Panasonic DVD-LV60 5.8-Inch Portable DVD Player

by Panasonic

Product Details

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• Item Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005AY7G
• Item model number: DVDLV60
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,857 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The DVD-LV60 portable DVD player from Panasonic offers popular home theater features like Cinema Mode and Dialogue Enhancer in an ultralightweight and compact package. Convenience features include high-speed smooth-motion scan, auto switching field/frame still, forward and reverse frame advance, and chapter preview. With twin laser pickup, regular-format CDs as well as home-recorded CD-R and CD-RW media with MP3s can be played along with your DVDs.

The LV60 player is equipped with S-sideo outputs, Dolby Digital and DTS output, standard audio/video outs, and optical digital-audio outputs for convenient connection to a TV and audio system. An easy-to-use joystick-type control is featured on the unit.

Nothing brings home the cinema experience like DVD, including the enjoyment of rich theaterlike sound. But sometimes a movie's soundtrack can overwhelm a scene and even drown out the dialogue. The Dialogue Enhancer feature conveniently solves this problem by boosting the volume of the center channel, where most of the principal dialogue emanates when playing a Dolby Digital 5.1 disc, by 6 dB, so viewers don't have to strain to hear the actors during a noisy scene. The Cinema Mode feature is sure to be a film aficionados' favorite. When selected, Cinema Mode enhances the picture by reducing glare, softening resolution, and improving visibility of details in dark scenes, resulting in a more realistic, cinemalike image.

Every Panasonic DVD player features high-speed, five-step smooth-motion scan. This feature provides crystal-clear forward and reverse scan in five speeds. At the highest setting, the unit scans at an incredible 100 times normal speed.

The model DVD-LV60 features an impressive 5.8-inch 16:9 widescreen LCD monitor and built-in stereo speakers. It is expected to deliver up to three hours of playback time (on the lowest brightness setting) from a single charge from the included rechargeable battery pack.

The Panasonic DVD-LV60 is Energy Star compliant and comes with audio-video cables, an AC adapter, and slim remote control. Panasonic offers a warranty of a year on parts and 90 days on labor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great "plays everything" portable, June 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Panasonic DVD-LV60 5.8-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

This unit has got to be the best portable unit ever !!! It plays dvds, vcds of music videos I download from the net and burn on my computer, mp3s (up to 320kbps for sure I can't remember if I have tried vbr though)along with regular audio cds. Both cdr and cdrw are no problem. For the last couple days I've been using this unit in my jeep to play mp3s and it hasn't skipped ONCE in the 5 or 6 hours it's been bobbing up and down on the passenger seat. The connections are about average for a portable: line, optical and headphone audio outs, composite and "s" video outs(you'll need to buy the special s-vid plug from panna,it's not included) the unit also has video in. Although I havn't run it straight through, It seems the manual is pretty close when saying battery life of 4 hours with the screen and 6 with it off. It's a thin, light, unit and the battery pack is a quick snap on and off. Of course the proof is in the pudding and you can tell panasonic has been doing this portable thing for awhile. The picture is excellent on the 5.8" screen and the sound is fantastic on everything, I was especially inpressed with mp3s, the decoder is top notch. If there is any downside it's the lack of a 7 inch screen but I don't mind it especially considering the added value of mp3,vcd playback.

this thing is in a class by itself !

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Product - questionable casing, October 29, 2001

By 

Jonathan Pace (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic DVD-LV60 5.8-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

First of all, the screen is great. Disregard those who say the screen is too dark or too light, you can adjust the brightness from +5 to -5 levels. Color is adjustable too. I can find no dead pixels either. The sound through the built-in speakers is adequate but not impressive. The sound through headphones will blow you away. This VSS (virtual surround sound) stuff ROCKS! One thing that you can't find in reviews, the battery snaps on to the back and NOT the bottom like most others, so the case height isn't affected. This machine also gets HOT on the bottom, I am a little worried about that, the manual says that it can cause BURNS!!! The battery life also lasted a good 4 hours for me on its first charge.
THE BAD: The dvd lid seems a bit cheap to me, it warps when you press the top buttons that are built into the lid. The screen has a tendency to whack the drive when you close it, even carefully, and that makes the DVD player skip every time (when I have it hooked up to the TV).
All in all, the goods definitely out-weigh the bads. Buy this thing ...

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST..., March 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Panasonic DVD-LV60 5.8-Inch Portable DVD Player (Electronics)

This Panasonic LV60 is simply the best unit in its price range. I originally bought the LV70 which has a 7" screen, but only plays DVD's or CD's. The L60 plays DVD's, Video CD's,CD's, CDR's, CDRW's and MP3's!! And the screen is only 1.2" smaller... The sound of the L60 is superb. There's VSS Cinema mode which improves sound thru the center channel. Though I have BOSE noise cancelling headphones and the sound thru them is also superb. The L70 is a wonderful unit as well, but now you're talking a bit pricey. Don't bother checking out the Sony FX-1, you will be disappointed, especially with the sound (what sound?). This L60 is compact, lightweight, comes with battery pack (attaches in such a way as to not make the unit any higher), an AC adapter, video cables, and also comes with a very sleek remote. If you want to pay more than what this unit costs, you're better off getting a laptop! Remember, this is a "portable dvd player". It should be compact, and this one is! A lot of stores are sold out of this product...because it simply is "the best"! Hope this review helps you in your purchase!