Panasonic DVD-S38 Progressive Scan DVD Player, Black

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 14.1 x 1.5 inches ; 3.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0038KNNJY
• Item model number: DVD-S38
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,358 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Start watching your favorite movies with the Panasonic DVD-S38 disc player, which features progressive playback and a high quality picture with 108MHz/12bit Video DAC. Additionally, this disc player is Energy Star Qualified and has a compact design for energy efficiency.

What's in the Box
Disc Player, remote control (with batteries), power cord, operating instructions

Disc/Media Compatibility

DVD-ROM: DVD Video disc DVD-RAM: DVD-VR; JPEG; AVCHD DVD-R/-R DL/-RW: DVD Video; JPEG (DVD-R / DVD-R DL only); MP3 (DVD-R / DVD-R DL only) DVD+R/+R DL/+RW: Video

CD: CD audio disc; Video CD CD-R/-RW: CD audio; Video CD; MP3; JPEG

Product Description

Play Almost Anything Incredibly versatile and multi-format-friendly, this DVD player can play back just about any DVD or CD you can throw at it. Specifically, it can play back the following disc formats: DVD-Video, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW1, DVD-R (including dual layer)1, DVD+R (including dual layer)1, DVD+RW1, CD, CD-R/RW1, WMA, MP32, JPEG, MPEG43. Discs recorded and finalized on DVD video recorders/cameras. For contents recorded for your personal use only. You can play MPEG4 data [conforming to SD Video specifications (ASF standard)/MPEG4 (Simple Profile) video system.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars there is always a "but", June 11, 2010

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Deborahann Freeman "daffy" (New York, (Manhattan) New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic DVD-S38 Progressive Scan DVD Player, Black (Electronics)

purchased the panasonic dvd s-38 on 6/1/10 and it does everything stated..and it should. it has been running approximately 10 hours every 24 hours, so it is truly being tested. i have dvd's recorded on two samsungs purchased in 2007 and 2008 which are now in dvd heaven and a sony which is closely following them.

all the discs from the sanmsungs and some of the discs from the sony are recorded in the usual 2-6-8 hr. format which play quite well on the panasonic. here it comes...BUT.... the discs from the sony that are recorded in 1-1/2, 2-2/2, 3 and 5 hrs can't seem to "audio" very well. the picture is just dandy but the lips and sound just can't seem to get together. only the sony discs recorded with the unconventional hrs are affected. i use close caption 100 percent of the time so it doesn't really bother me, BUT it might annoy someone hearing the words and seeing closed lips.

so for all you sony users out there recording with the unusual hour format, take into consideration for your NEXT dvd player and/or recorder. i don't know if it makes a difference on all brands but it does come to light on the panasonic.

as i said, the panasonic s-8 is a great little machine. it can only give you what you put in and apparently off-hour recording(audio) (picture is okay) is not one.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DVD player, November 8, 2010

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Jake - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Panasonic DVD-S38 Progressive Scan DVD Player, Black (Electronics)

It has easy to understand controls, it works, and the price is very reasonable. We bought this for a rental unit and are quite happy with it.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars decent dvd player, July 9, 2010

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cookie b (texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Panasonic DVD-S38 Progressive Scan DVD Player, Black (Electronics)

I was surprised at how good it plays also I played a few cd's it did well I am saving my money to purchase a home theater system but this will do fine and for under 40.00 dollars you can't go wrong