Panasonic DVD-F65K Super Slim 5-Disc DVD Player , Black
Great Player for the Price!
After studying the many DVD players on he market that played the different formats, I decided to take a chance on this unit.  First of all the price was right, not too cheap, not too expensive. Secondly, it plays all the formats that I wanted it too since my original sony single bay DVD player couldn't play any format other than a movie.  Third, it had the component video and progressive scan options I was looking for which are a big plus for the Home Theater guru like myself. Finally I knew the Panasonic name is pretty well known in the electronics industry. After giving it a good working over for a few months now I would HIGHLY recommend this DVD player.  The only 2 downfalls to this player in my opionion (the reason for the 4 stars, I'd actually give it 4.5 stars) is #1: The remote and it's tiny buttons. It's hard to get use to and feel around on the remote if you have big paws. Luckily I find myself not really using the remote a lot so other than that, no complaints really. #2: It helps if you remember what bay # you put the DVD in to play becuase of the reading process it has to do when you insert a disc.  If you don't take note what bay has which disc, then you have to go through and read all 5 bays. That seems to be the only major weakness. But a press of one button on the remote and the unit reads all the discs (which takes a few seconds) then shows you a menu on your TV what format every disc is in the player.<br />It has played my VCD's perfect after making them with the nero software on my computer. I've enjoyed many JPEG cd's I've made, and it also plays my MP3 cd's perfectly. It has a nice nametag menu for the mp3's for ease of searching for songs. I love that feature! And of course the DVD movies are great.  Also a big plus is the 5 bay carousel and what I really like is that you can change DVD's in the other 4 bays without stopping play. One more thing that I would definitely recommend is to splurge and get a component cable (I bought the Acoustic Research AP091 cable) and go that route for the hookup.  I noticed a BIG difference in the video clarity and the colors are so much more vibrant it is truly amazing.  I had been using an S-video cable on my last DVD player and upgraded hesitantly to the component video on this unit. I thought the component hookup was hype, but it does make a difference playing on a good TV. This unit is being used with a 43\\" Hitachi digital TV and the video is amazing. Especially for the JPEG photo's that you can view. Great for creating family photo albums!<br />So far This unit works great and has performed up to my standards and beyond. There may be better units out there or cheaper ones that might do as well but for the money this one is perfect in my opinion. All the cd's I've made have worked fine after converting them to the different formats on my computer. Bottom line, I have had no problems playing anything on this fine unit and found it is worth the money.earch AP091 cable) and go that route for the hookup.  I noticed a BIG difference in the video clarity and the colors are so much more vibrant it is truly amazing.  I had been using an S-video cable on my last DVD player and upgraded hesitantly to the component video on this unit. I thought the component hookup was hype, but it does make a difference playing on a good TV. This unit is being used with a 43\\" Hitachi digital TV and the video is amazing. Especially for the JPEG photo's that you can view. Great for creating family photo albums!<br />So far This unit works great and has performed up to my standards and beyond. There may be better units out there or cheaper ones that might do as well but for the money this one is perfect in my opinion. All the cd's I've made have worked fine after converting them to the different formats on my computer. Bottom line, I have had no problems playing anything on this fine unit and found it is worth the money.