they should buy as far as a DVD player. |
[Aug 24, 1999]
Laura
an Audio Enthusiast
Initially, I had heard such wonderful reports about Panasonic's quality in the DVD arena that I eagerly selected the A310 for my entree into the world of DVD. Unfortunately, I should have taken some of the reviews herein to heart and given more consideration to my purchase. |
[Aug 20, 1999]
Chris
an Audio Enthusiast
Hi all, I have had a great experience with the a-310 until now. Popped in Enemy of the State the other night and pixilation problems started and the disc eventually locked. Now it won't play any dvd's at all. The player won't recognize that it is a dvd. This is the first time this has happened, how do I fix it? Do I have to send it to the manufacturer and hope it doesn't happen again? (wishful thinking)? |
[Aug 31, 1999]
Dan B.
an Audio Enthusiast
I've owned my Panasonic A310 for over a year and have had absolutely no problems with it. I recently gave it to my Dad and purchased a Toshiba SA9000. The Toshiba does have a slightly more detailed picture. In terms of sound, however, it doesn't quite have the magic I experienced with the Panasonic while playing movies through the digital input of my Acurus ACT-3. I did not realize that bitstream data could sound different from player to player. The picture of the A310, though admittedly not as good as the SA9000's, is excellent. And I really like the remote and on-screen menus. The Toshiba is a beautifully-built player with a truly amazing picture, but somehow its digital output not as good a sonic match for my ACT-3 processor as the Panasonic's. Now I'm actually considering giving the Toshiba to my Dad and taking the Panasonic back. The right sound is that important to me. And that's also how much I like my old A310. |
[Aug 31, 1999]
erwin
an Audio Enthusiast
I have the A310, not by choice, but because it was a free gift. I have the Pioneer DVL-919 as well for comparison. |
[Dec 09, 1999]
annon
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Great Picture quality, easy to use remote, very good sound
Weakness:
Remote not lighted. I've used this player for over a year and have really liked it. I noticed a lot of people rating this player down b/c it freezes on lots of DVD's... I've only had that happen a couple of times, and everytime, it was actually the DVD. The Matrix even worked fine for me. This is not to say that freezes will never happen, in early generation DVD players, there are going to be things that need to be ironed out... |
[Dec 12, 1999]
William Lee
Casual Listener
Strength:
None
Weakness:
Doesn't work. I've had the DVD-A310 for about 9 months. It just started crapping out on me last month. Same problems that everyone else is having. Player crashing, pixalation, etc... It's a piece of #!$%#%. Not even fit to be used as a doorstop. I won't buy anymore of their crap anymore! |