Panasonic DVD-S27 DVD Player

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DVD Player	CDR CDRW	DVD-R DVD-RW	DVD+R DVD+RW	BD-R BD-RE	DivX JPG	MP3 WMA	Price	Rating Info	Reports Comments
Panasonic DVD-S27	CDR CDRW	DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R DL?	DVD+R DVD+RW Bit DVD+R DL	BD-R BD-RE BD-R DL	DivX JPG	MP3 WMA	$50	5.8/10 10 votes	View 13 reports (35299 views) Post report
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	Video formats: VCD SVCD DivX XviD JPG, Audio formats: MP3 DVD-MP3 MP3 long filename MP3 ID3 TAG WMA DVD-WMA				Other features: Progressive Scanning Visit manufacturer's site Region code free hack here Google this player.
	DVD Media comments for this DVD Player (click on the link to read the comments)
	1 APR 8xDVD-R (MCC 02RG20) comments, 0 plays 1 dont play. 1 Bulkpaq 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 1 plays 0 dont play. 1 Datawrite Classic 4xDVD+RW (PHILIPS.041) comments, 1 plays 0 dont play. 1 Fujifilm 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 1 plays 0 dont play. 1 Fujifilm 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPND00) comments, 1 plays 0 dont play. 1 Panasonic 2xBD-R (MEI...T01) comments, 0 plays 1 dont play. 2 Prodisc 8xDVD+R (PRODISC.R03) comments, 2 plays 0 dont play. 1 RiDisc 8xDVD-R (MCC 02RG20) comments, 1 plays 0 dont play. 1 Ritek 8xDVD-R (RITEKG05....) comments, 1 plays 0 dont play. 1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2.4xDVD+R (MKM.....001) comments, 1 plays 0 dont play. Post your DVD Media comments here
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	redwash1 from United States reported November 02, 2005: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $? over 1 year 7 of 10 Comments: plays recorded media Compusa Brand -R and Philips +R. All recorded on Mad Dog 16-XDVD9 burner.
	TIAGO from United States reported September 24, 2005: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW DVD-R? DVD-RW DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $? over 1 year 1 of 10 JPG/JPEG DivX XviD Comments: This cd pleyer is terrible !!! is a sh*t !!! sorry for the language, but it really is ... After one year, less and less it worlks ... worse and worse .. Today the DVDs that I used to play there doesnt work anymore,,, and sometimes it plays black and white (before was normal) I dont know, I just hate it... I would NEVER recomend it! Even after trying help from Panasonic, thay have never answered me back!!! Panasonic - NEVER again !!!!! be careful !!! terrible machine !!!
	Sergio Barros from Brazil reported August 28, 2005: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $? 7 days No rating Comments: For those who own the DVD recorder drive LG GSA-4163B, so they could know that the Panasonic S27 Player can successfully read a DVD-R recorded with the LG drive. I used a Maxell DVD-R 4.7Gb media.
	bLesaLme from Mexico reported July 25, 2005: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA CVD? $100 over 1 year 10 of 10 JPG/JPEG DVD-JPG DVD-WMA DVD-MP3 MP3 long filename MP3 ID3 TAG DivX XviD MPEGISO DVD-MPEGISO DVD-RAM Comments: No comments
	Abel from United States reported July 01, 2005: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? Few DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $70 1 days 1 of 10 Comments: I have a commercially produced DVD-R disc. This Panasonic player recognizes the disc, plays the video just fine but the audio is very chopped up. The box the unit comes in and the official web site both say this unit plays the DVD-R format. BUT THIS PANASONIC DVD PLAYER ONLY PLAYS DVD-R DISCS CREATED ON PANASONIC EQUIPMENT!!!! Says so in the manual and I confirmed it on their help line. Stupid, stupid, stupid and this is one customer that is totally ------ with Panasonic for misleading advertising.
