Panasonic DVD-RV31K DVD Player, Black

Most probably unavailable, but The Best DVD player in the world! It was even dropped on the floor by the cable installer, and it still works. Panasonic is the Toyota of electronics!

I bought this player after owning a Panasonic A-120 model which I really liked. I got the RV31K because it will play CDRs, CDRWs and discs encoded with MP3 files which the A-120 would not.I have rated this player only 3 stars for a couple reasons. First of all, even tho it will play MP3-encoded discs, I have found that it will not play all the tracks on some discs. I'm not sure why except that I heard that if the MP3 file isn't encoded at a 128K bit rate it won't play it. Not sure if this is true but I do know I have a disc with over 100 tracks and the RV31K only recognized 25 of them.The second reason I only rate the RV31K with 3 stars is that the build quality is very flimsy. The player is extremely light and doesn't have that solid "feel" to it. It doesn't have the nice large round insulator feet that I have come to expect on all consumer electronics items. It has 2 "fake" insulator feet on the front and none at all on the back.The drive itself is also relatively noisy when loading and unloading discs compared to the A-120 and other players I've looked at. A kind of high-pitched whine emanates from the player when loading/unloading discs. The A-120 was completely quiet.To its credit the player has several nice features and Panasonic improved the size and layout of the buttons on the remote compared to the tiny buttons that were on the A-120's remote.And I've not had any problems with the player thus far other than the MP3 problem, having owned it for about 5 months. I just wish Panasonic had not cut back on the build quality as much as they did. It feels more like a "budget" player, e.g. Apex than one from one of the biggest and I think, best consumer electronics companies in the world.But I'll probably hang onto it till affordable DVD recorders become available in the next couple years.

I have had my unit for 4 months. Last night while my daughter and I were watching Harry Potter it stopped and despite every effort to start it all I could get was an error code H02. I called Panasonic and they told me the warrantee was for 90 days labor and 1 year parts and that I would have to send the unit in to get serviced at my own cost. Buyer beware. This is an unreliable machine. It may seem a good buy but for me it was just wasted money. Look for a better quality product. This is shoddy.

After many terrible experiences with a computer DVD (stalls, freezes, etc.) the responsiveness of this machine was both a relief and a revelation. The Panasonic is everything I wanted and although I am sure there are bigger and more complex devices on the market, for normal at-home viewing without hassles or headaches, this more than meets the bill. I gave it only four stars because I have no real basis of comparison but for me it is a five star winner. I am delighted with it and commend it to anyone who wants a dependable DVD player at a bargain price.

Well I too am a victim of the H03 (or H02, I'm not sure I understand what the codes are). Well the good news, is I came to amazon.com to print my invoice and check the warranty on this POS. When I started reading the ratings, I decided to take the cover off. Procedure: Took off the cover and gently spun the mechanism. Plugged in; NOTHING. Spun the mechanism while plugged in; NOTHING. Then I just gently tapped on the "white circle" about three times and BOOM its all working again.I had to go to 2 stars though because I have gotten about 5k hours out of this player. With four kids, who refuse to turn the thing off when they leave 5 minutes into the movie, it has done some serious work for my family. But this is still unacceptable...especially when you consider I have a $....APEX that has about 20k hours on it and has not bobbled.Good luck,Dr. Kevlar

I ordered this DVD player 3 weeks ago and I love it, it plays great. I am very happy with it and a very nice looking model. I would recommend this DVD player to movie lovers. Kim Jones

had a few scratches across the top and side of the unit

Wish someone tested it before shipment I received it today hooked up only to find out it can't find disc ???? After trying a few disc was time to put back in box and return ( NOT SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW )