Panasonic PV-D4752 DVD-VCR Combo

by Panasonic

Product Details

Product Manual [4.89mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 16.9 x 4.6 inches ; 15.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 17 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000659UG
• Item model number: PV-D4752
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,681 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Combining videophile picture quality with compact simplicity, Panasonic's PV-D4752 plays both DVDs and VHS tapes, and it's a whiz at decoding MP3 CDs, suiting it well to movies, television, and music. Its component-video outputs even perform progressive scanning, a feature designed for use with high-definition and HD-ready TVs. Progressive scanning displays all 480 video lines in one pass, rendering horizontal image lines sequentially rather than interlacing the even lines with the odd. The result is high vertical resolution and flicker-free, high-density images--reason enough to make the HDTV leap. The unit's S-video and composite-video outputs work fine with most older TVs. If you'll be using the interlaced output from the DVD player, one RCA composite-video connection (supplied) handles both DVD and VCR outputs. But if you plan to watch DVDs through the component-video or S-video outputs, know that the VCR signal still requires a separate composite-video connection.

The PV-D4752 plays CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, standard DVD-Video discs, and most DVD-Rs (recordable DVDs), from which you can easily make VHS copies of wedding footage, birthdays, and other special events. Copy-protected commercial DVDs cannot be recorded. We were duly impressed with the PV-D4752's MP3 playback abilities. Each player handles discs differently, but this model read our most difficult test discs, offering fast track skips, scanning within MP3 files, and repeat functions for tracks, folders, and discs. The player does not support ID3 tags, however, and it limits the display of file and folder names to 11 characters. The two biggest drawbacks are the unit's reliance on the onscreen display (the front-panel display shows no elapsed time during DVD or VHS playback) and its habit of interrupting whichever format you're watching when loading another.

For connections, you get one each composite-video, S-video, and component-video output, as well as two sets of composite-video inputs (one on the front and one at the rear) and one RF (cable-type) input and output for the VCR. An optical digital-audio output feeds a surround-sound signal to your Dolby Digital- or DTS-decoding audio-video receiver. It sports two sets of stereo RCA analog audio outputs and two sets of inputs (one each on the front and back). --Michael Mikesell

Pros:

• Easy setup and above-average user's manual
• Convenient two-in-one design
• Fast track access
• Above-average read abilities for MP3 discs
• Good MP3 disc navigation
• Folder, disc, and track repeat function for MP3 files

Cons:

• No front-panel display for disc or tape elapsed time
• Loading a tape while watching a disc (or vice versa) interrupts playback
• Can't search for other MP3 tracks or folders while disc is playing

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

67 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very, VERY pleased, May 25, 2002

By 

Carol Roberts (Montgomery, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic PV-D4752 DVD-VCR Combo (Electronics)

I recently received my Panasonic DVD/VCR player and I am very pleased with its performance. I could have bought another brand DVD/VCR combo for less, but I already have 2 Panasonic VCRs and have been extremely please with their performance, so I wanted to stay with the Panasonic brand name. I was not disappointed.

The DVD/VCR player has all the same features as my old VCR and operates similarly, so there was no learning curve. It is loaded with features for the DVD player as well. One advantage to the DVD/VCR combo is that I can tape my favorite programs from the TV while I (or my 2-year-old) watch a DVD. Also, the VCR can now tape program whether it is in the ON or OFF position, so no more missing programs because you forgot to turn the VCR off to tape.

Installation was easy... I simply unplugged my old VCR and plugged up the new DVD/VCR combo exactly as the old VCR was set up and it worked perfectly. I am not even running a special cable between the DVD portion of the machine and the TV, and the DVD picture is absolutely flawless! Which is a good thing because I wouldn't even know how to do anything but the most basic hook up.

My only complaint is that that remote should be lighted, so you can see what you are doing in the dark.

UPDATE: 5 years later, and this machine still works like a charm! Kudos to Panasonic for making an exceptional item!

112 of 119 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent DVD/VCR Combo, May 2, 2002

By 

Ned "java_ned" (Eldersburg, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic PV-D4752 DVD-VCR Combo (Electronics)

If you are limited on space for both a VCR and DVD unit, then this unit is not bad. It was easy to install, picture quality is excellent, and there are plenty of options. Here are some highlights:

a) Keys do not light on the remote.

b) Has MP3 Playback options

c) Universal remote capability to include your TV and Cable Box

d) All 3-tape speeds are available for VCR recording (SP, LP & SLP)

e) S-Video out connector for the DVD

f) Video and Audio in on the front for easy access

g) Timer recording for the VCR

h) VCR includes a search system where an invisible mark is placed on the tape. A program index and information are also included for timer recording. These marks are used to access or scan recordings.

i) Lock feature for the DVD (a 4-digit can be defined to view a blocked program or change rating settings)

j) Energy Star compliant

k) Home Theater ready

l) Progressive Scan for a clearer picture signal for digital TVs

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars VHS player good, DVD player less than good, July 4, 2002

By 

Douglas R. Caldwell "mxyztplk302" (Taylor, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic PV-D4752 DVD-VCR Combo (Electronics)

Briefly I ordered this for reasons everybody does but have already returned it & am considering my options on a different purchase. In the past I always had tremendous good fortune with Panasonic products so I tried this one without hesitation. The VHS player seemed wonderful, but the the DVD player would freeze for no apparent reason on brand new DVD's on a scene & you'd have to turn it off & the best you could get from it was to start over again at beginning. Sometimes it would claim the just opened DVD was "dirty" if you could not even get it to re-start at the beginning as it often would. The unwanted freezing would occur anywhere from every 5 to 20 minutes & became infuriating quickly. Maybe I was unlucky but this experience was unpleasant to say the least.