Panasonic DVD-RP62 Progressive-Scan DVD Player
Another Winning Product From Panasonic
The Panasonic RP-62 DVD Player has proven to be a very good product in my book.  As of the date of this review, I've had a silver-colored RP-62 for nearly a year with no problems (small or large) at all.<br />This unit can play a wide variety of disc types -- DVD-Video, DVD-R, Video-CD, and CDs (including store-bought Audio CDs, plus CD-R, CD-RW, and MP3).<br />It will also play DVD-Audio discs, as long as the disc is also encoded with a Dolby Digital soundtrack (which most are).<br />The RP-62 will not play SACD, SVCD, or DVD-RAM discs.<br />Being able to handle MP3 discs is a big plus.  And the on-screen menu when an MP3 is in the player is a really nice feature. The MP3 menu doesn't necessarily have to be displayed, however.  You can choose to clear the menu from the screen by utilizing the \\"Menu\\" or the \\"Top Menu\\" remote-control buttons.<br />The MP3 menu allows you to scroll through the disc's contents very quickly, via multiple screens, which are very quick to respond to the remote's input commands.  Also: when hitting the \\"Subtitle\\" key while an MP3 is playing, the program currently playing will be shown at the bottom of the screen. Hitting the subtitle key again will erase the information from the screen.<br />There's a handy toggle switch on the front of the unit for controlling the \\"Progressive Scan\\" option.<br />Picture quality from this machine seems just fine to my eyes.  The remote's menu buttons are indeed a bit on the tiny side. But you get used to it quickly, and I wouldn't consider it to be a major negative when considering whether or not to purchase this model.  Response time seems more than adequate when hitting the menu keys, with no discernable delay.<br />As of this moment, I can't think of a thing to complain about with regard to the sleek-looking Panasonic RP-62S Progressive-Scan DVD Player.  It has performed perfectly.  Highly recommended.