• Progressive-scan video output for seamless, flicker-free picture on high-definition and HD-ready televisions
• Optical digital-audio output carries Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel sound
• Variable zoom converts widescreen images to full-screen on 4:3 TVs
• Quick Replay jumps 10 seconds for easy recaps
• Onscreen navigation for MP3, WMA file searching

›  See more technical details

Amazon.com Product Description
Panasonic's DVD-RP62S offers a cool combination of features and quality. DVDs look great on standard and high-definition (HD) televisions, thanks to the RP62S's multiple video outputs--crowned by its stunning progressive-scan video output when used with an HD or HD-ready set. Whether you currently have HDTV capabilities or you're merely thinking of "someday," the RP62S stands ready to deliver. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

Other features include Cinema Mode, which cuts down glare and improves color resolution in a darkened living room; Quick Replay, which jumps back seven to 10 seconds; variable zoom, which converts any widescreen image to full screen on a 4:3 aspect-ratio TV (eliminating the black bands at the top and bottom of the screen); and high-speed smooth scan.

The RP62S is compatible with standard CDs, audio CD-Rs and CD-RWs, and discs encoded with MP3 or WMA (Windows Media) audio files. The player even offers an onscreen audio navigation menu for searching for MP3 and WMA files (and it works with CD-Rs that feature multisession recordings). A 192 kHz/24-bit digital-to-analog converter ensures optimal decoding of all disc formats except high-resolution DVD-Audio.

The RP62S is also equipped with an optical digital-audio output to feed a surround-sound signal to your Dolby Digital-decoding or DTS-decoding AV receiver, as well as a dedicated subwoofer output to let you enjoy those dinosaur stomps and timpani rolls to the fullest with but one additional speaker (see all subwoofers). If your subwoofer is hooked up to the player's dedicated subwoofer output, Bass Plus jacks up the low end.

To further round out the stereo experience, Advanced Surround (V.S.S.) simulates surround-sound effects using only two speakers, dynamic range compression limits the peak levels of Dolby Digital-encoded programs (found on most DVDs), and the Dialogue Enhancer increases the relative volume of the center channel, making center-channel content easier to hear.

For connections, you get the works: standard composite-video, S-video, and premium component-video outputs. The latter, of course, can be switched to deliver either 480i or 480p (progressive-scan) video. A single optical digital-audio output channels stereo and multichannel surround signals to your receiver, and the player also has a single set of stereo RCA analog audio outputs.

Product Description
Have a seat. You're about to enter the digital dimension. Inside this DVD-Video player, you'll find a Digital Cinema mode that combines brightness control with picture noise canceling. The result is a clear and crisp image that appears on your screen. Built-in Advanced Surround (V.S.S.) and Bass Plus technologies provide channel surround sound that will blow back your hair. It's like going to the movies or a big concert without ever leaving your home. That's the digital dimension.

Panasonic DVD-RP62K Progressive-Scan DVD Player