Panasonic Progressive Scan DVD Player DVD-S500 (Black) Detailed Video/Audio from Most DVD/CD Formats, View Content from USB

I'm very happy with this purchase. I rebelled against buying a dvd player for a couple years, which left me fiddling with hdmi cords that didn't always work properly with my laptop, so I finally caved in. All I wanted was a basic dvd player that worked, even if I could find it on craigslist. No such luck on craigslist because after doing ample research on amazon, this one was still cheaper than all the dvd players I saw on CL (and was guaranteed to work out of the box). I bought it back in Nov 2015, so I've got a solid 2 months worth of use since it's purchase, and there have been no problems whatsoever. I'm really confused about a review I read stating that this dvd player has bad memory and can't pick up where you left off if you turn it off?? Not true. I have put discs that were played weeks ago into the player and it picks up where I last left off. Another feature I really like is that if it sits idle for too long (haven't timed it to know specifically how long, but definitely enough time), it will turn off automatically. Sometimes I'll pause a movie and go change laundry or make dinner and I'll forget I had it on. Being an eco-conscious individual (though apparently not when I leave my tv on and walk away), I appreciate the back-up support of the automatic turn off :) All in all, I'm happy with the product and I'd recommend it to others looking for a basic dvd player. UPDATE DECEMBER 2018: Two things: first, I purchased a second one for my airbnb (@honeoyebungalow) in January 2017 and that has also been working really well. Second, I am still happily using my original DVD player. It was an excellent purchase and I have not had a single issue. To comment further on the memory note above - if a disc is left in, it recalls where you left off. If you switch discs and then go back to one, it will not recall where you left off. My opinion, no big deal, I have survived happily for over 3 years

Wonderful! We wanted a simple unit that would play CDs. We looked at dozens of very sad reviews and finally settled on a Samsung unit because its reviews were not as bad as most of them. Sad state of affairs to be left with that option, but that seems to be the new normal. Well, it arrived, long story short, it was junk, quit in three days and we returned it. We found this Panasonic quite be accident. It had good reviews and it's perfect for us. Very simple controls, solid performance, and unlike most of the ones on which I read reviews for, this one is absolutely silent. You can barely hear the disc start to spin up and once going, it is silent. It loads quickly and if I could give it six stars, I would. Way to go, Panasonic!

I have a lot of DVDs and CDs and it does its job well.

I have started buying and watching a lot of DVDs, as I am in the process of getting away from cable TV and therefore wanted a second DVD player, just in case the one I had died. I am now watching DVDs about 6 hours a day. The one I had at the time was a Panasonic, which I had had for about 7 years and knew it was getting old, so I bought a cheap LG as a backup, as I have an LG TV, which works great and wanted two different brands of DVD players (I didn't want both DVD players to turn on when I only wanted one turned on). I no sooner got the LG DVD player hooked up and about a week later, my old Panasonic started freezing up to a point, I had to unplug it and plug it back in about every 2 hours, so I started looking for another DVD player to replace the Panasonic and bought a Sony, as I have a Sony hooked up to another TV and thought it worked good and with no problems. I got the Sony and hooked it up. As soon as I hooked it up, the LG started making a loud popping noise about every 5 minutes. I thought it was the DVDs, so I tried the DVDs on the Sony and they played fine. I went online, read some reviews on the LG and saw that two other people had the loud popping sound, so since the LG was only a month old, so I returned it and got a refund. I found this Panasonic and thought that since my first Panasonic lasted so long, I would give this one a shot, I hope it lasts as long as the first one. This one is a fairly simple one, but it is perfect for what I want it for, at least for now. I watch a lot of old TV shows on the DVD player. My Sony works great, however, this Panasonic makes a noise when going from one show to the next, but not during the shows. It may just be normal, but not sure. If it lasts more than a year, I might buy another one, but if it doesn't, I won't buy it again.

This does NOT have HDMI connection, despite some reviewers saying it does. It connects through the red, yellow, and white AV cords (included). Even after changing the setting to 16:9 full screen, it does not cover my entire 55” TV; there are 6” vertical black bars on either side of the picture. This player was super quick and easy to setup, but I’ll likely send it back due to the lack of full screen. If you want a very simple player, it will do the trick.

Panasonic S500 DVD player with USB port worked great for 18 months. My primary use is playing music and audio media files via USB port through the A/V amplifier. Two months ago playback of USB media would freeze and none of the remote controls worked nor the manual power switch on DVD player. I had to disconnect AC power to the DVD player to restore function. This happens with several different SanDisk USB sticks that previously worked in this unit. DVD's work fine, but that is not what I bought this unit for. It has had light use and is protected by a good quality surge suppressor. The same memory sticks work fine on my Samsung DVD player's USB port. I would not buy this unit again. For those planning on DVD/CD use only it will be OK. I expect electronic equipment to last longer than 18 months. The Sony 5.1 A/V player is over 10 years old and much more complex, yet it works great.

Bought this unit to use strictly as a CD player. It takes up a lot less space than the full-sized home audio CD players that I have always used before. And it seems to sound just as good. In fact, on some of my classical music I'm hearing details that I never heard before. Sounds good with jazz and 60's drug music too. I do have a couple of complaints. When you put in a CD and hit the close button the CD begins playing automatically without hitting the start button. So if you don't want it to play it immediately you have to leave the CD tray open or hit the power off button. Hitting the pause button will not delay the start because the pause function only works when the CD is playing, not when you first put in a CD and close the tray. Either the unit is designed to work in this goofy way or I am too dense to figure out how to make it work like a regular CD player. Second, for those of us who don't have it hooked up to a TV or other video device, it would be nice if there was a small display on the front of the unit showing what track is playing. And the only controls on the unit itself are open/close, start/pause, and power on/off. It would sure be handy if there were up/down buttons to change the track. The track change function is only on the remote control. It doesn't matter much if you are only watching movies. But I'd like to have it on the front of the unit for music CD's. I'd prefer not to have a remote at all. So if it gets lost or goes bad I'll just throw this unit in the garbage and find a DVD player that has all the necessary controls on the front of the unit. Maybe I should have got the Sony.

Ok, for the basics it arrived on time and the package was undamaged. It does play movies ok. The one think I can’t fix or resolve is the size of the image. No matter what setting I pick the picture has 1.5 inches of blank screen at the top and bottom of the screen and 3.5 inches on each side? I can fix this, sort of, if I zoom, but then I lose the edges of the picture and the word zoom is on the screen. Perhaps they don’t all do this and mine is just broken? Either way, I can’t live with it and am sending it back. As other reviewers reported, the door where you put in the DVD seems very flimsy. My best guess is that if I kept the unit the door would have been broken inside a year.

北米輸入盤を観るために購入しました。サイズもコンパクトで使い勝手も良いです。説明書は英語表記と中国語表記のものでしたが、なんとか使えてます。良い買い物でした。

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Can't get our Panasonic TV controller to work with the Panasonic DVD controller. Can you HELP??

寝室用に購入しました。サイズも大変コンパクトで置き場所を選びません。 以前に海外メーカーのものも使ったことがありますが、数か月で壊れて使い物にならなくなりました。 買ってから数か月経過しましたが、今のとことろ故障はなく順調です。 さすが国内を代表するメーカー・パナソニックの商品です。 気になるところは、リモコンのボタンが非常に小さく特によく使う早送り巻き戻しのボタンが押しにくいことです。 並行輸入品ですので、画面表記は英語ですが、特に問題はありません。 海外のDVDがそのまま再生できますので大変便利です。