Panasonic DVD-RV32K DVD Player, Black

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• Product Dimensions: 17 x 4 x 9.8 inches ; 5.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000063Y7F
• Item model number: DVD-RV32K
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,388 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 12, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Panasonic DVD-RV32K DVD player plays DVD-Video, DVD-R, Video CD, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, and WMA formatted media. It features A, B, C, D functions, which stand for Advanced Surround (V.S.S.), Bass Plus, Cinema Mode, and Dialogue Enhancer, for enhancing the home theater experience. Advanced Surround (V.S.S.) simulates a surround-sound effect using only the front two speakers, so you can enjoy Dolby Digital 5.1 channel discs without an elaborate home theater system. Additionally, the Bass Plus output enables a two-channel setup when you connect an optional subwoofer to your system, so you can get great, realistic home theater sound. Cinema Mode allows clear, bright colors and enhances the color in darker scenes by automatically adjusting picture contrast. The Dialogue Enhancer lets you hear clear dialogue from the center channel over other sound channels. All functions are on the front panel of the DVD player for easy access and control.

The DVD-RV32K also features Optical Digital Output for Dolby Digital (AC3) and DTS external decoder, Variable Zoom Function, Hi-Speed Smooth Scan (up to x200), a Progress Indicator, and Quick Replay, which allows you to jump back 7-10 seconds during playback. It includes S-Video, subwoofer, and video outputs, and comes with a standard remote control.

Product Description

This flexible DVD player is compatible with CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, and even plays MP3 and Windows Media (WMA) music discs! It has an optical digital audio output that carries DTS« and Dolby Digital« surround audio, plus composite, component video, and S-video outputs for flexibility and the best possible picture. The audio navigation menu and remote control are easy to use, as is the Super Hi-Speed Scan, which takes you where you want to go. . . faster.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only flaw is if you dont buy this player, October 6, 2002

By	Jason "jasonmadmovies" (Mount Juliet Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews

First off I owned the earlier model RV-31,and like this one they are both perfect.Secound this may sound bad but before buying the rv-32 i took advantage of a 30 day return policy at a certain electronics store.I tried every player i could sony,toshiba,jvc,samsung the store got to know me well in the end it was the panasonic to win out hands down.The picture,the sound the durability,the easy to use on screen navigation is the best i have seen of any player. I use to work at an electronics store so i,ve seen them all.What most people dont mention in their reviews about dvd players is the display on the player itself.This is also another area where the panasonic tops its competition.It displays the chapter your on in the movie,the time,the type of disc your playing and you can dim the display level to your needs.This might sound small but all some other players (toshiba) display is the running time thats it.Small things like that add up.Another great thing about this player is the smooth fast forward and rewind it shuttles at 200x speed and it does it so fluid and smooth even at the highest speeds.My only beef is with the remote the buttons are way to small and positioned bad,but thats ok becouse you can go to panasonics website and order the rv-31 model remote every button works the same as the rv-32,exept this remote is the best remote of any and all dvd players nice big buttons were they should be and its only [money].i'll tell you again all the rv31 and rv32 remotes work the same way either remote can operate either player,just wanted to add that so if you do buy this player you can go to panasonics website and order the rv-31 remote and not worry if everythings gonna work with the rv-32 it only takes a few days to ship it to ya and BELIEVE me its worth it,and so is everything about the RV-32 panasonic dvd player buy it!

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice player so far, July 15, 2002

By	"limacharliewhiskey" (California) - See all my reviews

I've had this player for a week so far, but it seems to be an ideal replacement for my 4-year old RCA player that has begun to glitch on me more often.

It's not perfect, though, as some of my glitching DVDs also glitch on this DVD player, too, but not as severely. This just tells me that my DVDs themselves may have gone bad.

I once read that RCA players were simply rebadged Panasonic players. That statement might very well be true, as the menu system on the Panasonic, although more detailed with more options, seems almost identically laid out with my old RCA player. Of course, this player has many more options with both DTS and Dolby Digital output, along with component and S-Video video output, zoom in-out, and several other cool options.

One knock is the somewhat unintuitive remote control, which doesn't seem to be laid out ideally. Normally, you might find the rewind and fast-forward buttons on either side of the play button. Here, the FF and REW are on another row of buttons, and they're tiny little circular buttons, sized almost as if they're intended not to be used very much. The skip chapter FF and REW buttons are the same, unfortunately.

One other annoyance is a slightly slow load-up time for the DVD to start up. My old player loaded DVDs up within 2-3 seconds, while this player take 6-8 seconds to load up DVDs. Minor inconvenience, but not a major complaint.

I plan to run this player through its paces for the next 3 weeks to let me decide if it's worth keeping. So far, it's held up to dual-layer DVDs, seamless branching, animated menus, closed-captions (my previous JVC player failed this test), interactive Infinifilm-type DVDs, etc. Even scratched rentals seem to play fine on this player.

So far, I'm happy with this Panasonic player, which is superior in every way to my previous player, which is ideally what any person would want when buying the latest and greatest gizmo.

41 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars dvd-r, October 23, 2002

By A Customer

The fine print: It only reads DVD-R's that were created on a panasonic DVD burner. I have several that it can't read that came from a generic burner. It does however read DVD+R.