Panasonic DVD-S27 DVD Player

Pros: Progressive scan; Different search speeds; Virtual surround sound; Low cost
Cons: No count- up timer; Doesn't have recording ability

DVD players are popular gifts and their use has become more and more popular as consumers switch from video tape to disk. Some DVD players offer recording and other special features and they can cost several hundred dollars. But if you’re looking for ...

Pros: Easy to use, great remote. Headphone surround a godsend for late night viewing.
Cons: Minimal front panel display. Mushy buttons. Provided A/V cable is poor quality. Some menus confusing.

We had a twelve year old Optimus (Radio Shack) single disc CD player, plus a two and a half year old Pioneer multi disc DVD player. Both of them died at almost the same time. I decided it would be best to replace both units with DVD players, one being a ...

Pros: Also plays DVD+R disks.
Cons: Won't handle Dual Layer recordables

In harsh contrast to the negative post offered, I've had my Panasonic DVD S27 for over two years with absolutely no problems at all and I can only suggest he's been real unlucky. Having had previous experience with Panasonic problems, I felt confident ...

Pros: none
Cons: Lemon

I've had this dvd player for a year and a half. I bought it because it was recommended by Consumer Reports. It is having trouble reading my dvds. It makes loud noises while tryng to read even brand new dvds. Sometimes, if I feel like fiddling with the darn thing for an hour it may or may not play my cd. Or it will stop at scene 3 and then it will not skip to that scene so I end up having to watch from th beginning and even then it fails again. A standard 2 hour movie ends up taking 3 hours of my time. I get "unable to read format" messages of dvds I have watched before on the same player. Panasonic does not stand by their products. I have already tried contacting Panasonic and they tell me to get it repaired. I know I'll end up spending more than it's worth repairing and how do I know if it won't break again.

I will never purchase a Panasonic product again.