Panasonic DVD-S48 Progressive Scan DVD Player

 (11 customer reviews)

My old DVD player started malfunctioning, so it was time for a replacement. I had already tried Amazon's somewhat less-expensive Sony player, which was okay, but I wanted something slightly better. This progressive-scan DVD player offers stereo and surround sound and both composite or component video output. It can be configured to match just about any analog video display, but comes already configured for standard, American, analog TV sets. It also has a USB port on the front of it, for which I don't believe most people would have much use.

It loads video disks quickly, is easy to control with the included remote, remembers where it was playing a DVD when turned off, and has been able to play any disks that I've loaded into it. I tested commercial movies, copies of commercial videos and DVD videos that I've created myself and they have all played just fine.

For someone with a high-definition, large-screen TV set there are better but more expensive choices...Read more

I needed a new DVD player for my bedroom since my last one stopped working just like that. To date I'm quite happy with my purchase - there's a button on the remote control that slows down the picture which for me is a first and an eject tray button which many dvd remotes don't seem to feature. For now I'll give it 5 stars but I will update review my purchase in a couple months.

I have DVDs, VCDs, of various format and the most recent DVD high-end player would not play. This DVD-S48 can accommodate these formats. It is simple to set up and just run out of the box. Can not beat its price either, less than a tank of gasoline. No complaints.