| Brand Name: | Panasonic |
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Technical Details
- DVD-R, DVD-Video, CD-R/RW, WMA-CD, and MP3-CD playback with MP3 file/folder selection
- 5-disc changer with random play across all discs
- Play exchange (lets you change four discs while one is playing)
- Full-function remote control
- Advanced Surround Sound (surround simulation from two audio channels)
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Product Description
Black StereoProduct TypeDVD recorder Form FactorTabletop Width16.9 in Depth13.3 in Height2.5 in Weight7.9 lbs Enclosure ColorBlack DVDMedia TypeCD-R CD-RW DVD-RAM DVD-Audio SVCD DVD-R DVD
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100 of 100 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great versatile DVD/CD/MP3 player,
By Tyler Chambers (Tigard, OR United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Panasonic DVD-CV52 5-Disc DVD Player (Electronics)
There are lots of 5-disc DVD/CD changers available now, and a few of them even play MP3 discs, but what sold me on this one was the fact that it will play my MP3s in random order. I've looked at about a dozen 5-disc changers with MP3 capabilities over the last few months, but the one feature they were all missing was the ability to play MP3 songs randomly. When you can cram 100+ songs onto an MP3 CD, you don't usually want to hear them in the same order every time. This DVD changer can play the tracks from 1 disc randomly, or you can load up 5 MP3 discs and have the random pick from all of them (500+ random songs). An added bonus for some people is the ability to play WMA-encoded songs, but watch out - WMA's that have been flagged as copyrighted won't play. If you turn on the TV when MP3 files are playing, you can see the folder and the first 30 characters of the song that's playing; an on-screen menu also lets you easily select folders or songs to play.Other than its MP3 capabilities, it's a pretty standard DVD/CD changer. It is not a progressive-scan player, though, which is odd since it's so new. The manual says it can play DVD, CD, Video CD, CD-R, and CD-RW, as well as DVD-R discs that were "recorded on a Panasonic DVD video recorder". Things it says it won't play include DVD-Audio, SVCD, Divx, and Photo CDs. Panasonic opted for minimal controls on the face of the unit, which probably allowed it to be fairly thin (it's the shortest multi-disc unit I've seen) but means that you have to run most things from the remote, including choosing which disc to play. On-screen menus help you set up the player and show you which special options you've selected. Oddly, pressing the Stop button on the remote or the unit stops the current feature (song or movie) but the disc remains active - you must press Stop a 2nd time to tell the player that you're done with the disc and want to switch to something else (like change to another disc). When the unit powers off, the power stays off, so there's no point in plugging it in to your amplifier hoping that you only have to use a single Power button. No changer is perfect, but the only things I've run into with this one are minor annoyances rather than actual problems. And it's great to finally find a changer with true random functionality for both my CDs and MP3 discs. If you want a single unit to function as both a DVD player and a CD changer, this one does it all for you, in a very slim package. By the way, despite what the Amazon information about this changer says, it does not have a "shuttle dial" or a "unified remote control". Pros: Cons:
36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best DVD changers for non-HDTV people,
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This review is from: Panasonic DVD-CV52 5-Disc DVD Player (Electronics)
I bought this DVD player a couple of weeks ago, and I have completely fallen in love with it. Since I do not have an HDTV (and don't plan to buy one till the plasma tv prices fall to consumer level), progressive scan was not one of my requirements for a DVD player. This player is packed with features - MP3 playback (random as well as sequential), WMA playback (random as well as sequential), DVD-R playback and many others. The best thing about MP3 playback in this deck is the availability of 1 disc as well as 5-disc random playback of songs. A very smart-looking tree comes up showing the directory structure in the MP3 CD-R. You can program a playlist using this tree. Perhaps the most important thing about a DVD player is the picture quality. And this deck rocks in that department - crisp picture, good coloration and amazing level of detail. There are several options for audio adjustment, so if you do not own a receiver yet (or one that takes in optical digital input) then you can customize your audio with a great deal of power. Another important feature of this DVD player is its incredible on screen display. The OSD appears just like a graphical window with icons on a computer. When the movie is being played back, audio, subtitle and angle menus appear on the top portion of the screen when called, again as nicely designed windows. All in all, I highly recommend this to anyone who doesn't care about progressive scan for now, because other than that, this deck has got it all.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good value, but a few flaws,
By A Customer
This review is from: Panasonic DVD-CV52 5-Disc DVD Player (Electronics)
I bought this DVD player due to the high number of good reviews. However, I have found one bothersome problem. First, I have the CV52K model, not sure if the K means anything different. Anyway,the player plays movies fine, sound is fine, and I love menu system for the MP3s. One major feature I wanted was the MP3 play capability on a changer and one with a good menu system. It has that, but the playback of Mp3s is where the problem lies. If I downloaded a bunch of MP3s and then burn them to a CD, some play fine others skip or play fast and slow. I thought maybe it was the player itself. Brought it back got a another straight out the box. Played the same disk of MP3s same problem. Turns out the problem is the player won't play certain MP3s ripped with certain software. If I took the same problem MP3s and put them back in WAV format and then converted back to an MP3 with my Musicmatch software these same problem MP3s played fine. I haven't noticed anyone reporting problem, but then maybe everyone else rips there own Mp3s from the actual disk instead of downloading them. (yeah right) Besides that the player overall has been a good buy. Enough of a good buy that I haven't taken it back to get a different brand. However it did embarass me, because when I first got it I had a party and used a disk I had burned of Mp3s for music. Was fine for most the party till it came across those MP3s it couldn't play correctly. No one likes messed up music when they are trying to get their groove on.!! Now I check all disks beforehand. Also another note, if you use XPs built in software to burn your MP3s to disk, you may see directories it can't access. They will show up greyed out on your directory list. Fix for this problem is don't use XP to burn it. Musicmatch burns the same disk of MP3s and all directories are accessible on the menu. (and no this is not a review to plug Musicmatch software, just seems to have been able to correct my issues). Conclusion: If Mp3s aren't a big deal, and you don't download those that you burn to disk, then excellent player for the money. However, if Mp3s are a big deal and you do download and burn a few to disk, and you wouldn't want to waste the time to check and re-rip when necessary, this may not be the player for you.
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