Customer Reviews

Panasonic DVD-S47S Progressive Scan DVD Player

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I have three different panasonic DVD players, most of them several years old, and all of them subject to abuse by three kids who have stuck dvd's into the players that are covered with crud.

I have never had one single error like the person below claims. The same person seems to have reviewed almost every panasonic player with the same claims. the diction and wording of the cliams is identical. they are trying to make their problem seem like a common problem, which it is not.

As far as made in china being perjorative, that is laughable. Every dvd player is made in china, japan or korea and almost every one, including "japanese made" like sony have their DVD readers and motor components made in china.

I had a sony protable DVD player which had a motor failed after six months. They would not repair it and sent me a "refurbished" with many screen pixels dead, a cover that didn't close right and a left speaker with a hiss. That was $300.

Whenever you see a particullarly strident condemnation of a product on Amazon reviews , check the company's other products and see if you see the same exact language and similar date. I mean did this person actually own the 12 panasonic dvd players and home theaters he reviewed and claimed failed him? I doubt it.

If yo go to videohelp dot com, which reviews all the players, you will see the panasonic has outstanding reviews in dvd format compatability, audio, all the needed outputs AND robustness.

Only two years ago a player like this would cost $300. Especially with features like DVD Audio & Progressive scan. Now it sells for less than $100.00. For the price you can not beat this player. It has more features and better overall quality than most players in this price range. Believe it or not, at $100, this DVD Player is currently the PANASONIC "top of the line" single disc player. That alone says it all about how far DVD players have come!

The new Panasonic DVD S47s features Advanced Progressive Scan. With a compatible TV, this really makes the video quality much better. I really like the sleek slim profile ,and the clear display. It gives a choice of time elapsed , or time remaining. The DVD players on screen display gives all the information needed for sound and picture settings. For those who don't like letterboxing ,the Panasonic S47 has several zoom features to eliminate the black bars. It worked very well. But it is not a feature I like to use. I tested the S47 on a big screen TV. I compared it to the new $200 JVC 510 DVD player. I tried several different types of dvd movies.The Panasonic had clearly the best quality picture and best features.

The S47 had a very sharp , clear picture using the 'dynamic" picture setting. If you are the type who likes to "tweak" your picture and sound. The S-47 has many choices to choose from. There are individual picture settings for color, sharpness, gamma ,brightness and contrast,noise reduction. They all work well. Once you have the patience to see what settings work best for each DVD. There also also several automatic presets for the picture quality. The one that worked best for me is the Dynamic setting. This setting automatically gives just the right amount of boost to the brightness,contrast,& sharpness.I found that setting worked best with my 35" RCA Television using the S-VIDEO output. Some picture and sounds settings work better than the others. It really depends how you have the DVD Player connected. If you are not the type to play with the advanced features. You could just set the player to the Dynamic setting and sit back and enjoy. Based on Quality and features, this is by far the best DVD player available at this price.

In the back, the DVD-S47S has optical and coaxial digital outputs for Dolby Digital/DTS/PCM ,One set of A/V outputs (composite video, S-video, and 480i/480p component video).

The Advanced Virtual surround sound for enhanced 2-speaker sound worked well using just the televisons speakers.There are also audio remaster settings that really make audio CD's sound better.

Disk compatibility was perfect.It played DVD-Rs,-RWs,+Rs,+RWs, DVD-RAM, DVD-Audio ,CD-R/RWs. It is only one of two DVD players available that plays DVD-RAM disks. It also has the HiMat file compatibility feature, which makes reading digital photo and music files easier. The Panasonic worked fine with all of my digital image files and cd music disks. There's even a very convenient thumbnail browser for viewing JPEG images. The Panasonic DVD S 47 is totally compatible with nearly every recordable disk format and media type. If you want a high quality,low priced player that can play any type of disc.
Then the PANASONIC DVD-S47S is your best choice!

For under $100 you cannot beat this player. It is superior to the models available at the store for the same price such as the S27 but it also has S video and optical inputs. I tested the S25 on my Panasonic LCD TV after viewing DVDs on my non progressive scan Sony player. I saw differences in all three. The S47 had the clearest picture. You must change the setting to 480P from the defaul 480I. Also you can set the DVD to cinema mode, adjust what type of TV (LCD widescreen for example) and I got a perfect picture. Check it out.

Currently, I own a couple Sony DVD players, but I also respect the Panasonic brand a lot. I've owned a lot of electronics by Panasonic and I've been very satisfied. The reviewers that like to use scare tactics in order to get ppl away from buying Panasonic are complete idiots. The fact is, as far as DVD players are concerned Sony & Panasonic are the 2 top brands for fewest repair history according to consumer reports. Panasonic's are generally the better value cuz Sony often likes to overprice their gear. This model was even just rated the #1 overall single disc model (see Dec. 04 issue pg.25). It achieved an overall score in the "excellent" range and their top marks in tests for picture quality & ease of use. It's an incredible value and ppl looking for a quality inexpensive player should definitely consider it.

I purchased the Panasonic DVD-F87 player in part because the literature said is played MP3 files. Unfortunately, the player inserted an audible blip between many of the MP3 songs, so I returned it and got the Panasonic S47 model. It had the same problem. MP3 discs that played fine on several computer drives, a Sony DVD player and a Phillips portable CD player would hiccup between songs on the Panasonic. Panasonic denied they had a problem, but one of their repair facilities told me that Panasonic's MP3 reader has a bug in their software and Panasonic has not provided a fix (as of September 2004). So, if MP3 playback is important to you, steer away from Panasonic players.

Panasonisc four about the past 3 or 4 years has lead the way in single disc dvd players the dvd-s47s is no diffrent,as always you get the best picture you can get from a dvd player,and it sounds great to.One of the best features though is how easy it is to navigate settings during movie playback or any disc playback.Look as for the reviewer who said dont buy becouse panasonic motors run out quick,if you read all my reviews you'll see ive been following Panasonic dvd for a long time some of my players are 4 years old they still work fine!As for the reviewer who talks about the angle icon always on when another audio option is available,i'd like to know what the hell he's talking about i DONT belive he does. I dont mean to be bitter about this but to give this player 1 star really dumbfounds me please dont review products if you dont understand them,sorry.

A solid DVD player that does progress scan when you use the component video output. Quiet and easy to use. Not great if you watch a lot of pirated DVDs because the Panasonic is picky about the quality of the disc.

I hate to say this, because I was happy with my player until tonight, but my player died tonight with the dreaded H07 error. It's just under 2 years old, and now it's trash!<br /> <br />

I purchased the DVD-S47S about 3 weeks ago and it has been a pleasant surprise. The setup is a must with this DVD player if you want Theater grade video and sound. I have a HDTV, so I wanted to get the best DVD player under $100.00. The advanced progressive scan provides amazing video. You can't go wrong with this DVD player!!

I purchased the Panasonic DVD-S47 on Sep.29,04 at a low price of $79.99. I read reviews on it before I purchased it and was skeptical on it's MP3 playback. But I've tried several of my MP3 CD's and have had no problems. I really think it's a great player. It has alot of features not found on other DVD players in it's price range. I have owned other Panasonic DVD players in the past and have always been satisfied with them.