Customer Reviews

Panasonic PV-D4744S Progressive Scan DVD / VCR Combo , Silver

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

So far i havent had any problems. The VCR works and the DVD plays DVD and CD's and MP3's just perfectly.I havent tryed a DVD-R yet but I doubt I will have a problem with it. The remote is pretty easy to use, compared to other combos i have used.And the clock sets automaticaly if you have the right set up, I dont but doing it manually was easy.
I didnt give it 5 stars because it wont let you play MP3's randomly or make a play list. It only lets you do random and play lists with normal CD's.

Mine worked fine for about 8 months and then suddenly the DVD side stopped working. It can't read any DVDs. But the VCR side works fine. I would not recommend this product at all!

I bought the PV-D4744S and at first the VCR portion stopped working. The DVD portion skips a lot. Now the whole thing went DEAD. No power or anything.

The only good thing I can say is that this unit has a way to get a DVD out when it doesn't get any power.

i owned this unit for 6 months and everything worked fine. then the dvd player started to malfunction. no matter what disc was put into it, it would not read it. i called panasonic customer service, tried what they suggested (2 different calls each with a different service rep telling me to try different solutions), but it still would not read any discs and continues not to read any discs over a year after purchasing it. forget about getting it repaired. it costs half the price of the unit just to have someone look at it to see whats wrong. the vcr portion works great, just like all the previous panasonic vcr's i've owned. i guess panasonic just knows how to make good vcr's and can't handle manufacturing dvd players.

Bought at Xmas. To warranty repair of VHS ejection in January.
March: Tried one DVD and it worked. Tried a second and it told me it couldn't read it! It's supposd to read Region 1 discs (which this one is). Try to figure out what's wrong? Tried website, which refused to recognize my model number.
Called Customer Service. First time, I held on for an hour, and it cut me off, unanswered by humans. Second time, 45 minutes before I got a human. Then he tells me it reads Region 1 discs.
"Not mine" I say. He says "Read your manual" and hangs up.
My product stinks, but you may get one that works. If it doesn't,
forget about telephone help. Sorry I bought it. Very sorry.

I got two of these. Both developed the same problem: difficulty reading DVDs. Solution is to reseat the disc (sometimes several times). Annoying. Nice solution though for those with both media types looking to save some space.

I purchased 2 of these (1- to replace a VCR and 1- to put in a new RV). I picked these simply like others, to have them for the VCR and DVD capability. But most importantly I picked these because they had the "Panasonic" name and I trusted in that. Do yourself a favor and "DO NOT" buy these pieces of junk!!! I won't go into details because everybody else has written what goes wrong and they are right on the money! Panasonic, you and your fabulous customer service branch has just lost a customer!!!

As others have said, do not buy this product. The DVD player skips a lot, requiring you to take the DVD out and then replay and search for the place where you left off. The unit power is now dead and I will be depositing the product in the garbage pail. I guess I should be lucky because it lasted about 4 years.

I have had this unit for over a year, and have barely used the DVD player. After watching about two to three DVDs, it stopped reading discs. It only works as a VCR, and although it does function, even that is not so convenient. When playing back tapes, when you forward or rewind, it overshoots where you want to stop and continue playing by so much, it's very difficult to forward through commercials etc. It keeps forwarding for 30 seconds worth of tape when you try to stop it while reviewing, and if you are fast rewinding or forwarding, it will overshoot by 5 minutes. Other units do not behave this way. The main problem is that it never worked right for DVDs. Cannot recommend.

I may be just repeating what others have said, but this unit is really frustrating me; so I'm putting in my two cents. The DVD player, right out of the box, has had some difficulty reading some DVDs. Unfortunately, the problem is getting worse. And the kicker is that it is the valid, production DVDs that are having the worst problem. Homemade DVDs can usually be read. Same alternating messages as everyone else: This DVD cannot be played on this player (retail DVDs!!) or check the disc for scratches or stains (brand new DVDs!!).I haven't bought a Panasonic in years, but this will be my last for a long time. I had a Panasonic VCR that lasted 14 years of heavy usage, so I didn't even bother looking at reviews of this one before purchasing. The VCR on this unit works fine.; but my $25 DVD player works better than this one. There may be other Panasonic DVD/VCR combos out there that work just fine...but why take that chance. Stick with Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi; so far I haven't had any problems out of any of them.