	Howard from Canada reported December 21, 2004: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR Few CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW? Bit DVD+R DL BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA CVD? $60 3 days 6 of 10 DVD-WMA DVD-MP3 MP3 long filename MP3 ID3 TAG Comments: So far so good, will play just about anything that I throw at it and for the price I have no real complaints yet. The only problem that I found so far is with dual-layer dvd+r discs. The first one that I burnt worked up to the point where the "layer break" occured and then just "froze" and eventually gave an "L1" error. After a little reading and finding out that this is a common problem with alot of standalone players, the next 5 that I burnt worked great with no problems using verbatium datalife dvd+r DL discs and changing the "book-type" setting to "dvd-rom" in DVD Decrypter. No freezing or nothing............Hurray
	Dennis Saxman from United States reported December 04, 2004: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: Few CDR Few CDRW DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $? 1 days 6 of 10 Comments: This report will be of interest chiefly to individuals like myself who had hoped that this machine would play videos which I had burned to CD-Rs or CD-RWs. This machine will not play them: it gives the message on the screen "You inserted a disc the machine cannot play." The documentation that comes with the player, and applies to the USA and Canada, lists the following discs that CANNOT be played: DVD-Audio, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CDV, CD-G, DVD+R, +RW, DVD-RW, SACD, Divx Video Discs and Photo CD, DVD-RAM that cannot be removed from their cartridge, 2.6GB and 5.2GB DVD-RAM, and "Chaoji VCD" available on the market including CVD, DVCD and SVCD that do not conform to IEC62107. The documentation lists the discs that can be played, with their associated qualifications, as follows: DVD-RAM with the logo "DVD RAM RAM 4.7" It will play RAM recorded using Version 1.1 of the Video Recording Format(a unified video recording standard, that have been recorded with DVD Video recorders, DVD video cameras, personal computers, etc. The discs must be removed from their cartridge before use. It will play JPEGs recorded on this type of disc using the DCF(Design Rule for Camera File system) standard, recorded with Panasonic DVD-Video Recorders. DVD-Video with the logo "DVD VIDEO" DVD-R with the logo "DVD R R4.7" Panasonic DVD-R that has been recorded and finalized on a Panasonic DVD-Video recorders or DVD Video cameras are played as DVD-Video on this unit. Video CD with the logo "Compact Disc Digital Video" SVCD with the following logo 'Compact Disc Super Video" as long as it conforms to IEC62107 The last two discs I learned from a salesperson at Sam Goody and a search on the web for "Chaoji VCD" never gained much acceptance in the West and are used chiefly in China and other parts of Southeast Asia. I was unable to find them even when I searched European distributors. CD discs with the following logos: "Compact Disc Digital Audio" or "Compact Disc Digital Audio Text" CD-R or CD-RW discs (audio recording discs) recorded with the following formats: WMA, MP3, JPEG, CD, VCD. It notes that sessions should be closed or finalized after recording to the disc. HighMAT discs will play only the WMA, MP3 or JPEG files. Audio discs in stereo with the following logos can be -played "Dolby Digital" or "Digital dts Surround" Such is the info according to Panasonic's documtnation for the USA and Canada. The machine was easy to setup, and I did finally need to get a DVD as video stores stock fewer and fewer videos, so I am not going to slash my wrists over not being able to meet my original goal. One of the consumer reporting units gave it an excellent rating. Excellent website guys, but I wish I had this info from the documentation before I purchased. Just goes to show how complex the DVD purchase decision can be. Progressive scanning only works on TVs that support it. My set is a little over 10 years old.
	Shannon Baker from United States reported November 15, 2004: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR? CDRW? DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW? DVD+R DL BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $? 60 days 5 of 10 Comments: Actually plays the first layer of the Dual Layer disc, but can not play anything on the second half. Little dissapointing considering it fairs so well under everything else. Would have ranked much higher if this feature would have worked.
	Gary from United States reported October 12, 2004: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $50 7 days 10 of 10 Comments: No comments
	jh from Czech Republic reported July 07, 2004: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3? WMA? CVD? $? 7 days 10 of 10 DVD-JPG DVD-MP3 Comments: very good dvd player.
	mt from Slovakia reported June 22, 2004: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: Few CDR Few CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $150 1 days 2 of 10 Comments: Dissappointed with this player. I read great reviews on the web and because of Technics system owner, I wanted to use the S27 as a replace for my missing CD-player. But, it refused to play 95% of my CD-R audio discs. It played only PLATINUM, but no IMATION, VERBATIM or no-name CD-R discs (all of them playable on other CD players and computers). Replaced it for Philips DVD732, which works fine. In the shop, they agreed with me that I'm not the only one who returned this Panasonic player.
	TIAGO from United States reported June 19, 2004: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R? DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R? DVD+RW? DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA? CVD? $? 60 days No rating JPG/JPEG DivX Comments: This was the perfect DVD Player, but now after 2 months using the SVCDs and VCDs that I used to play before are not working anymore! The player now just reads original DVD's. Please, does someone have any ideas why this is happening ?? I appreciate any help !!! Thank you !!!!
	sidewinder_33625 from United States reported May 31, 2004: Read features: Price: Time used: Rating: CDR CDRW DVD-R DVD-RW? DVD-R DL? DVD+R DVD+RW DVD+R DL? BD-R? BD-RE? BD-R DL? MP3 WMA CVD? $70 2 days No rating JPG/JPEG MP3 long filename DVD-RAM Comments: Plays VCD, SVCD, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW that I've tried. Also has Zoom which is selectable manually or auto mode to get rid of the letterbox format for those who like to watch letterbox moveies full screen on 4:3 screen. Disc resume feature is good and remembers up to 5 discs. That way you can even eject the disc and it will remember the point where you left off. However, you have to manually make a bookmark for it to resume unlike Sony where you can just eject or stop and it will pick up where it left off. Guess its user preference but end result is the same. I'd never buy a DVD player without this feature. Also has S-video out unlike the S25. Not as thin as the Sony but thin enough. Good player all in all.
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